Date 26/03/09 Your Ref Our Ref RM/1313 Enquiries to Richard Mutch Extension 89441 Direct Line 0131-536-9441 Direct Fax 0131-536-9009 Email richard.mutch@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

Dear FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE I write in response to your email request 10 March 2009 (received 11 March 2009) for information in relation to organisational structures within NHS Lothian. I have been provided with information to help answer your request by Mr Martin Egan, Director of eHealth – NHS Lothian and Mrs Ruth Kelly, Associate Director - Pay and Workforce Modernisation, NHS Lothian. • ICT organisational structure, including names and titles for heads of departments

I am advised by Mr Richard Mutch, FOI Communications Manager – NHS Lothian, that the information you are requesting is available from the NHS Lothian website and can be accessed via the link below:-

http://www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/your_rights/foi/foi_responses/981_foi.pdf

This information is exempt under Section 25 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information otherwise accessible

(1) Information which the applicant can reasonably obtain other than by requesting it under section 1(1) is exempt information.

NHS Lothian does not release the names of individual members of staff • The number of external contractors onsite in IT from external agency's

Mr Egan has advised that there are currently 3 contractors on site, all of these contractors are due to leave by 31 March 2009.

• Overall organisational structure of NHS Lothian including names of titles of department heads

Mrs Kelly has provided a copy of NHS Lothian’s organisational structure and I include this with our response. The name of these individuals are already available from the NHS Lothian Website via the link below;-

http://www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/aboutus/ourorganisation/nhsboard/members.asp

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Headquarters Deaconess House 148 Pleasance Edinburgh EH8 9RS Chair Dr Charles J Winstanley Chief Executive Professor James Barbour O.B.E. Lothian NHS Board is the common name of Lothian Health Board

I hope this information helps with your request. If you are unhappy with our response to your request, you do have the right to request us to review it. Your request should be made within 40 working days of receipt of this letter, and we will reply within 20 working days of receipt. If our decision is unchanged following a review and you remain dissatisfied with this, you then have the right to make a formal complaint to the Scottish Information Commissioner. If you require a review of our decision to be carried out, please write to Mr I Whyte, FOI Reviewer at the address at the foot of this letter. The review will be undertaken by Mr Whyte as he was not involved in the original decision making process. FOI responses (subject to redaction of personal information) may appear on NHS Lothian’s Freedom of Information website at :- http://www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/your_rights/foi/foi_09.asp. Yours sincerely ALAN BOYTER Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development Cc: Chief Executive

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*Joint post with Edinburgh City Council and jointly accountable to NHS Lothian and Edinburgh Council Chief Executives (Health Board contract. **Joint post with West Lothian Council and jointly accountable to the NHS Lothian and West Lothian Council Chief Executives (Council contract.

Chairman

Chief Executive

Director of Strategic Planning

Director of Public Health (Consultant)

Nurse Director

Medical Director

(Consultant)

Director of

Human Resources

and OrganisationalDevelopment

Director of Finance and Performance Management

Director of Health and

Social Care* (Edinburgh)

General Manager East / Midlothian

CHP

Director of Health and Social Care

West Lothian CHCP**

Chief Operating

Officer Acute Division

General Manager

Edinburgh CHP