This example publication scheme has been created to outline the types of information that the Practice is expected to publish. The example is based upon the ICO model publication scheme and is broken down into the classes of information required under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. It is recommended that this is laid out in its own section of your Practice’s website, with the below headings listed.

The Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 2000 provides members of the public with the right access information held by public authorities. 

Public authorities are required to routinely publish certain information to the public as part of its normal business activities. This is known as a publication scheme.

The Mostyn House Medical Practice Publication Scheme is designed to signpost individuals to information we proactively release as and when it becomes available. The aim of this is to explain what information the practice makes available to the public and where possible to provide an easy method of accessing it.

The Publication Scheme contains seven classes of information, as follows, and information falling into each of these classes is published on our practice website:

·         Who we are and what we do

·         What we spend and how we spend it

·         What are our priorities and how we are doing

·         How we make decisions

·         Our policies and procedures

·         Register of members’ interests

·         Services we offer

All the information we proactively release is available free of charge on our website. Our publication scheme is a useful place to start if you’re looking for information about Mostyn House Medical Practice, before making a Freedom of Information request.

Information that is not published under the FOI Publication Scheme can be requested in writing and the release of such information will be considered in accordance with the provisions of the FOI Act 2000.

To make a Freedom of Information request, please email contact the practice manager via e mail  practice.manager.w94001@wales.nhs.uk or write to:

Practice Manager

Mostyn House Medical Practice

Mostyn Broadway

Llandudno

LL30 1YL

Mostyn House Medical Practice is a Partnership of 6 GPs who provide General Medical Services (GMS) to the population of Llandudno and surrounding areas.

GP Partners

Dr Desmond McCabe

Dr Alison Harvey

Dr Ebbie Luithle

Dr Vincent McCann

Dr Catrin Williams

Dr Qaisar Hussain

They employ as salaried GPS

Dr Alison Sudlow

Dr Dewi Goulden

Mostyn House Medical Practice has 9754 patients and is a member of the Conwy West Cluster which is made up of 11 separate Practices which are:

• Penrhyn Bay Surgery
• Craig y Don Surgery
• Mostyn House Medical Practice
• Lonfa Surgery
• West Shore Surgery
• Bodreinallt
• Gyffin/ Llys Meddyg
• Plas Menai
• Betws
• Llanrwst 
• Cerrig

Our Practice details and our opening times are published on our website, this information be accessed via www.mostynhousemedicalpractice.co.uk

Other information is available on the practice notice boards, in our practice leaflet and on our website.

Mostyn House Medical Practice receives money from NHS Wales according to its contract for national General Medical Services in exchange for services provided for patients.

We are funded by the Betsi Cadwaladar University Health Board under the Statement of Fees and Allowances Payable for General Medical Practitioners in England and Wales. 

GMS income is generated by capitation income, the commissioning of QAIF and enhanced services.  Private income is generated by medicals and medical reports.

Some medicines are bought in and the administration of these medicines generates an income, and a profit if bought at discount.

The total income received from the NHS before expenses can be requested in writing by contacting the practice manager via her e mail account at practice.manager.w94001@wales.nhs.uk

Expenditure is on premises, staff and equipment and any unspent profits is paid to the GPs as self employed independent contractors.

There may be circumstances where material cannot be released because it is confidential or commercial information or the appropriate officer designated for these purposes, under the Act, has taken the view that it may be prejudicial to the conduct of the Practice’s affairs.

If this is the case, we will respond to your FOI request with a formal letter acknowledging the reasons why we are unable to give you this information.

We do not wish to publish our annual salaries, but they are available on request.

We work with the Conwy Cluster which comprises of 11 practices across Conwy West Cluster.  The practice meets regularly to discuss the provision of services in the locality and we contribute to the annual IMTP plan which is a plan detailing services, services to be implemented and demand and capacity data.

All practices have reviews by Health Inspectorate Wales and the Health Board.  We have no recent reports to publish.

The Partners and Practice Manager meet regularly to review practice operational and strategic plans.  The Practice Manager also meets the nursing team on a regular basis to discuss operational matters and future plans.

Decisions are also made in the cluster meetings.

Policies and Procedures are in place and are used by the Practice Team. Policies relating to patient facing matters can be found on our website www.mostynhousemedicalpractice.co.uk

If you have a complaint or concerns about the service you have received from the doctors or any of the staff working in this practice, please let us know. We operate a complaints procedure as part of the NHS system. Our complaints system meets national criteria.

A copy of our practice complaints procedure is available here www.mostynhousemedicalpractice.co.uk

This will give you all the information and contact details needed to lodge a complaint.

Dr Catrin Williams is a member of the LMC (Local Medical Committee)

Dr Catrin Williams and Dr Vincent McCann are both GP trainers

In addition to routine and emergency services please see our ‘Services’ page on our website to see what services we offer our patients.

A disclosure log is used to publish any previous FOI requests and the response to these. For example, if someone asked you how often your practice gets a deep clean, the information you give to them can be published in this area. This will be helpful when people are looking to submit an FOI request to your practice, as then can check this log beforehand to see if the information they require has already been requested and published.

The practice will indicate clearly to the public what information is covered by this scheme and how it can be obtained.

Where it is within the capability of the practice, information will be provided on the website. Where it is impracticable to make information available on a website or when an individual does not wish to access the information by the website, the practice will assist to provide the information in the format it has been requested or offer an alternative method for it to be obtained.

The purpose of this scheme is to make the maximum amount of information readily available at minimum inconvenience and cost to the public. Charges made by the practice for routinely published material will be justified and transparent and kept to a minimum. Material which is published and accessed on a website will be provided free of charge.

Generally, only the following charges can be made:

• the costs directly incurred as a result of viewing information, photocopying, postage and packaging

• fees permitted by other legislation; and
• for information produced commercially, for example, a book, map or similar publication that you intend to sell and would not otherwise have produced.