Released 3 July 2024
Request:
I am writing to make a formal request for information under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding collaborative working (including joint working) projects with pharmaceutical and related companies that your organisation is involved in.
For clarity, by “collaborative” I mean projects/initiatives where by you are working with one or more pharmaceutical companies to deliver enhanced patient care or are for the benefit of patients or alternatively benefit the NHS and, as a minimum, maintain patient care.
By “Joint working” I mean projects/initiatives involving working between one or more pharmaceutical company and healthcare organisation(s), which is patient-centred and always benefits patients.
For each collaborative/joint working project entered into from April 2019 to today please detail:
Name of project/initiative
Date entered into the project/initiative
Name of the pharmaceutical company/companies
Name of the NHS organisations involved
The aims/goals used to justify the project
Resources planned to be utilized in the projections, or assessments conducted by your organisations on the outcomes or impact of these joint working projects
When the project/initiative is planned to be complete
I would like to emphasise that this request is made aiming to enhance transparency and accountability in the collaboration between the NHS and the pharmaceutical industry.
Information disclosed:
Under Section 1(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) the Trust can confirm that it does not hold the information requested.
Please note that University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust has only been in operation since 1 April 2021, following the merger of Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust and Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
We have carried out a thorough and reasonable search for the information requested. Our information leads have confirmed that there have been no (nil) collaborative or joint working projects/initiatives that meet the criteria of your request over this period.