The Publication Scheme consists of 7 classes of information which is considered to be in the Public Interest. We have designed our website in accordance with these 7 classes and made it very simple and accessible to use. The majority of the information is available in PDF format so a hard copy is instantly available.
The hospital’s Publication Scheme provides corporate information in relation to the Freedom of Information Act 2000. It also adheres to the Data Protection Act 1998 and does not include any personal data in regard to staff, patients or any member of the public as we strive to keep this information entirely confidential. To ensure that the Trust is vigilant in the protection of patient and service user information a senior member of staff adopts the role of Caldicott Guardian. The Caldicott Guardian is also responsible for enabling appropriate information-sharing.
The 7 Classes of information in the Publication Scheme
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Who we are and what we do
An insight into the role of a Foundation Trust and how it fits into the NHS structure. This class also describes our organisational structure and key personnel, as well as providing a guide into the layout of the hospital.
- How we fit into the NHS Structure
- Internal Structure Charts
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What we spend and how we spend it
This class includes the Trust’ financial information relating to projected and actual income and expenditure. It also provides details concerning procurement, contracts and financial audit.
- Financial Information relating to the Trust and how it is spent
- Allowances and Expenses
- Contracts and Tenders
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What our priorities are and how we are doing
The Trust’s priorities and performance are covered by this class of information, detailing information relating to Trust strategies. This class also allows viewing of the Trust’s performance indicators as well as audit, inspections and reviews information.
The following information can be found within the Annual Report and Accounts or Annual Plan documents. Please select the relevant link for the information you require.
- Annual Information Documentation
- Care Quality Commission
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How we make decisions
This class of information aims to give you an idea about how the Trust’ makes its decisions, with information on the decision making processes.
- Board Meetings and Minutes
- Consultation Information
- Internal Communications
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Our policies and procedures
The Trust has an extensive range of Policies and Procedures concerning corporate business. Policies and procedures relating to the conduct of business and the provision of services. Please note, we are currently reviewing policies published on our website.
- Emergency Planning
- Governance policies
- Competent and capable workforce policies
- Safe environment
- Clinical care (Acute)
- Learning from Experience
- Equality and Diversity
- Recruitment and employment
- Standing financial procedures
- Standing orders
- Information governance
- Estate management
- Charging regimes and policies
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Lists and registers
Information on a variety of Lists and Registers that are held by the Trust.
- Information we are currently required to hold in publicly available registers
- List of main contractors/suppliers
- Register of interests kept within Barnsley Hospital
- Register of gifts and hospitality provided to Board members and senior personnel
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The services we offer
Services Provided by the Trust
- Services Provided by the Trust
- Services for which the authority is entitled to recover a fee together with those fees
- Patient information leaflets
- Patient Advice and Complaints team
- Corporate Communications and Media Releases
For more information about the Publication Scheme, download the full the full guide.
Information Management
Information falling into the Classes will be retained in line with the hospital’s retention and disposal schedules.
Feedback/Complaints
Requests for information from the Publication Scheme and any questions or comments or complaints regarding the Scheme should be sent in writing to:
Governance Manager
Information Governance Manager
Block 12
Barnsley Hospital NHS FT
Gawber Road
Barnsley
S75 2EP
Or by e-mail to: barnsley@infreemation.co.uk
Rights of Access to Information
The Freedom of Information Act recognises that as a member of the public, you have the right to know how public services such as the NHS are organised and run, how much they cost and how you can make complaints if you need to. You have the right to know which services are being provided, the targets that are being set, the standards of services that are expected and the results achieved.
Under the Data Protection Act 1998, you are also entitled to access your clinical records or any other personal information held about you, which may incur a charge and you can contact:
Medical Records Co-ordinator
Barnsley Hospital NHS FT
Gawber Road
Barnsley
S75 2EP
Documents available in our Publication Scheme
| Last updated | Title | Publication scheme classes | Type | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/09/2018 | Statement on Modern Slavery | Governance policies, Our Policies and Procedures | Web page | No charge |
| 27/09/2017 | Learning from Deaths | Learning from Experience, Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 04/09/2018 | 2017-18 Annual Audit Letter | Annual Information Documentation, Governance policies, Information governance | Document | No charge |
| 31/08/2018 | People-Strategy | What our priorities are and how we are doing | Document | No charge |
| 31/08/2018 | Clinical-Strategy | What our priorities are and how we are doing | Document | No charge |
| 30/08/2018 | Trust Strategy 2018-21 | What our priorities are and how we are doing | Document | No charge |
| 24/07/2018 | Trade Union Facility Time 2017-18 | Information we are currently required to hold in publicly available registers, Recruitment and employment | Document | No charge |
| 24/04/2018 | Consent Policy | Governance policies, Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 28/11/2017 | Information Sharing Leaflet March 17 | Patient information leaflets | Document | No charge |
| 03/10/2017 | Scheme of Delegation (Sept 2017) | How we make decisions | Document | No charge |
| 03/10/2017 | Standing Financial Instructions (Sept 2017) | Financial Information, Standing financial procedures | Document | No charge |
| 03/10/2017 | Standing Orders (Sept 2017) | Financial Information, Standing orders | Document | No charge |
| 03/10/2017 | Hospitality Register | Register of gifts and hospitality provided to Board members and senior personnel | Document | No charge |
| 03/10/2017 | Register of Interest Senior Staff (Issued Sept 2017) | Information we are currently required to hold in publicly available registers, Register of gifts and hospitality provided to Board members and senior personnel, Register of interests kept within Barnsley Hospital | Document | No charge |
| 12/06/2018 | Register of Interest – Governors | Information we are currently required to hold in publicly available registers, Register of interests kept within Barnsley Hospital | Document | No charge |
| 12/06/2018 | Register of Interest – Board of Directors | Register of interests kept within Barnsley Hospital | Document | No charge |
| 14/12/2017 | Barnsley Hospital Annual Report & Accounts 2016-17 | Annual Information Documentation | Document | No charge |
| 07/08/2017 | Patient Access Policy | Clinical care (Acute) | Document | No charge |
| 12/06/2018 | Trust Organisational Structure | Internal Structure Charts, Who we are and what we do | Document | No charge |
| 12/06/2018 | Trust Governance Structure | Internal Structure Charts, Who we are and what we do | Document | No charge |
| 12/06/2018 | CBU Leadership Structure | Internal Structure Charts, Who we are and what we do | Document | No charge |
| 13/06/2017 | NHS Provider Self Certification 2017 | Annual Information Documentation, Information we are currently required to hold in publicly available registers | Document | No charge |
| 08/10/2018 | Surveillance cameras (Hospital Eyes) | Estate management, Our Policies and Procedures | Web page | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | Raising concerns policy | Learning from Experience, Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | Incident management policy | Learning from Experience, Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | Claims policy | Learning from Experience, Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | Concerns and complaints policy | Learning from Experience, Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 14/12/2017 | 2012-13 Annual Report & Accounts | Annual Information Documentation | Document | No charge |
| 12/09/2016 | information-on-services-not-covered-by-the-national-tariff | Services for which the authority is entitled to recover a fee, The services we offer | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | publication-scheme-requirements10 | How we fit into the NHS Structure, Who we are and what we do | Document | No charge |
| 12/09/2016 | freedom-of-information | Charging regimes and policies, Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 12/09/2016 | withholding-of-treatment-policy-feb09-update1 | Estate management, Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 12/09/2016 | enc-3-waste-management-policy-george-2010 | Estate management, Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 12/09/2016 | hot-work-procedures-29-october-2002 | Estate management, Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 09/09/2016 | The Decision Making Process | How we make decisions, Internal Communications | Document | No charge |
| 09/09/2016 | details-of-contracts-awarded-2008-09 | Contracts and Tenders, What we spend and how we spend it | Document | No charge |
| 09/09/2016 | details-of-contracts-currently-being-tendered | Contracts and Tenders, What we spend and how we spend it | Document | No charge |
| 09/09/2016 | Staff and Board members’ allowances and expenses | Allowances and Expenses, What we spend and how we spend it | Document | No charge |
| 09/09/2016 | Capital Programme | Financial Information, What we spend and how we spend it | Document | No charge |
| 24/02/2017 | Standing Financial Instructions | Contracts and Tenders, Financial Information, What we spend and how we spend it | Document | No charge |
| 14/12/2017 | 2015-16 Annual Report & Accounts | Annual Information Documentation | Document | No charge |
| 21/04/2017 | Dignity at Work (Bullying and Harassment) Policy | Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 14/12/2017 | 2014-15 Annual Report & Accounts | Annual Information Documentation | Document | No charge |
| 21/09/2018 | BHNFT Communications and Engagement Strategy 2015-19 | Corporate Communications and Media Releases, What our priorities are and how we are doing | Document | No charge |
| 09/09/2016 | Inter-Agency Information Sharing Protocol | Governance policies, Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 14/12/2017 | 2013-14 Annual Report & Accounts | Annual Information Documentation | Document | No charge |
| 12/09/2017 | Safe Staffing Data | Information we are currently required to hold in publicly available registers, Lists and Registers | Web page | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | EP – Resilience Framework – RECOVERY | Emergency Planning, Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | EP – Resilience Framework – PREPAREDNESS | Emergency Planning, Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | ED – Equality Human Rights policy | Equality and Diversity, Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | RS – Recruitment and Selection | Our Policies and Procedures, Recruitment and employment | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | IG – Safe Haven Policy review Oct 2010 | Information governance, Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | IG – Records Management Policy | Information governance, Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | IG – Information Governance Policy | Information governance, Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | IG – Data Protection Policy | Information governance, Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | IG – Confidentiality Policy | Information governance, Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | IG – Acceptable Use of IT Systems Policy | Information governance, Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | Gen – Freedom of Information Policy | Charging regimes and policies, Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | EM – Legionella Policy | Estate management, Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | EM – Health and Safety Contractors Policy | Estate management, Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | CCA – Patient Information | Clinical care (Acute), Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | CCA – Medicines Management Policy | Clinical care (Acute), Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | CCA – Medical Devices Policy | Clinical care (Acute), Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | CCA – Venous Thromboembolism Policy | Clinical care (Acute), Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | CCA – Transfusion Policy | Clinical care (Acute), Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | CCA – Supervison of Junior Doctors Policy | Clinical care (Acute), Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | CCA – Screening and Diagnostic Procedures Policy | Clinical care (Acute), Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | SE – Secure Environment Policy | Our Policies and Procedures, Safe environment | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | SE – Hand Hygiene Policy | Our Policies and Procedures, Safe environment | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | SE – Violence and Aggression (Dec 2011) | Our Policies and Procedures, Safe environment | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | SE – Transfer and Discharge of Patients Policy | Our Policies and Procedures, Safe environment | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | SE – Slips trips and falls | Our Policies and Procedures, Safe environment | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | SE – Slips Trips Falls Policy not including patients – Sep 2011 | Our Policies and Procedures, Safe environment | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | CCW – Local Induction Policy for Permanent Employees | Competent and capable workforce policies, Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | CCW – Corporate Induction Policy | Competent and capable workforce policies, Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | CCW – Training Needs Analysis Policy May 2011 | Competent and capable workforce policies, Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | CCW – Supporting Staff involved in an incident complaint or claim policy | Competent and capable workforce policies, Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | CCW – Stress – Workplace Stress Policy – September 2011 | Competent and capable workforce policies, Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | CCW – Risk and Governance Strategy 2011 | Competent and capable workforce policies, Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | CCW – Moving and Handling – July 2012 | Competent and capable workforce policies, Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | CCW – Local Induction Policy for Temporary Employees | Competent and capable workforce policies, Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | Best practice NICE | Learning from Experience, Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | Best practice national confidential enquiries inquiries | Learning from Experience, Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | Being open policy | Learning from Experience, Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | Investigation analysis and improvement policy | Learning from Experience, Our Policies and Procedures | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | Standing Orders (updated Nov 2012) | Our Policies and Procedures, Standing orders | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | Schemes of Delegation (updated Nov 2012) | Our Policies and Procedures, Standing orders | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | Standing Financial Instructions (SFIs) (updated Nov 2012) | Our Policies and Procedures, Standing financial procedures | Document | No charge |
| 14/12/2017 | 2009-10 Annual Report & Accounts | Annual Information Documentation | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | Schemes of Delegation Approved July 2012 | Financial Information, What we spend and how we spend it | Document | No charge |
| 27/02/2017 | Standing Orders Approved July 2012 | Financial Information, What we spend and how we spend it | Document | No charge |
| 21/04/2017 | Making a request under the Freedom of Information Act | Information governance, Our Policies and Procedures | Web page | No charge |
| 04/10/2018 | Annual reports | Financial Information, What we spend and how we spend it | Web page | No charge |
| 08/08/2018 | Board of Directors Meetings | Board Meetings and Minutes, How we make decisions | Web page | No charge |
| 24/10/2018 | Privacy notice | Information governance, Our Policies and Procedures | Web page | No charge |
| 14/06/2018 | Hospital Facilities | Services Provided by the Trust, The services we offer | Web page | No charge |
| 18/07/2018 | Hospital Patient Services | Services Provided by the Trust, The services we offer | Web page | No charge |
| 12/09/2016 | News, Events & Blogs | Corporate Communications and Media Releases, The services we offer | Web page | No charge |
| 19/09/2018 | Publications and Reports | Annual Information Documentation, What our priorities are and how we are doing | Web page | No charge |