Freedom of Information

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Rights of Access to Information

In addition to accessing the information identified in this Publication Scheme, you are entitled to request information about Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. A printed version of the Act is available and is published by The Stationery Office Limited as the Freedom of Information Act 2000, ISBN 0 10 543600 3.

The Freedom of Information Act recognises that, as a member of the public, you have the right to know how public services such as the NHS are organised and run, how much they cost and how you can make complaints if you need to. You have the right to know which services are being provided, the targets being set, the standards of services expected and the results achieved.

From January 1st 2005 the Act obliged the Trust to respond to requests about the information which it holds in whatever form it is recorded and it will create a right of access to that information.

In selecting information which is to be included in each class we will have to take into account that some of the material included in the contents may have to be exempted from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 or the Data Protection Act 1998. This means that sometimes not all the information can be made available for publication or the material may be edited.

Under the Data Protection Act 1998 you are also entitled to access your clinical records or any other personal information held about you. For advice on how to do this you can contact either of the following offices:

Access to Health Records Office
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
c/o Legal Services Department
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
Great Western Road
Gloucester
GL1 3NN

Telephone: 08454 226482

Access to Health Records Office
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
c/o Legal Services Department
Cheltenham General Hospital
Sandford Road
Cheltenham
GL53 7AN

Telephone: 08454 223676

New Environmental Information Regulations were introduced in 2005 enabling access to environmental information.