Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Date 20 June 2025
- Sector Health
- Decision(s) FOI 12(1): Not upheld, FOI 16(1): Not upheld, FOI 17(5): Upheld
The complainant has requested the waiting times of trolley patients (from decision to admit to admission) in Accident & Emergency from Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (the Trust). The Trust refused to provide the requested information, applying section 12(1) FOIA – cost limit. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Trust applied section 12(1) correctly. The Commissioner also finds that the Trust did not breach section 16 FOIA. However, the Commissioner has decided that the Trust breached section 17(5) FOIA by not stating its reliance on section 12(1) within the statutory timeframe. The Commissioner does not require further steps.