Doctors employed by DHSC not Manx Care

Summary

The requester asked for the number of medical doctors directly employed by the Department of Health and Social Care following the establishment of Manx Care. The authority disclosed that one doctor is employed but refused to provide further breakdowns, citing that the information is already reasonably accessible via public websites.

Key Facts

• The Department of Health and Social Care employs one medical doctor registered with the GMC with a licence to practice.
• The request was refused under section 20 of the Act because the information is already reasonably accessible to the public.
• The requested data can be found on DHSC team structure charts and the General Medical Council website.
• The Department was redesigned on 1 April 2021 following Sir Jonathan Michael's Independent Review.
• The requester clarified they wanted figures for both practicing and non-practicing doctors.

Data Disclosed

• 1
• 2021-09-09
• 2021-10-08
• 2021-09-28
• 2021-04-01
• 1986084

Exemptions Cited

• Section 20 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (Information reasonably accessible)

Original Request

Following the establishment of Manx Care earlier this year, please can you confirm how many medical doctors remain employed directly by the Department of Health and Social Care

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Chief Executive: Kathryn Magson Freedom of Information Team Crookall House Demesne Road Douglas Isle of Man IM1 3QA

Our ref: 1986084 7 October 2021

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received 9 September 2021 and which states:

"Following the establishment of Manx Care earlier this year, please can you confirm how many medical doctors remain employed directly by the Department of Health and Social Care"

On 28 September 2021, you further clarified that you required the figures for doctors that hold registration with a licence to practice with the General Medical Council (GMC) and doctors that are not practicing medicine but hold registration without a licence with the GMC. While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, under section 20 of the Act, we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you, whether free of charge or on payment of a fee. All of the information that you have requested is available from team structure charts publicly available on the DHSC website and Medical Doctor registration and licence information publicly available on the General Medical Council (GMC) website. To provide advice and assistance, the Department the Department of Health and Social Care redesigned on 1 April 2021 as a direct result of Sir Jonathan Michael's Independent Review of the Isle of Manx Health and Care System. The Department employs one medical doctor who is registered with the GMC with a licence to practice. Please quote the reference number 1986084 in any future communications.

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