FOI4042

4thMarch, 2015

Dianne Canham

DearDianne

Please find belowthe response to your Freedom of Information request to Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

You may use and re-use this information (except for logos) under the terms of the Open Government Licence[1], either Version 2.0 or (at your option) any later version. If you would prefer to receive the information in an alternative electronic format, please let us know.

Trust response

  1. How many full time employees do you have and what percentage of full time employees have received data protection training in the last 12 months?

Employee Category / Total No. of Employees / Percentage Trained
Full Time / 2550 / 77.69%
  1. How many contractors have you employed over the last 12 months and what percentage of contractors have received data protection training in the last 12 months?

For agency staff, the agencies are contractually responsible for data protection training, and we don’t record it.

3.How many incidents occurred in the last year involving the loss or leakage of sensitive data either due to accidental or malicious handling of data?

There were 22 incidents in the last 12 months.

  1. How many a) employees and b) contractors were dismissed in the last 12 months as a result of the mishandling or loss of sensitive data?

a)& b) None

  1. What technology is in place to prevent the accidental or malicious loss or leakage of sensitive data?

We use a Sophos DLP on our email as well as Sophos port control which only allows writing to Trust approved encrypted devices.

Please let us know if you require more details or further clarification. You can find out more about the Trust and our publication scheme at our website[2]..

If you are unhappy with the Trust’s response, please use our FOI review process by writing to:

Information Governance Manager (FOI Review)

Health Informatics

St Peters Hospital

Guildford Road

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ

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If you remain dissatisfied, you have the right under section 50 of the Act to apply to the Information Commissioner’s Officefor a decision. Further details can be found on their website[3].

Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Administrator

Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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