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12 years 6 months ago #69200 by Steve Donnison
Freedom Fighters wanted was created by Steve Donnison
Well, Freedom of Information fighters at any rate.

Things have been so busy over the last year that we have made very few FoI requests. We’d like to start putting that right, but before we do so, we’d like to know if there are people out there willing to help sift through the results.

So, for example, we can send for the last 6 copies of Decision Makers Exchange or the JC+ Managers newsletter, but if we don’t have time to read through them then we can’t point people towards the interesting bits.

So, we’re looking for a group of volunteers who would be willing to read responses to FoI requests as they come in and hunt for any nuggets of valuable information they may contain. You’ll need a reasonably good all-round knowledge of benefits and a willingness to wade through large quantities of material without nodding off too frequently.

If you think you might be able to help then please drop an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and put Freedom of Information in the subject line.

Finally, my apologies that this is a rather off-topic post, but I'm hoping to get enough responses from forum users so that I don't have to put it in the newsletter and potentially get a deluge of responses to work through.

Many thanks,

Steve

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12 years 6 months ago #69246 by Steve Donnison
Replied by Steve Donnison on topic Re:Freedom Fighters wanted
Just to add that if anyone has any ideas for FoI requests that they think would be of value to members, please pass them on to us.

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12 years 6 months ago #69345 by billkruse
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I may be veering off-topic a little here but I'd like to see an FOI demanding to know the cost to the NHS in general to compose letters in support of their patients to get them through repeated testing, the point being, where's this alleged saving supposed to be coming from? Of course there may have already been one, I don't know. Maybe there should be a list of related FOIs already asked and answered somewhere on the B&W site.

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12 years 6 months ago #69360 by Steve Donnison
Replied by Steve Donnison on topic Re:Freedom Fighters wanted
Hi Bill,

Unfortunately no figures would ever have been compiled on this issue and the cost of doing so would be way above what is allowable for an FoI request.

We tend only to make requests for documents we are reasonably sure already exist.

Steve

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