Communication Devices supplied by PCT (AAC)

Brighton and Hove City Primary Care Trust (PCT) did not have the information requested.

Dear Brighton and Hove City Primary Care Trust (PCT),

Would 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 helpfully give examples on a previous request at http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/au... . 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.

I attempting to find out how many people who have poor or no speech have a speech aid, in particular electronic speech aids, and I would like to know how many have been supplied by the trust during the last five years.

Yours faithfully,

Dr Joseph Reddington

FOI (Brighton & Hove City PCT), Brighton and Hove City Primary Care Trust (PCT)

Dear Dr Reddington

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request which was received by
NHS Brighton & Hove today. Your request will be processed in accordance
with the Freedom of Information Act (2000) and you can expect to receive
a response within 20 working days.

Yours sincerely

Gill Beall

Freedom of Information Officer
NHS Sussex
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FOI (Brighton & Hove City PCT), Brighton and Hove City Primary Care Trust (PCT)

Dear Mr Reddington

Please find below NHS Brighton & Hove's response to your Freedom of
Information request dated the 11th September 2011 in respect of
augmentative and alternative communication devices:

NHS Brighton & Hove is a commissioning only organisation and as such, we
do supply or purchase such devices. You will therefore need to redirect
your request to the relevant provider organisations.

If you are dissatisfied with the outcome of your enquiry, you have the
right to appeal. In order to do so, please contact:

Complaints Manager
NHS Brighton and Hove
Level 4
Lanchester House
Trafalgar Place
Brighton
BN1 4FU

If you are still dissatisfied with the outcome you can write to:

FOI Complaints Resolution
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Tel: 01625 545 700

Yours sincerely

Gill Beall

Freedom of Information Officer
NHS Sussex
1 The Causeway, Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN12 6BT
Direct Line: (01903) 708409
Email: [email address]
NHS Net: [email address] Please use this address when sending
sensitive or identifiable information
Freedom of Information: [email address] Please use this address
for all Freedom of Information requests/enquiries
www.westsussex.nhs.uk

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Dear FOI (Brighton & Hove City PCT),

Thank you for your wonderfully quick reply,

As I'm sure you are aware, Section 16 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 places a duty on you to provide help and assistance where possible, and this would generally include giving information on who the relevant provider organisations are and when they took over the duty. Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

Joe

FOI (Brighton & Hove City PCT), Brighton and Hove City Primary Care Trust (PCT)

Hi Joe

I apologise for the delay in responding but I am waiting for information
from our Contracting team as to who holds the contract for the purchase
and supply of augmentative and alternative communication devices. As
soon as I have this, I will provide you with the relevant Freedom of
Information contact details.

Gill Beall

Freedom of Information Officer
NHS Sussex
1 The Causeway, Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN12 6BT
Direct Line: (01903) 708409
Email: [email address]
NHS Net: [email address] Please use this address when sending
sensitive or identifiable information
Freedom of Information: [email address] Please use this address
for all Freedom of Information requests/enquiries
www.westsussex.nhs.uk

The information contained in this e-mail may be subject to public
disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, unless the
information is legally exempt from disclosure. The unauthorised use,
disclosure, copying or alteration of this message or any information
contained within it is forbidden. It is intended for the addressee
only. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender
by return and delete the email from your system. The views expressed
within this email are not necessarily the views or policies of West
Sussex NHS Primary Care Trust.

Emails are not considered a secure medium for sending personal
information and may be at risk. Recipients should run anti-virus
software before opening any attachments. All liability is excluded to
the extent permitted by law, for any claims arising from the use of the
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FOI (Brighton & Hove City PCT), Brighton and Hove City Primary Care Trust (PCT)

Dear Mr Reddington

I have now ascertained that the contract for the delivery of Speech and
Language Therapy is held by Sussex Community NHS Trust. You will
therefore need to redirect your request to them at [email address]

Kind regards

Gill Beall

Freedom of Information Officer
NHS Sussex
1 The Causeway, Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN12 6BT Direct Line:
(01903) 708409
Email: [email address]
NHS Net: [email address] Please use this address when sending
sensitive or identifiable information Freedom of Information:
[email address] Please use this address for all Freedom of
Information requests/enquiries www.westsussex.nhs.uk

The information contained in this e-mail may be subject to public
disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, unless the
information is legally exempt from disclosure. The unauthorised use,
disclosure, copying or alteration of this message or any information
contained within it is forbidden. It is intended for the addressee
only. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender
by return and delete the email from your system. The views expressed
within this email are not necessarily the views or policies of West
Sussex NHS Primary Care Trust.

Emails are not considered a secure medium for sending personal
information and may be at risk. Recipients should run anti-virus
software before opening any attachments. All liability is excluded to
the extent permitted by law, for any claims arising from the use of the
medium by this organisation.

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Dear FOI (Brighton & Hove City PCT),

Just to follow this up - my understanding from what you have sent is that 'Sussex Community NHS Trust' are the body that is commissioned by the PCT to provide AAC devices within the catchment area of the PCT. Could you confirm this? and also that there is no other NHS body that provides this service within your catchment area?

Yours sincerely,

Joe