Freedom of Information

Our General Practice has formally adopted the British Medical Association Model Publication Scheme for General Practitioners in Scotland which can be accessed at the following link.

Freedom of Information Scheme

For all enquiries relating to practice information which is contained in this scheme please contact:
Mrs Tracey Thom (Practice Manager) or Mrs Sandra Edwards (Ast. Practice Manager)
Danestone Medical Practice LLP
Fairview Street
Danestone
Aberdeen
AB22 8ZP

Telephone: 01224 822866
Email: gram.dan[email protected]

Feedback

If you have any comments about the operation of the Publication Scheme, or how we have dealt with your request for information from the Scheme, please write to:

Mrs Tracey Thom (Practice Manager) or Mrs Sandra Edwards (Ast. Practice Manager)
Danestone Medical Practice LLP
Fairview Street
Danestone
Aberdeen
AB22 8ZP

Telephone: 01224 822866
Email: [email protected]

If we are unable to resolve any complaint, you can complain to the Scottish Information Commissioner who oversees the Act and whose contact details are below. From 1 January 2005, when the general right of access comes into force, there will be a formal appeal mechanism to deal with situations where information is withheld. Further details on this will be available on the Commissioner’s website at www.itspublicknowledge.info before this date.

FOI enquiries should be addressed to:

Scottish Information Commissioner
Kinburn Castle
Doubledykes Road
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 9DS

Tel: 01334 464610
[email protected]

Web sites

www.itspublicknowledge.info
This is the web site of the Scottish Information Commissioner

www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
This is the web site of the Information Commissioner.

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/?pageID=198
This is the Scottish Executive Freedom of Information web site.

http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/confidentiality/information_commissioner.htm
This is the NHS Scotland Confidentiality and Data Protection web site.

Publications

FOI (Scotland) Act 2002 http://www.hmso.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/acts2002/20020013.htm

FOI (Scotland) Act 2002 – Section 23: Publication Scheme and Section 24: Model Publication Scheme http://www.hmso.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/acts2002/20013–b.htm#23

Code of Practice to FOI (Scotland) Act 2002 http://www.hmso.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/acts2002/20013–g.htm#60

Scottish Health on the Web
www.show.scot.nhs.uk