Information Commissioner's Office

NHS Commissioning Board (NHS England)

5 March 2015, Health (NHS)

The complainant has requested information regarding metal on metal (MoM) hip replacements and whether they were still being used within the NHS following press reports that their use had been stopped. NHS England originally said that it did hold information relevant to his request and attempted to explain the position in respect of MoM hip replacements. It also directed the complainant to another body which it believed held information relevant to his request. At the internal review stage NHS England changed its position and now said that it did not hold the requested information. The Commissioner’s decision is that NHS England does not hold any specific record of whether the use of such implants had been banned. The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any further action in this matter

FOI 1: Not upheld