Publication scheme

Under Section 19 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust has a legal duty to adopt and maintain a Publication Scheme for the publication of the Trust's information. Before considering whether to make a FOI request we would encourage you to review what information is already available through the publication scheme on this website.

Category/Description	Type of information available	Link/details
Who we are and what we do Organisational information, structures, locations and contacts.	How we fit into the NHS structure	NHS Constitution Self certification - NHS Provider licence
	Organisational Structure	Organisational structure
	Lists of and information relating to key organisations with which we work in partnership with.	Who we work with Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) useful documents Trade Union Representations
	Meetings with pharmaceutical companies and other medical suppliers	Meetings of this nature happen on an infrequent ad-hoc basis. If you have a specific enquiry of this nature, please contact informationgovernance@swast.nhs.uk in the first instance.
	Senior executives and management board/governing body members	Our Board
	Location and contact details for all public-facing departments	Get in touch Press office Map (please note ambulance premises are not accessible to the public with the exception of our Trust Headquarters in Exeter)
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	Annual reports and quality accounts Expenditure over 25K Agency and third party expenditure
	Staff and Board members' allowances and expenses	Expenses Claims Analysis - April 2020 to September 2020 Expenses Claims Analysis - April 2019 to March 2020 Expenses Claims Analysis - April 2018 to June 2018 Expenses Claims Analysis - April 2017 to March 2018 Expenses Claims Analysis - April 2016 to March 2017 Expenses Claims Analysis - April 2015 to March 2016 Expenses Claims Analysis - April 2014 to March 2015 Expenses Claims Analysis - April 2013 to March 2014 Expenses Claims Analysis - April 2012 to March 2013 Expenses Claims Analysis - April 2011 to March 2012 Expenses Claims Analysis - April 2010 to March 2011
	Financial audit reports
	Staff pay and grading structures	NHS A4C pay bands Details of Chairman and Board remuneration can be found in our Annual Reports.
	Funding (including endowment funds)	Procurement
	Details of contracts currently being tendered
	List and value of contracts awarded	Contract Database
What our priorities are and how we are doing Strategies and plans, performance indicators, audits, inspections and reviews.	Annual Report	Annual reports and quality accounts Safeguarding annual report 2018/19 Quality Account 2019-20
	Annual business and/or commissioning plan
	Targets, Aims and Objectives	https://www.england.nhs.uk /urgent-emergency-care /improving-ambulance-services/arp/ (Ambulance Response Programme) Quality Strategy Trust Strategy Lets talk strategy
	Performance against targets (KPI)/performance management information	https://www.england.nhs.uk /statistics/statistical-work-areas /ambulance-quality-indicators/ (Ambulance Quality Indicators) Corporate Performance reports
	Reports by regulatory organisations e.g. Care Quality Commission and NHS England	https://www.cqc.org.uk /sites/default/files/new_reports /AAAH3969.pdf (CQC Inspection Report - 26 June to 18 July 2018) CQC NHS 111 quality report (June 2016) NHS England root cause analysis investigation report - William Mead (May 2016)
	Audit reports delivered at board/governing body level
	Service User Surveys
	Privacy impact assessments
How we make decisions Decision making processes and records of decisions.	Board papers - agenda, supporting papers and minutes	Board papers
	Patient and public engagement strategy
	Public consultations
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 our services	Infection Prevention and Control Capacity, Consent, De-escalation and Safe Holding Policy Safeguarding policy Frequent Caller Management Policy Learning From Deaths Policy
	Policies and procedures relating to Human Resources including recruitment and employment policies, Equality and Diversity Policy	Gender pay reporting Modern Slavery Act - Trust Statement Disciplinary Process Equality Diversity and Inclusion Policy Grievance Policy Performance and Development Policy Recruitment and Selection Policy Sickness Absence Policy Health and Safety Policy
	Standing financial procedures/instructions	Standing Financial Instructions
	Complaints and other customer service policies and procedures	https://www.swast.nhs.uk /welcome/get-in-touch /contact-information-1 (Contact information including how to make a complaint)
	Data protection/records management/Caldicott Guardian	https://www.swast.nhs.uk /welcome/foi-key-documents /access-to-health-records-held-by- the-trust GDPR privacy notice for employees GDPR privacy notice for patients
	Estate management, Charging regimes and policies
Lists and registers Information held in registers required by law and other lists and registers relating to the functions of our organisation	Any information our organisation is currently legally required to hold in publicly available registers	https://www.swast.nhs.uk /welcome/foundation-trust /council-of-governors
	Information Asset Register
	CCTV Information
	Register of Gifts and Hospitality provided to Board members and senior personnel
	FOI Disclosure Log	FOI Disclosure Logs
The services we offer Information about the services we offer, including leaflets, guidance and newsletters.		Community First Responders

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