AAC Provision

 

 

Dear Dr Reddington

 

Please accept this email as confirmation that NHS Western Isles
has received your FOI request below.

 

Regards,

 

NHS Western Isles

37 South Beach Street

Stornoway

Isle of Lewis

HS1 2BB

 

[1]wi-hb.FOI-requests@nhs.net 

Tel: 01851 708031

Fax: 01851 702036

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From: Joe [[FOI #100182 email]]
Sent: 11 January 2012 22:39
To: FOI-requests (NHS WESTERN ISLES)
Subject: Freedom of Information request - AAC Provision

     Dear Western Isles NHS Board,

     I am an academic researcher, attempting to assess the provision of
     augmentative and alternative communication devices by the NHS.
     Could you please send me details of augmentative and alternative
     communication devices supplied/purchased by your trust between 31st
     March 2006 and 1st April 2011?

     I would like the information broken down by both product name (So
     for
     example Dynavox Xpress, iPod touch with TapToTalk, BigMack) and by
     year. I would like information for both children and adults, but I
     don't require a breakdown by age.

     Deven PCT have helpfully given examples on a previous request. The
     format they used was

     2005/06
     4 X Digital Electronic Larynxes (Servox)
     2 x Listen To Me
     2 x Lightwriters
     1 x Dynawrite
     1 x Dynamo
     1 x Falck Voice Amplifier
     1 x Lions Speech Aid
     1 x Go Talk
     1 x Little Mack

     2006/07
     9 x Digital Electronic Larynxes (Servox)
     2 x Lightwriters
     1 x mini Printer
     2 x The Grid software
     2 x Falck Voice Amplifiers
     1 x Listen To Me
     1 x Textphone
     1 x Talking Symbols Notepad

     and this would do nicely for me. Other excellent formats were
     provided by:
     Bradford and Airedale Teaching PCT
    
(http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/co...)
     Bromley PCT
    
(http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/co...)
     Bristol PCT (
    
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/co...)
     and Central Lancashire PCT
    
(http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/au...)

     Just to make the process more efficient for you guys - it would be
     great to clarify a couple of things at this stage - I am aware that
     some trusts make use of commissioning trusts to do the actual
     purchase of the devices; when I have contacted the commissioning
     trusts I've been often redirected back to the PCT because the
     paperwork for previous years have been stored at the PCT - this
     redirection must be causing additional work for both trusts in the
     long run and it would be great to avoid it
    
(http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/au...
     is an example of the problem)

     Also, and again to make life easier for you, I should point about
     that since this request is being made via whatdotheyknow.com -
     email addresses are stripped out of replies to protect your privacy
     (because the responses are all available to public view- if you are
     to redirect my request to another body then it's ideal to just give
     the name of the body rather than just an email address

     Yours faithfully,

     Dr Joseph Reddington

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     Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
     [FOI #100182 email]

     Is [NHS Western Isles request email] the wrong address for Freedom of
     Information requests to Western Isles NHS Board? If so, please
     contact us using this form:
     http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/contact

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Dear Dr Reddington

Please find attached response to your FOI request.

Regards,
Tina

NHS Western Isles
37 South Beach Street
Stornoway
Isle of Lewis
HS1 2BB

[email address]
Tel: 01851 708031
Fax: 01851 702036
________________________________________
From: Joe [[FOI #100182 email]]
Sent: 11 January 2012 22:39
To: FOI-requests (NHS WESTERN ISLES)
Subject: Freedom of Information request - AAC Provision

Dear Western Isles NHS Board,

I am an academic researcher, attempting to assess the provision of
augmentative and alternative communication devices by the NHS.
Could you please send me details of augmentative and alternative
communication devices supplied/purchased by your trust between 31st
March 2006 and 1st April 2011?

I would like the information broken down by both product name (So
for
example Dynavox Xpress, iPod touch with TapToTalk, BigMack) and by
year. I would like information for both children and adults, but I
don't require a breakdown by age.

Deven PCT have helpfully given examples on a previous request. The
format they used was

2005/06
4 X Digital Electronic Larynxes (Servox)
2 x Listen To Me
2 x Lightwriters
1 x Dynawrite
1 x Dynamo
1 x Falck Voice Amplifier
1 x Lions Speech Aid
1 x Go Talk
1 x Little Mack

2006/07
9 x Digital Electronic Larynxes (Servox)
2 x Lightwriters
1 x mini Printer
2 x The Grid software
2 x Falck Voice Amplifiers
1 x Listen To Me
1 x Textphone
1 x Talking Symbols Notepad

and this would do nicely for me. Other excellent formats were
provided by:
Bradford and Airedale Teaching PCT
(http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/co...)
Bromley PCT
(http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/co...)
Bristol PCT (
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/co...)
and Central Lancashire PCT
(http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/au...)

Just to make the process more efficient for you guys - it would be
great to clarify a couple of things at this stage - I am aware that
some trusts make use of commissioning trusts to do the actual
purchase of the devices; when I have contacted the commissioning
trusts I've been often redirected back to the PCT because the
paperwork for previous years have been stored at the PCT - this
redirection must be causing additional work for both trusts in the
long run and it would be great to avoid it
(http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/au...
is an example of the problem)

Also, and again to make life easier for you, I should point about
that since this request is being made via whatdotheyknow.com -
email addresses are stripped out of replies to protect your privacy
(because the responses are all available to public view- if you are
to redirect my request to another body then it's ideal to just give
the name of the body rather than just an email address

Yours faithfully,

Dr Joseph Reddington

-------------------------------------------------------------------

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #100182 email]

Is [NHS Western Isles request email] the wrong address for Freedom of
Information requests to Western Isles NHS Board? If so, please
contact us using this form:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/contact

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be
published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/offic...

If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your
web manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.

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