Urology Unit Report by Judith North 2017
Dear Monash Health,
I would like to access the Urology Unit report written by Judith North in 2017.
Yours faithfully,
Philip McCahy
Dear Monash Health,
My request for the Urology Unit Report by Judith North from 2017 has not been addressed. By law I should have received a response promptly and by June 05 2023 at the latest. I look forward to your reply.
Yours faithfully,
Philip McCahy
Dear Monash Health,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Monash Health's handling of my FOI request 'Urology Unit Report by Judith North 2017'.
Your response to this initial request is now long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, I should have received a response.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/u...
Yours faithfully,
Philip McCahy
Hi Phillip
As your request was only looking for one document, the request was
forwarded to our Release of Information Unit which is a quicker service.
Unfortunately I am unable to see any correspondence sent from other
department.
I have investigated further and am unable to see an notes regarding
Urology within your medical record, is it possible you may have been seen
privately?
I am also unable to find a Dr Judith North in our directory.
I apologize if you have not received any correspondence from either
department, If you are able to give me any further details I will
investigate further for you, please note we are only able to provide
information from Monash Health services.
Regards
Carrie Harris
Freedom of Information
Team Leader
Monash Health
246 Clayton Road Clayton.
Phone 9594 2123
[1][email address]
Please Note: As of the 1st July the Freedom of Information application fee
will rise to $32.70
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From: Philip McCahy [mailto:[FOI #10181 email]]
Sent: Monday, 6 January 2025 10:25 AM
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Internal review of Freedom of Information request -
Urology Unit Report by Judith North 2017
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Dear Monash Health,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information
reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Monash Health's handling of
my FOI request 'Urology Unit Report by Judith North 2017'.
Your response to this initial request is now long overdue. By law, under
all circumstances, I should have received a response.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on
the Internet at this address:
[3]https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/u...
Yours faithfully,
Philip McCahy
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Dear FOI,
Thanks for your reply. The requested report was written by Judith North (who is a lawyer, not a doctor) as a (presumably paid) independent report on the Urology Unit at Monash Health. It has nothing to do with any patients. Executive had copies of the report in 2017 (as I saw the cover at a meeting).
Yours sincerely,
Philip McCahy MB BS, FRCS (Urology). FRACS
Dear FOI,
Still waiting for this report. Not very impressed with lack of appropriate response.
I would like an internal review. Failing that I will be seeking an external review.
Yours sincerely,
Philip McCahy
Hi Phillip,
I do apologize for the delay in returning a response to your request, our
department has been experiencing staff shortages within the last few
months.
Our senior legal counsel completed an extensive and diligent search of all
executive meetings held from 2023 and earlier and they were unable to
identify a meeting or report prepared by a Judith North.
Kind Regards,
Carrie Harris
Freedom of Information
Team Leader
Monash Health
246 Clayton Road Clayton.
Phone 9594 2123
[1][email address]
[2]cid:image001.png@01DAC6E5.650BE620
From: Philip McCahy [mailto:[FOI #10181 email]]
Sent: Friday, 21 February 2025 7:13 AM
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Internal review of Freedom of Information request -
Urology Unit Report by Judith North 2017
### Email from an external sender. Be aware that this could be a phishing
attempt ###
Dear FOI,
Still waiting for this report. Not very impressed with lack of appropriate
response.
I would like an internal review. Failing that I will be seeking an
external review.
Yours sincerely,
Philip McCahy
-----Original Message-----
Hi Phillip
As your request was only looking for one document, the request was
forwarded to our Release of Information Unit which is a quicker service.
Unfortunately I am unable to see any correspondence sent from other
department.
I have investigated further and am unable to see an notes regarding
Urology within your medical record, is it possible you may have been seen
privately?
I am also unable to find a Dr Judith North in our directory.
I apologize if you have not received any correspondence from either
department, If you are able to give me any further details I will
investigate further for you, please note we are only able to provide
information from Monash Health services.
Regards
Carrie Harris
Freedom of Information
Team Leader
Monash Health
246 Clayton Road Clayton.
Phone 9594 2123
[1][email address]
Please Note: As of the 1st July the Freedom of Information application fee
will rise to $32.70
[2][3]cid:image001.png@01DAC6E5.650BE620
From: Philip McCahy [mailto:[FOI #10181 email]]
Sent: Monday, 6 January 2025 10:25 AM
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Internal review of Freedom of Information request -
Urology Unit Report by Judith North 2017
### Email from an external sender. Be aware that this could be a phishing
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Dear Monash Health,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information
reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Monash Health's handling of
my FOI request 'Urology Unit Report by Judith North 2017'.
Your response to this initial request is now long overdue. By law, under
all circumstances, I should have received a response.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on
the Internet at this address:
[3][4]https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/u...
Yours faithfully,
Philip McCahy
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Dear FOI,
Thank you for prompt reply. The report into Monash Health Urology services was commissioned by Monash Health in 2017. I have been in the same room as the completed report so I know it exists. I would imagine that quite a bit of money was spent on the report and I know that it has been read by the Director of Surgical Services and the former Chief Operating Officer (amongst others). I hope this information helps you in finding this important document.
Yours sincerely,
Philip McCahy
Hi Philip,
Thank you for this additional information,
We will complete another search for this report.
Thanks
Hayley Capiron
Release of Information Manager | Legal Office
Monash Medical Centre
246 Clayton Road
CLAYTON VIC 3168
t: 03 9594 1371| f: 03 9594 4141| e: [1][email address]
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Monash Health acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land, the
Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung peoples, and we pay our respects to them, their
culture and their Elders past, present and future.
From: Philip McCahy
[[3]mailto:[FOI #10181 email]]
Sent: Friday, 21 February 2025 10:32 AM
To: FOI <[4][email address]>
Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] Internal review of Freedom of Information request
- Urology Unit Report by Judith North 2017
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Dear FOI,
Thank you for prompt reply. The report into Monash Health Urology services
was commissioned by Monash Health in 2017. I have been in the same room as
the completed report so I know it exists. I would imagine that quite a bit
of money was spent on the report and I know that it has been read by the
Director of Surgical Services and the former Chief Operating Officer
(amongst others). I hope this information helps you in finding this
important document.
Yours sincerely,
Philip McCahy
-----Original Message-----
Hi Phillip,
I do apologize for the delay in returning a response to your request, our
department has been experiencing staff shortages within the last few
months.
Our senior legal counsel completed an extensive and diligent search of all
executive meetings held from 2023 and earlier and they were unable to
identify a meeting or report prepared by a Judith North.
Kind Regards,
Carrie Harris
Freedom of Information
Team Leader
Monash Health
246 Clayton Road Clayton.
Phone 9594 2123
[1][email address]
[2][5]cid:image001.png@01DAC6E5.650BE620
From: Philip McCahy [mailto:[FOI #10181 email]]
Sent: Friday, 21 February 2025 7:13 AM
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Internal review of Freedom of Information request -
Urology Unit Report by Judith North 2017
### Email from an external sender. Be aware that this could be a phishing
attempt ###
Dear FOI,
Still waiting for this report. Not very impressed with lack of appropriate
response.
I would like an internal review. Failing that I will be seeking an
external review.
Yours sincerely,
Philip McCahy
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Hi Philip,
Please see attached a copy of the Neurology report along with our decision
letter.
Thanks
Hayley Capiron
Release of Information Manager | Legal Office
Monash Medical Centre
246 Clayton Road
CLAYTON VIC 3168
t: 03 9594 1371| f: 03 9594 4141| e: [3][email address]
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Monash Health acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land, the
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culture and their Elders past, present and future.
From: Hayley Capiron
Sent: Thursday, 6 March 2025 9:30 AM
To: [5][FOI #10181 email]
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- Urology Unit Report by Judith North 2017
Hi Philip,
Thank you for this additional information,
We will complete another search for this report.
Thanks
Hayley Capiron
Release of Information Manager | Legal Office
Monash Medical Centre
246 Clayton Road
CLAYTON VIC 3168
t: 03 9594 1371| f: 03 9594 4141| e: [6][email address]
[7]cid:image002.png@01D5277E.D2A57900
Monash Health acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land, the
Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung peoples, and we pay our respects to them, their
culture and their Elders past, present and future.
From: Philip McCahy
[[8]mailto:[FOI #10181 email]]
Sent: Friday, 21 February 2025 10:32 AM
To: FOI <[9][email address]>
Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] Internal review of Freedom of Information request
- Urology Unit Report by Judith North 2017
### Email from an external sender. Be aware that this could be a phishing
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Dear FOI,
Thank you for prompt reply. The report into Monash Health Urology services
was commissioned by Monash Health in 2017. I have been in the same room as
the completed report so I know it exists. I would imagine that quite a bit
of money was spent on the report and I know that it has been read by the
Director of Surgical Services and the former Chief Operating Officer
(amongst others). I hope this information helps you in finding this
important document.
Yours sincerely,
Philip McCahy
-----Original Message-----
Hi Phillip,
I do apologize for the delay in returning a response to your request, our
department has been experiencing staff shortages within the last few
months.
Our senior legal counsel completed an extensive and diligent search of all
executive meetings held from 2023 and earlier and they were unable to
identify a meeting or report prepared by a Judith North.
Kind Regards,
Carrie Harris
Freedom of Information
Team Leader
Monash Health
246 Clayton Road Clayton.
Phone 9594 2123
[1][email address]
[2][10]cid:image001.png@01DAC6E5.650BE620
From: Philip McCahy [mailto:[FOI #10181 email]]
Sent: Friday, 21 February 2025 7:13 AM
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Internal review of Freedom of Information request -
Urology Unit Report by Judith North 2017
### Email from an external sender. Be aware that this could be a phishing
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Dear FOI,
Still waiting for this report. Not very impressed with lack of appropriate
response.
I would like an internal review. Failing that I will be seeking an
external review.
Yours sincerely,
Philip McCahy
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Ben (Right to Know) left an annotation ()
The replies from Monash Health today (23 April) exist because I was trying to get in to the system to extract the documents. Unfortunately the decision and the documents show as “expired”.
We believe it’s bad for transparency for authorities to withhold information by hiding it behind a “secure email” platform that automatically expires documents.
We will follow up with Monash Health. As the applicant, it may also be worth making an FOI complaint: https://ovic.vic.gov.au/freedom-of-infor...
Kindly,
Ben - Right to Know team