Enfield Primary Care Trust

Trust Headquarters

Holbrook House

Cockfosters Road

Barnet

EN4 0DR

www.enfield.nhs.uk

Tel: 020 8370 8185

Fax: 020 8370 8105

27^th April 2009

Dear Ms Maul

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request. You asked Enfield PCT:

1. How many people receive continuing health care services?

2. What is the population of the PCT?

3. How many applications for Continuing Health Care were made?

4. How many were accepted and how many rejected?

5. How many rejected ones were appealed against?

6. How many appeals were then referred onto the ombudsman?

7. Of those referred to the ombudsman, how many were then rejected

and accepted?

In response to your questions above:

These figures are snapshot totals, including children, of people in receipt of Continuing Health Care funding at the end of each of those financial years. No further breakdown is available on these global figures.Further information is contained in the attached document. Note that the figures there are for calendar years and relate only to older people and physical disability..

2. The estimated population of EPCT for 2007/08 is 289,604

3,4, & 5. Please see question 1 above and attached document.

6. There were no appeals referred to the ombudsman.

7. N/A

If you are not satisfied with the PCT's response to your request you may ask the PCT to review the response. If you wish to do this please write to the PALs and Complaints Department, Holbrook House, Cockfosters Road, Barnet, Herts EN4 0DR enclosing a copy of your original request and explaining your complaint.

If you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact me on 020 8370 8185.

Yours Sincerely,

Carly Newton

Executive Office Support Officer/FOI Lead