Freedom of Information Act requests
Information we are required to publish under the FOI Act
Under the FOI Act, we have a duty to specify:
- what information we publish
- how the information is made available
- whether it is available free if there is a charge.
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust publication scheme explains what information the trust makes available to the public.
Wherever possible, we make information easy for you to access.
- Read the trust’s publication scheme below
- Read about the trust's board and take a look at the trust’s organisation structure chart
- Read the trust’s annual reports and accounts
If you are unable to find the information you require in the publication scheme, please email your request to rf.foi@nhs.net.
We will aim to respond to your request for information within 20 working days.
Freedom of information Act (FOIA) Compliance Statistics
In 2018 the Cabinet Office published a revised Freedom of Information Act Code of Practice. One of the new requirements was for public authorities to publish more information about their performance in handling FOIA requests.
The Royal Free London will be publishing these compliance statistics quarterly.
The RFL’s FOI compliance statistics report will provide you with details of our performance regarding handling requests for information under the FOIA and contains the following information (from January 2020):
The total number of requests received during the period
The number of the requests that had not been completed at the end of the quarter
The number of requests that were met within the statutory deadline (20 working days)
The number of requests where the deadline for information was extended
The number of requests where the information was not provided within the statutory deadline
The number of requests where the information was granted in full
The number of the received requests where the information was refused in full
Percentage responded to within 20 working days
The number of the received requests where the information was partially granted and partly refused
The number of requests for internal review
The number of complaints to the Information Commissioner
We have provided information back to April 2015 (2015/16) but we did not report on all the information above for this period.
Click to view the FOI compliance report
Accessing your health records
Access to health records is governed by the Data Protection Act, not the Freedom of Information Act. Find out about accessing a copy of your health records.