K Dudakia
Departmental Services
Direct Dial 020 7525 3697
Facsimile 020 7525 3955
Contact Peter Harris
Email to : - K Dudakia [request-15095-
[email address]]
1st September 2009
Dear K Dudakia
Re: Your request for information – Ref number 3984
Thank you for your email request for information that was received on 23rd July in
which you requested:
Elderly Care Provision
I should be grateful if you can furnish me with data for each of years from 1997 to 2008
of the following items:
a. How many older people were assessed for care services (please
include data giving age, sex, ethnicity, faith where possible)?
b. How many older people have been granted care services, please
include type of care. For example Older People, Learning
Disability, Supported Living, Domiciliary Care, Dementia, Nursing
and so on (please include data giving age, sex, ethnicity, faith
where possible)?
c. What is the proportion of older people residing in the borough
(please include data giving age, sex, ethnicity, faith where
possible)?
I have outlined below our responses to your request. I apologise for the delay in
sending this letter.
a. How many older people were assessed for care services (please
include data giving age, sex, ethnicity, faith where possible)?
The Department of Health hold this information as it is part of the annual return (RAP)
submitted to them by Local Authorities. Please use the following link to search for this data,
which we understand is held for financial years back to 2005 :
http://www.ic.nhs.uk/statistics-and-data-collections/social-
care/adult-social-care-information/community-care-statistics-2007--
08:-referrals-assessments-and-packages-of-care-for-adults-england-
national-report-and-cassrs
b. How many older people have been granted care services, please
include type of care. For example Older People, Learning
Disability, Supported Living, Domiciliary Care, Dementia, Nursing
and so on (please include data giving age, sex, ethnicity, faith
where possible)?
The Department of Health hold this information as it is part of the annual return (RAP)
submitted to them by Local Authorities. Please use the following link to search for this data,
which we understand is held for financial years back to 2005 :
http://www.ic.nhs.uk/statistics-and-data-collections/social-
care/adult-social-care-information/community-care-statistics-2007--
08:-referrals-assessments-and-packages-of-care-for-adults-england-
national-report-and-cassrs
c. What is the proportion of older people residing in the borough
(please include data giving age, sex, ethnicity, faith where
possible)?
This data can be viewed by using the link outlined below : -
http://thesource/staging/Content.asp?id=52503&cat=1784
This information is being provided as a statutory obligation under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. Please note that under the Privacy and Electronic
Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 Southwark Council ask not to
receive unsolicited marketing communications.
You are free to use the information provided for your own purposes, including any
non-commercial research you are doing and for the purposes of news reporting. Any
other re-use, for example commercial publication, requires the permission of the
copyright holder. You may apply for permission to re-use this information by
submitting a request to [Southwark Borough Council request email]; you can find details on these
arrangements at http://www.southwark.gov.uk/YourCouncil/Copyright. Detailed
advice about the Reuse of Public Sector Information Regulations (PSI) 2005 is
available from the Office of Public Sector Information at:
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/advice/index.htm
Further information on the Freedom of Information Act is available through the
Information Commissioner at the:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire. SK9 5AF
Telephone: 01625 545 700
Internet: www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
Yours sincerely
Peter Harris
Records Manager
Southwark Adults Health and Social Care
and Southwark Children’s Services
[email address]
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