Spot on! Suitable application underway :-)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: GP-UK [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Paul Thornton
> Sent: 19 February 2007 22:56
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: PCT's and Freedom of Information Act 2000
>
> Recent test case may be relevant.
>
> http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/tony_collins/2007/02/confidential-it-
> con
> tracts-may-1.html
>
> Paul
>
> Dr Paul Thornton
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: GP-UK [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Fay Wilson
> Sent: 15 February 2007 00:25
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: PCT's and Freedom of Information Act 2000
>
> They should let you see the terms of the contract with the financial
> bits taken out.
> They cannot hide big chunks of stuff under the commercial in confidence
> banner. I suggest you ask them for the non financial information and if
> they don't agree, challenge them via the information commissioner..
> Fay
>
> Saul Galloway wrote:
> > Our local PCT has signed 2 contracts which I would like to read.
> >
> > The first is with a "not for profit" social enterprise and is a contract
> of
> > about 8 million for all the community nursing and therapies.
> >
> > The second is contract with a privately owned (by a group of GP's) org
> which
> > has taken on referral triage and OP services. This is also for several
> > million pounds of NHS spending.
> >
> > I recently asked verbally for sight of the contracts at PCT committee
> > meeting but was told that although the PCT would not object to their
> > release, as the contracts were with private organisations the contracts
> were
> > "commercial in confidence" and could not be disclosed.
> >
> > If you are going to sign a contract to spend NHS money it seems to me
> only
> > reasonable that the public should be able to find out the terms. Do you
> > think that this is covered by the FOIA or are they right?
> >
> >
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