Salisbury Foundation Trust

FOI_8357

Internal Reference Number: FOI_8357

Date Request Received: 06/01/2025 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 08/01/2025 00:00:00

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Request Summary: FOI staffing

Request Category: Health

 
Question Number 1:
Please may I request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:

Name of Trust:

 
Answer To Question 1:
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
 
Question Number 2:
Number of staff employed:
 
Answer To Question 2:
5,821
 
Question Number 3:
How many staff manage FOI requests at your organisation? (This should include managers and administrative staff)
 
Answer To Question 3:
2022 and 2023 - 3 members of staff

2024 - 2 members of staff
 
Question Number 4:
Please confirm the job titles and banding of these staff?
 
Answer To Question 4:
1 x band 6 - Information Governance Deputy Manager
In 2022 and 2023 - 2 x band 5 - Information Governance Officer
2024 - 1 x band 5 - Information Governance Officer
 
Question Number 5:
Do these staff work only on FOIs?
 
Answer To Question 5:
No
 
Question Number 6:
If no, please confirm the WTE spent on FOI related work for each member of staff
 
Answer To Question 6:
This is very difficult to calculate as this is only part of the IG officer role. It varies daily depending on what comes through etc.
IG Deputy Manager covers for leave and sickness.
 
Question Number 7:
How many FOI Requests did your origination receive in the following years:

a. 2022

b. 2023

c. 2024
 
Answer To Question 7:
a. 2022 = 523

b. 2023 = 688

c. 2024 = 715
 
Question Number 8:
What was your compliance percentage for those years?

a. 2022-

b. 2023-

c. 2024-
 
Answer To Question 8:
a. 2022 = 97%

b. 2023 = 94%

c. 2024 = 95%
 
Question Number 9:
Please confirm the size of the population you serve?
 
Answer To Question 9:
280,000
 
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