FOI – 2024-000226 Cedigem Financial Penalties (HTML)
Date received – 06 June 2024 | Date responded – 03 July 2024
Request
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following information:
The number of times Cegedim (In Practice Systems Ltd) has received financial penalties from National Services Scotland who I understand manages this account.
The details of financial penalties, including the date issued, the reason for the penalty, and the amount of the penalty.
Response
We have now completed the search of our records and can provide you with the following information:
- The number of times Cegedim (In Practice Systems Ltd) has received financial penalties from National Services Scotland who I understand manages this account.
Under Section 33(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information Scotland Act, 2002 (FOISA), an organisation does not require to provide information if its disclosure under this Act would, or would be likely to, prejudice substantially the commercial interests of any person (including, without prejudice to that generality, a Scottish public authority). Therefore, NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) are withholding any details relating to the number of service deductions given to Cegedim Healthcare Services Ltd. as that information is commercially sensitive.
- The details of financial penalties, including the date issued, the reason for the penalty, and the amount of the penalty.
Under Section 33(1)(b) of FOISA, an organisation does not require to provide information if its disclosure under this Act would, or would be likely to, prejudice substantially the commercial interests of any person (including, without prejudice to that generality, a Scottish public authority).
Therefore, NSS are withholding any information relating to the details and reasons for service deductions given, if any, to Cegedim Healthcare Services Ltd. as that information is commercially sensitive.
What we can provide you with is a link to the General Practice Information Technology Systems (GP IT) website that highlights the SLAs (Service Level Agreements) that are used to calculate any service deductions applied. - Service Level Agreements – GP IT Scotland.
I trust you will find the information of assistance and if you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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