Publication Scheme

The Publication Scheme comprises seven classes of information (known as Definition Documents) which can be accessed by clicking on the designated links below

Class 1: Who we are and what we do

• How we fit into the NHS structure
• Organisational structure:
  • Trust board
  • Care Groups
• Gender pay gap reporting
• Workforce diversity
• Organisations with which we work in partnership
• Meeting with pharmaceutical companies and other medical suppliers
• Senior executives and management board of governing body members
• Contact details for public facing departments

 

Class 2: What we spend and how we spend it

• Financial statements, budgets, variance reports:
  • Annual reports
  • Expenditure over £25,000
• Financial audit reports (See Auditor's Annual reports)
• Capital programme
• Staff and board members' allowances and expenses (See Annual Reports)
• Staff pay and grading pay structures:
  • Senior staff (See Annual Reports)
  • Levels of pay by salary range for all other posts
• Funding
• TU facility time (See Annual Reports)
• Procurement and tendering procedures:
  • All new suppliers should comply with the Supplier representatives’ policy which is available on the Trust website here: https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk/trust-policies. Please email plh-tr.plymouthprocurement@nhs.net prior to arranging any onsite visit. Please send all enquiries to the Procurement team’s general email address: plh-tr.plymouthprocurement@nhs.net
• Details of contracts currently being tendered
  • For contracting opportunities and information, please utilise Contract Finder:  https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder  This site assists you in exploring and searching business opportunities.
• List and value of contracts awarded

 

Class 3: What our priorities are and how we are doing

• Annual report
• Annual business plan
• Targets, aims and objectives
• Strategic direction documents (5 year plan)
• Performance information
• Reports by regulatory organisations
• Audit reports delivered at board level
• Clinical strategy
• Service user surveys
• Impact assessments

 

Class 4: How we make decisions

• Board papers and agendas
• Patient and public engagement strategy
• Public consultations

 

Class 5: Our policies and procedures

Trust policies are available here.

Trust procedures are available here.

 

Class 6: Lists and registers

• Publicly available registers
• List of main suppliers
• Asset registers
• Information asset register
• The Trust uses CCTV and notices are displayed in areas where CCTV is installed
• Registers of interest
• Register of gift and hospitality
• Disclosure log

 

Class 7: The services we offer

• Clinical services provided
• Non-clinical services
• Services for which we are entitled to recover a fee
• Patient support groups
• Patient information leaflets
• Patient advice and liaison services (PALS)
• Advice and guidance
• Corporoate communications and media releases

 

If you are unable to access the Publication Scheme via the designated link, then please contact the Publication Scheme Co-ordinator who would be happy to assist you with your enquiry by either supplying you with a paper copy of the relevant information or inviting you to attend the Trust's premises to inspect the information yourself.

Please contact the: 
Publication Scheme Co-ordinator
University Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust

Ground Floor, Brittany House
Brest Road
Plymouth
PL6 5YE

plh-tr.foi-requests@nhs.net