The Oaklands Practice : Our Publication Scheme

<body bgcolor="#FFFF99"> <div> <p><strong>The Freedom of Information Act and our Publication Scheme</strong></p> <p>The Freedom of Information (FOI) Act was passed on 30 November 2000. It gives a general right of access to all types of recorded information held by public authorities, with full access granted in January 2005. The Act sets out exemptions to that right and places certain obligations on public authorities.</p> <p>All NHS organisations are required to produce a publication scheme. These will inform the public how and when they will make information available.</p> <p><strong>How to request information from us under the Act</strong></p> <p>You can make a request by email, using this address:</p> <p><a href="mailto:%66%6F%69%2E%6F%61%6B%6C%61%6E%64%73%40%6E%68%73%2E%6E%65%74">foi.oaklands@nhs.net</a></p> <p>You can also make a request in writing or by fax.</p> <p>Our Freedom of Information policy is available to download <a href="../download/foipolicy.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <p>FOI requests made to the Oaklands Practice, and their responses, can be found <a href="../download/FOIrequestsYMC.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <p>The Information Commissioner has <a href="http://www.ico.gov.uk/for_the_public/access_to_official_information.aspx" target="_blank">a useful advice page</a> on making FOI requests.</p> <p>The <a href="http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/about" target="_blank">WhatDoTheyKnow website</a> is also very useful.</p> <p>Our Publication Scheme in full is available to download (in PDF format) <a href="../download/scheme.pdf" target="_blank"></br> <br /> <p><a href="../home/index.htm" target="_top">Home Page</a></p> </body>