Freedom of information

Freedom of Information

The Freedom of Information Act came into force on 1 January 2005 and gives you the right to ask our trust for information we have on any topics of interest to you. You can also ask for personal information we hold on you.

We will respond to your request within 20 working day, unless there are good reasons to keep it confidential.

Everyone can make a request for information – there are no restrictions on your age, nationality, or where you live.

Our publication scheme and disclosure log contain information that has already been published and is available to download.

For any FOI enquires or for information that is not published on the website, or if you require a hard copy, please send your query to:

FOI Officer
Wirral Community NHS Foundation Trust
St Catherine's Health Centre
Derby Road
Birkenhead
Wirral
CH42 0LQ

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Accessing Personal information

If your request relates to personal information about yourself this will be dealt with as a Subject Access Request (SAR).

These requests should be made in writing to:

General Office:
Victoria Central Health Centre
Mill Lane
Wallasey
CH44 5UF

0151 604 7592

Read our Privacy Statement

The information we make available will not generally include:

Disclosure of Information which is prevented by law, or exempt under the Freedom of Information Act, or is otherwise properly considered to be protected from disclosure
Information that is in draft form
Information that is no longer readily available as it is contained in files that have been placed in archive storage, or is difficult to access for similar reasons.

Publication Scheme

Under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act all public bodies are required to have a Publication Scheme.

The Publication Scheme is a complete guide to the information routinely published by Wirral Community NHS Trust. It is a description of the information about our trust which we make publicly available.

The information we will publish

Who we are and what we do
What we spend and how we spend it
What our priorities are and how we are performing against them
How we make decisions
Lists and registers (e.g. declaration of interests)
The services we offer

* Trust policies are not available to download from our website. Please contact us via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you require a copy of a policy or procedure.

The information we make available will not generally include:

Disclosure of Information which is prevented by law, or exempt under the Freedom of Information Act, or is otherwise properly considered to be protected from disclosure
Information that is in draft form
Information that is no longer readily available as it is contained in files that have been placed in archive storage, or is difficult to access for similar reasons.

Disclosure Log

FOI Disclosure Log

18 January 2018

Telehealth and Smartphone

+ - 2017 Click to collapse

5 April 2017	Wait times for Dental Service
7 April 2017	Children's dental
10 April 2017	References fraud
20 April 2017	Cyber attacks
26 April 2017	Agency locum spend
26 April 2017	Podiatry and diabetes
26 April 2017	FOI's
16 May 2017	STP and ACS implementations
18 May 2017	Nurse agency spend
18 May 2017	Podiatry services
23 May 2017	Nursing agencies
24 May 2017	Pre-printed stationary
26 May 2017	MIU unplanned closures
9 June 2017	Computer upgrades
20 June 2017	LAN contracts
27 June 2017	Social media breaches
27 June 2017	Emails - heads of
27 June 2017	Special purpose vehicles
27 June 2017	Complaints
29 June 2017	Agency spend and top suppliers
10 July 2017	Serious incidents & sites
18 July 2017	Agency spend & shifts
21 July 2017	Parking
25 July 2017	Reducing carbon footprint
1 August 2017	Agency Spend
1 August 2017	Trust Vehicles
5 September 2017	Printers
11 September 2017	Phone services
18 October 2017	CIO and Caldicott Guardian
25 October 2017	Unfilled shifts and locum expenditure
25 October 2017	Diabetes
26 October 2017	IT Service Management
3 November 2017	Tendering procedures
9 November 2017	Sexual Harassment
15 November 2017	HR, Finance and Payroll
15 November 2017	Human Resources
29 November 2017	Communications and Marketing contracts

+ - 2016 Click to collapse

28 September 2016	Payroll
20 September 2016	Room booking
16 September 2016	PBX contract
16 September 2016	Physiotherapy
16 September 2016	Conditions and drug treatments
16 September 2016	Staff IT
14 September 2016	Nursing structure
13 September 2016	District nursing
9 September 2016	Labour management guidelines
9 September 2016	Ransomware
9 September 2016	Clinical Information Officer and Director of Informatics
8 September 2016	Paracetamol, ibuprofen and aspirin suppliers
6 September 2016	Internal plans and strategies
30 August 2016	Nurse bank
25 August 2016	Continence products
24 August 2016	EVCPs
13 June 2016	Staff members
22 April 2016	LAN settings
24 March 2016	Drug addiction babies
21 March 2016	Pay band appeals
16 March 2016	Patient annual review
15 March 2016	Patient Information
14 March 2016	IV Drip
11 March 2016	Agency usage
4 March 2016	Legal highs
4 March 2016	Tier 2 Visas
2 March 2016	Corporate Governance
18 February 2016	Cows Milk
21 January 2016	Probate Specialist
20 January 2016	Community Disability Equipment
11 January 2016	What contract does the trust have for its printers and multidunctional devices

+ - 2014/15 Click to collapse

16 December 2015	A&E waiting times response
26 November 2015	Apprenticeship info at the trust
26 November 2015	Immunotherapy
20 November 2015	Waiting times at the trust
20 November 2015	Electronic systems within the trust
16 November 2015	Ambulance Waiting times
9 November 2015	Human Resources, Payroll, BACS payment, and tendering these services
9 November 2015	Software
28 October 2015	Ambulance waiting times
15 October 2015	Electronic Patient Record
15 October 2015	Continence aids
1 October 2015	Interpreting Services
23 September 2015	Dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning
15 September 2015	District nurse
15 September 2015	Does the trust use an e-tendering system?
15 September 2015	Issues with GPs completing medicine charts for Community Nurses
03 September 2015	Carbon Monoxide
04 September 2015	Has the Trust conducted any 'Public Health Act Funerals since
24 August 2015	Public Health Funerals
13 August 2015	Number of consultants employed
13 August 2015	Vehicles, leasing and maintenance contracts
27 July 2015	Financial Effiency for 2014-2015 Trust structure document
27 July 2015	Managment structure for Estates and Facilities Department Managment structure document
2 July 2015	Information on medecines formulary
2 July 2015	Analysis report and data quality practices
25 June 2015	Annuel Budget for IT Spreadsheet
25 June 2015	Medecines Formulary Information
28 May 2015	Expenditure on care delivered on wards for 2013/14
28 May 2015	Gas and ElectricityUtility costs
21 May 2015	Controlled drug reported lost/stolen
31 March 2015	Public Health Funerals
31 March 2015	Doctors pay grades at the trust
31 March 2015	Cost of medical locum agency doctors
30 March 2015	The number of nurses who retired in 2014
30 March 2015	Specialist Palliative Care Team information
6 March 2015	ECG machines
2 March 2015	Amount spent on bank staff
19 Feb 2015	Pressure Ulcer Information
	Attachment for pressure ulcer information
18 Feb 2015	Waste details
5 Feb 2015	How many people applying for jobs at the trust failed their DBS check?
2 Feb 2015	Tissue Viability Service information
22 Jan 2015	Fleet management
20 Jan 2015	Trust spends on PR
8 Jan 2015	What is the standard HIV test
6 Jan 2015	Children's health services
22 December 2014	Non-clinical staff remuneration
22 December 2014	Translation of patient information
18 December 2014	Public relations expenditure
10 December 2014	Financial accounting software
05 December 2014	HIV Test
04 December 2014	Children's Health
26 November 2014	Spider bites
26 November 2014	EMIS computerised
20 November 2014	GP and nursing agency workers
13 November 2014	Never Events
11 November 2014	Motor Neurone Disease Attached information
11 November 2014	Non-emergency transportation of patients
07 November 2014	Supplier information
20 October 2014	Renumeration pay 2013-14
14 October 2014	Allied Health Professionals agency staff
03 October 2014	E-rostering systems
24 September 2014	Compulsory Purchase Orders
23 September 2014	Confederation of British Industry subscriptions
08 September 2014	Health Services Journal Award events
08 September 2014	IT staff
21 August 2014	Powered wheelchair
19 August 2014	Sexual Health Service
11 July 2014	Executive posts
10 July 2014	Automatic doors/shutters
10 July 2014	Locum doctors
20 June 2014	Ankylossia diagnosis in children
20 June 2014	Podiatry services
16 June 2014	Hospital consultants
06 June 2014	Pay protection
05 June 2014	Salaried primary dental care service
05 June 2014	Wheelchair and cushions
30 May 2014	Car Lease Scheme
19 May 2014	Regular user allowance
12 May 2014	Security services
07 May 2014	Usage of Eastham Out of Hours/Walk in Services
30 April 2014	Social Media Policy
10 April 2014	Local Area Network services
10 April 2014	ECG Machines Out of Hours, Arrowe Park Hospital
08 April 2014	Insurance services Attached information