MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'foi'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:48:06 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3358923&cid=t_99741_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F12%2Fbmj-2010-vol-340-no-7744%2F Contents page Fade Fave: New figures show big discrepancies in GPs’ funding Fade Skinny: Figures released by a London primary care trust, as a result of a request made under the Freedom of Information Act, show huge differences in funding between general practices. The highest paid practices in Camden, north London, earn more than twice as much per patient as the lowest paid, with the figure for the base contract per patient ranging from as low as £57.72 (65; $90) to as high as £145.34. (NHS Athens is required to access this article online) Filed under: Athens Password, Current Awareness, E-Journals, Journals Tagged: Athens Password, Current Awareness, E-Journals, FoI, Funding, GPs (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3358923 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:23:13 +0100 3358923 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3097006&cid=t_99741_133_f&fid=35090&url=http%3A%2F%2Faspiehomeeducation.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fwhat-were-costs-of-ehe-review.html Education: Home SchoolingQuestion asked by Lord Lucas: To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the costs of the Review of Elective Home Education in England by Graham Badman; and what were the costs of the information-gathering exercises which have followed it. [HL430]The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Children, Schools and Families (Baroness Morgan of Drefelin): Following careful consideration Ministers have decided that this information will remain confidential because of the potential impact on those involved in the review. There have been a large number of postings on various websites and blogs harassing Mr Badman and the apparent campaign is continuing. The department will review the position again in the new year.The information-gathering exercise that follo... Aspie Home-Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3097006 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:05:00 +0100 3097006 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2452318&cid=t_99741_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F06%2F05%2Ffreedom-of-information-in-the-nhs%2F Title: Freedom of information in the NHS The Skinny: This Briefing comes in response to the increasing number and complexity of requests NHS Confederation members are receiving under the FOI Act. It is intended to be used as a practical guide to help NHS organisations fulfil the spirit of the legislation in the most timely and efficient way. It identifies: The incidence of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests made to NHS organisations is increasing and demand is likely to grow between now and the next general election. A clear process for dealing with FOI requests saves time, energy and money. Making more information publicly available on the web and via a publication scheme reduces the need for requests to go through the FOI process. NHS organisations need to consider whether specific F... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2452318 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:20:04 +0100 2452318 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1252799&cid=t_99741_113_f&fid=34636&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rodspace.co.uk%2Fblog%2F2008%2F02%2Ffull-text-of-downing-street-briefing.html (Source: Informaticopia) Informaticopia blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1252799 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:48:00 +0100 1252799 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1241812&cid=t_99741_113_f&fid=34636&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rodspace.co.uk%2Fblog%2F2008%2F02%2Fmeeting-which-started-npfit.html (Source: Informaticopia) Informaticopia blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1241812 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:41:00 +0100 1241812 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1207191&cid=t_99741_113_f&fid=34636&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rodspace.co.uk%2Fblog%2F2008%2F02%2Fforthcoming-release-of-downing-street.html (Source: Informaticopia) Informaticopia blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1207191 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:06:00 +0100 1207191 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=462709&cid=t_99741_113_f&fid=34636&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rodspace.co.uk%2Fblog%2F2007%2F02%2Finformation-tribunal-hearing.html I have just heard that the hearing of the Information Tribunal into my request for the report by Sir William Wells into the NHS University to be disclosed by the Department of Health, will be held on Weds 4th April at Procession House, 110 Newbridge Street, London EC4V 6JL.Information Tribunal Ref: EA/2006/0094Information Commissioner Ref: FS50070878Decision NoticeBack story available on this blog - start at: NHSu report & Information TribunalIf anyone has advice or guidance about whether I should be "joined to the appeal" or about the conduct of the hearing I would be grateful.Technorati Tags: FOI, NHSU, Wells report (Source: Informaticopia) Informaticopia blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=462709 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 05:00:00 +0100 462709 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=462725&cid=t_99741_113_f&fid=34636&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rodspace.co.uk%2Fblog%2F2006%2F12%2Fnhsu-ic-decision-notice-now-available.html The Information Commissioners web site now has the Decision notice relating to the Wells report into the NHSuniversity see http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/decisionnotices/2006/fs_50070878.pdfYou can search for Case ref number: FS50070878 or use the "Authority" drop down list to look at the Department of Health.Now I'm just waiting for a sight of the actual report which I'm hoping will be posted on the Department of Health's New Publications pageTechnorati Tags: NHS, NHSU, Freedom of Information, FOI, Wells report (Source: Informaticopia) Informaticopia blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=462725 Tue, 05 Dec 2006 05:00:00 +0100 462725 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=462724&cid=t_99741_113_f&fid=34636&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rodspace.co.uk%2Fblog%2F2006%2F11%2Fwells-report-on-nhsu-ic-decision.html The Information Commissioner has just released a "Decision notice" (Ref: FS50070878) relating to my request to the Department of Health to disclose the report by Sir William Wells into the NHS university (NHSU) which will appear on the Decision Notices section of their web site soon.The creation of the NHSu was a 2001 Labour Manifesto commitment.The Commissioner has ruled that under section 1(1) and 10 of the Freedom of Information Act:1. The Department has not complied with its' obligations under section 1(1) of the Act in that it failed to communicate to the complainant information to which he was entitled on the basis that it is exempt from disclosure under sections 33, 35(1)(a), 40(2) and 41 of the Act.In view of this he requires that:The Department shall, within 35 calender days from ... Informaticopia blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=462724 Thu, 30 Nov 2006 05:00:00 +0100 462724