Information about HSE's decision to issue an Improvement Notice against West Dorset General Hospital NHS Trust following stress-related claims among its staff

Date released 8/3/2005

Information released: the following set of information was released in response for HSE's decision to issue an Improvement Notice (IN) against West Dorset General Hospital NHS Trust. The information includes:

  • The text of the response letter
  • Extracts from the 'initial events (complaint / other) form' [This is a computerised form used to log details of a complaint being made]
  • Relevant information extracted from the FOCUS database [used by HSE inspectors and administrative staff for work recording and decision logging]
  • Email dated 22/4/03 from Alastair Cannon (HM Inspector of Health and Safety) to HSE colleagues re his intention to serve the Improvement Notice
  • Email dated 11/9/03 from Alastair Cannon providing an update on plans to issue the Improvement Notice
  • Email dated 7/10/03, written by Alastair Cannon after the Notice had been served but discusses the reasons for serving it
  • Improvement Notice no.006638
  • Letter dated 9/7/03 from Alastair Cannon to Mr Cox, Chief Executive of West Dorset General Hospital NHS Trust

Read the released information [PDF 759kb] (PDF) [14]

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  14. Read the released information [PDF 759kb]https://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/releases/westdorsetgen.pdf
  15. Information Commissioner's Officehttps://ico.org.uk/
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  17. HSE statisticshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/index.htm
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  20. H&S Guidancehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/guidance/index.htm
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