Trethowens doing well.

esmerobbo

FOI request to Aintree after helping someone to deal with Trethowens.

I asked for the amount paid to Trethowens for the year 2013/14.

2013-14 = £99,660.69

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/payments_made_to_trethowens#incoming-528354

£99.000 or 11 hip replacements, at least their not wasting our money eh! :mad:

Umkomaas

Appalling. And just how much was recovered by Trethowans for the Trust? I bet not anywhere near the £99k paid to them!

Custard_Pie

Would have been cheaper to employ a part-time traffic officer of their own. Around £11-12k, with pension and uniform, etc, nowhere near the same amount.

The_Deep

Umkomaas wrote: »

Appalling. And just how much was recovered by Trethowans for the Trust? I bet not anywhere near the £99k paid to them!

£5.000

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/car_parking_enforcement

ColliesCarer

The_Deep wrote: »

£5.000

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/car_parking_enforcement

The actual loss being chased (e.g. lost P&D tariffs - rather than the extortionate parking charges being levied for these alleged breaches) would have been even lower.

This is extremely poor financial management at best and IMO is misuse of public funds to the benefit of a private organisation.

salmosalaris

What it requires at Hospitals patrolled by ANPR is a patient of the hospital to pick up a ticket and then take the Trust to court for breach of patient confidentiality when that visit is advertised to the RK of the vehicle

keithdc

salmosalaris wrote: »

What it requires at Hospitals patrolled by ANPR is a patient of the hospital to pick up a ticket and then take the Trust to court for breach of patient confidentiality when that visit is advertised to the RK of the vehicle

How would that be a breach of confidentiality?

Firstly, people go to hospitals for lots of reasons (visiting, working, cheap city centre parking in some cases), so it doesn't 'out' the driver as a patient.

Secondly, if a private company then the NHS has no involvement anyway.

bazster

And if the driver was a patient then it does "out" the patient. Or do you think that someone's husband/wife will believe them if they subsequently claim to have been moonlighting at the hospital as a cleaner?

The PPC is the Trust's agent, and the Trust is fully liable for its agent's actions, including breaches of confidentiality.

salmosalaris

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/200146/Confidentiality_-_NHS_Code_of_Practice.pdf

Patient identifiable information - photographs

Taken on NHS property , of the vehicle/driver who is a patient and released without their consent . Yes , taken by a private company but as a contractor engaged by the NHS body who are ultimately responsible for all procedures and policy. The fact the photos may not indicate they are a patient is irrelevant . All patients have a right to expect their visit to be kept confidential .

I want someone do do this because I am convinced there may be mileage in it and whatever it may make hospitals think carefully before utilising the services of the likes of PE .

HO87

There are several examples I am aware of where the PPC's are actually contracted by facilities management companies. A good example is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth where the Trust has no contact with the PPC who report to Carillion, the FM company. No breach there involving the Trust.

Could a hospital visit be "personal data"? If so, why need that be "personal data" any more than being at a Tesco's for 2 hours and 20 minutes?

salmosalaris

The duty of care referred to in the code of practice is a legal obligation