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Freedom of Information Publication Scheme

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 the Trust is required to make certain information routinely available to the public. We have followed the guidance of the Information Commissioner's office detailed in its Model Publication Scheme and in its Definition Document for Health Bodies in England.

The table below details the information that we have made available with links to the relevant areas of the website where the specific items of information can be found.

In the event of any queries about the information provided please contact the Trust's Freedom of Information Office, email kgh-tr.foi@nhs.net

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What we do Organisational information, structures, locations and contacts	How we fit into the NHS structure	See About Us
	Organisational structure	See About Us
	Lists of and information relating to key organisations with which the authority works in partnership	See About Us
	Meetings with pharmaceutical companies and other medical suppliers	The Pharmacy department do not meet with pharmaceutical companies, although members of the Pharmacy team may have individual meetings with representatives, however there are no conflict of interest issues. For details of any interests of our Board members please See Register of Board of Directors Interests
	Senior executives and management board/governing body members	For details and biographies of our Board of Directors See Board of directors and board meetings For details of our Governors please See Our Council of Governors and for biographies of our Governors please See Meet our Council of Governors
	Location and contact details for all public-facing departments	See Contact Us
What we spend and how we spend it Financial information relating to projected and actual income and expenditure, procurement, contracts and financial audit	Financial statements, budgets and variance reports	For our annual financial statement and accounts See Annual report and statement of accounts Every public board meeting includes our financial reports. Links to the minutes of public board meetings can be found on the right hand side of the page See Board of directors and board meetings If you require minutes of meetings prior to 2018 please email kgh-tr.websiteenquiries@nhs.net the details of the information you require and we will endeavour to come back to you as soon as possible. We are also required to report on items of significant expenditure See KGH Expenditure over £25k
	Financial audit reports Capital programme	Details of financial audit reports and our Capital Programme are included within the minutes of public board meetings these can be found on the right hand side of the page See Board of directors and board meetings
	Staff and Board members’ allowances and expenses	See Annual report and statement of accounts
	Staff pay and grading structures	See Staff pay and grading structures page which provides links to national pay scales and very senior managers pay rates
	Funding (including endowment funds) Procurement and tendering procedures	For details of our funding please See Annual report and statement of accounts Our procurement and tendering procedures are detailed within our Standing Financial Instructions
	Details of contracts currently being tendered	All contracts being tendered can be found by searching the Delta Website
	List and value of contracts awarded	The Trust publishes monthly reports detailing items of expenditure exceeding £25,000 See KGH Expenditure over £25k
What our priorities are and how we are doing	Annual Report Annual business and/or commissioning Plan Targets, Aims and Objectives Strategic Direction document (5 year plan) Performance against targets (KPI)/performance framework / performance management information Reports by regulatory organisations e.g. Care Quality Commission and NHS England Audit reports delivered at board/governing body level	See Annual Report and Statement of Accounts For our annual business plan See our Operational Plan The Trust's aims and strategic objectives are detailed within our vision and values page See Our Vision Values and Strategic Objectives Our Strategic Direction document (5 year plan) will be presented to Trust Board in September 2019 for approval and will be made publicly available afterwards Performance management information and performance against targets is reported at public board meetings. Links to the minutes of public board meetings can be found on the right hand side of the page See Board of directors and board meetings The Trust is regulated by the Care Quality Commission, for copies of inspection reports See Care Quality Commission website Please also see NHS England Website Audit reports are included in Board meeting papers. Links to the minutes of public board meetings can be found on the right hand side of the page See Board of directors and board meetings
What our priorities are and how we are doing	Service User Surveys Privacy impact assessments (in full or summary format)	Details of the Service User Surveys can be found on the CQC Website Privacy impact assessments are held on our Regulatory Compliance-Information and Reports page - for a direct link See Data privacy impact assessments
How we make decisions Decision making processes and records of decisions	Board papers – agenda, supporting papers and minutes	Links to the minutes of public board meetings can be found on the right hand side of the page See Board of directors and board meetings If you require minutes of meetings prior to 2018 please email kgh-tr.websiteenquiries@nhs.net the details of the information you require and we will endeavour to come back to you as soon as possible.
	Internal communications guidance and criteria used for decision making i.e. process systems and key personnel	See Standing Financial Instructions
Our policies and procedures Current written protocols, policies and procedures for delivering our services and responsibilities	Policies and procedures relating to the conduct of business and the provision of services	Procedures relating to the conduct of business are detailed within our Standing Financial Instructions
	Health and Safety Policies and procedures relating to human resources including recruitment and employment policies Equality and Diversity policies and Equality Scheme	See Policies and Procedural Guidance Section
	Standing financial procedures/instructions Standing orders Complaints and other customer service policies and procedures	Standing financial procedures/instructions and standing orders are detailed within our Standing Financial Instructions For our Feedback Policy providing guidance on the management of complaints, concerns, comments and compliments and other feedback please See Feedback Policy [pdf] 480KB For public facing information please See Contact Us page where details are listed on the right hand side of the page.
	Data protection / records management/ Caldicott Guardian	For Data protection and records management policies and our Caldicott Guardian Function Plan See Policies and Procedural Guidance section and link to Information Governance
	Estate management Charging regimes and policies	See Policies and Procedural Guidance section and link to Estates Management
Lists and registers	Any information the authority is currently legally required to hold in publicly available registers List of main contractors / suppliers Asset registers	See Regulatory and Compliance - Information and Reports page Details of main contractors/suppliers is contained within KGH Expenditure over £25k For details of asset registers See Owned and leased building assests
	Information Asset Register	See Information Asset Register
	CCTV	See CCTV Information
	Any register of interests kept in the authority Register of Gifts and Hospitality provided to Board members and senior personnel Disclosure Log	Register of Interests KGH Trust Board June 2023 [pdf] 153KB The Trust is currently working to develop its Disclosure Log. For Freedom of Information requests please contact kgh-tr.foi@nhs.net
The services we offer Information about the services we offer, including leaflets, guidance and newsletters	Clinical services provided and/or commissioned Non-clinical services Services for which the authority is entitled to recover a fee together with those fees Patient information leaflets and other booklets and newsletters Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) Advice and guidance Corporate communications and media releases	For information about the clinical and non-clinical services and details of commissioners please See About Us page This includes details of our commissioned services and our commissioners. See Patient Information Leaflets See Contact Us page for information on PALS and Media Contact details Advice and guidance Corporate communications and media releases are regulalrly posted on our website See Latest News from around the Trust

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