Home About Us Patients Your Visit Services ELHT&Me Charity Working for Us Research News and media Publication Scheme Introduction The Freedom of Information Act allows members of the public certain rights to access information created and held by the Trust. Under the Act public authorities, of which East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is one, have two main duties: to respond to written requests from members of the public for information held by the authority to maintain a Publication Scheme Our Publication Scheme has been available since October 2003, and it makes available any information routinely published by the Trust. The purpose of the Act is to encourage a more open culture in the public sector and to give the public access to the information created by public authorities in their day-to-day decision making. The Act means that members of the public from anywhere in the world can request information, subject to certain exemptions, relating to the Trust's business, for example about our buildings or how we spend our money. Personal information Access to your own personal records that may be held by the Trust is not covered by this Act: this still falls under the Data Protection Act. If you would like access to your medical records, please contact the Access and Request Department, Burnley General Teaching Hospital, Casterton Avenue, Burnley, BB10 2PQ. For access to other personal information that the Trust holds on you, please contact the Information Governance Team, Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital, Haslingden Rd, Blackburn, BB2 3HH. What you need to know about the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Your rights - The Freedom of Information Act 2000 gives people the right to access information held by public authorities. Under the Act anyone, not just in the UK, can request information. Some of the information you want may already be available via this Publication Scheme. If you would like to request information held by East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust that is not included in our Publication Scheme. please read the following set of guidelines (click on the headings to reveal the information): How to make a request Charges Exemptions Response Complaints Copyright Section 1: Who We Are and What We Do Section 2: What We Spend and How We Spend It Section 3: What Our Priorities Are and How We Are Doing Section 4: How We Make Decisions Section 5: Our Policies and Procedures Section 6: Lists and Registers Section 7: The Services We Offer Was this page helpful? Our Accessibility Statement View our current vacancies and read about working with us Read about our Media service and Communications Team Click here to Contact Us Show accessibility tools