· Can you confirm whether you have a chief nursing information officer (CNIO) or chief midwifery information officer (CMIO) at your organisation (or both).
Chief Nursing Information Officer
If someone is in post for one or both of these roles. Can I request the following information:
· Their name – N/A see below exemption
· The date they started the position – N/A see below exemption
· What Agenda for Change band they work at – Band 8c
· If they identify as coming from a Black, Asian or minority ethnic background – <5
The Trust is unable to provide the data for categories where there are less than 5 individuals involved in the question, as the disclosure of data could lead to an individual being identified and/or personal data being disclosed which would breach the Data Protection Act.
The Trust does not supply details of members of staff unless they are already in the public domain. Contact details are also not provided unless these are public.
Structures for divisions are located on the Corporate Governance page of the Trust website
https://elht.nhs.uk/about-us/corporate-publications-annual-reports-and-accounts
Information relating to the board, including email address is on the Trust board page
https://elht.nhs.uk/about-us/trust-board
The Trust does not supply contact details of staff, such as names, email addresses and telephone numbers, unless these are routinely published on our website or already in the public domain. Such information is classed as personal identifiable information and, therefore, is considered exempt from disclosure under Section 40 of the Freedom of Information Act. Direct email addresses are not disclosed in line with Regulation 22 of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 which states that:
“A person shall neither transmit, nor instigate the transmission of, unsolicited communications for the purposes of direct marketing by means of electronic mail unless the recipient of the electronic mail has previously notified the sender that he consents for the time being to such communications being sent by, or at the instigation of, the sender.”
Should you wish to contact a member of staff, please contact the Trust switchboard on 01254 263555 and ask to be directed to them.
