St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The complainant has requested a copy of a letter submitted to St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (“the Trust”) regarding concerns with its cardiac surgery service. The Trust refused the request on the basis of section 40, 41 and 36 of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Trust has correctly applied the provisions of section 41 to withhold the requested information. She has therefore not gone on to consider the application of the section 40 or 36 exemptions and she does not require the Trust to take any steps.