Suicide prevention targets

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Wednesday, 14 October 2009

Dear D. Speers

Information Request

Thank you for your email of 14 October 2009, requesting information
regarding freedom of information request - Suicide Prevention under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please find attached our leaflet giving
guidance on our procedure for managing requests for information.

We are processing your request on behalf of Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust
and will write to you within the statutory 20 working days as laid down in
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Jane Maddick

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I am on a training day today and will be returning to the office on Friday 16th October 2009.

I will get back to you as soon as possible.

Kind Regards,

Joe Duff

Private & Confidential Jubilee House
Oxford Business Park South
FoI No: 270/10/09 5510 John Smith Drive
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D Speers OX2 2LH
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Tel: 01865 336800
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Tuesday, 03 November 2009

Dear D.Speers

Information Request

Further to your email of 14 October 2009 in which you requested
information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding suicide
prevention and reduction in rates, we are pleased to be able to provide
you with the information you requested.

I understand that the SHA and PCT have joint plans in place with the Dept
of Health to achieve at least a 20% reduction in the death rate from
'injury and undetermined death' by 2010.

The Dept of Health have kindly confirmed the withdrawal of suicide
indicators,which as I understand has already happened at PCT level
and also have confirmed full withdrawal of indicators, intended nationally
from 2010/11.

Please can you provide information on these joint 'plans' and how does
Oxfordshire PCT, fit into these plans?

Can OPCT provide information on how much progress has been made towards
the 2010 target?

If PCT's are "expected to support SHA's in delivery on their agreed
priorities" how is this to be achieved now that PCT indicators have been
withdrawn?

Oxfordshire PCT has been working towards the target of a 20% reduction in
the death rate from suicide and undetermined injury by at least a fifth by
the year 2010 and is currently on track to achieve this target.

Progress towards this target includes:

. A systematic review of every suicide and undetermined injury by
provider organisations including the Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Mental
Health Trust.

. A two yearly audit of suicides and undetermined injury. The last
audit took place in 2007 and the next audit is currently being undertaken.

. Developing an action plan for a more strategic approach to
suicide audit and prevention

The South Central Strategic Health Authority requires Oxfordshire PCT to
conduct a suicide audit as part of the `Autumn Assessment' process. In
addition Oxfordshire PCT is currently reviewing its processes of suicide
audit and prevention strategies, in order to make improvements.

We do hope you find this information useful, but if you have any further
queries then please contact us at the above address.

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision,
you should write to the: Deputy Director, Head of Quality and Clinical
Standards, Oxfordshire PCT, Jubilee House, 5510 John Smith Drive, Oxford
Business Park South, Oxford, OX2 2LH.

If you are not content with the outcome your complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the
ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints
procedure.

The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF.

Yours sincerely

Jane Maddick

Freedom of Information Officer

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Private & Confidential Jubilee House
Oxford Business Park South
FoI No: 294/11/09 5510 John Smith Drive
Cowley, Oxford
D. Speers OX2 2LH
[FOI #20976 email]
Tel: 01865 336800
Fax: 01865 337094

[1]www.oxfordshirepct.nhs.uk

[2][NHS Oxfordshire request email]

Wednesday 04 November 2009

Dear D.Speers

Information Request

We are treating your email of 3 November 2009 as a new request for
information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 so that we log the
new questions on our Freedom of Information database and make sure we keep
track of the responses. In addition to this, the questions you are asking
are different from the questions in your original request for information
so it will take longer to respond to them as new questions than it would
take to provide clarification for questions.

Please find attached our leaflet giving guidance on our procedure for
managing requests for information.

We are processing your request on behalf of Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust
and will write to you within the statutory 20 working days as laid down in
the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, I will
let you know. A fees notice will be issued to you, and you will be
required to pay before we will proceed to deal with your request.

In the meantime if you have any queries then please contact us at the
above address.

The FOI Officer is Jane Maddick. All responses to enquiries about Freedom
of Information should go to [3][NHS Oxfordshire request email] . Please do not
reply to sender.

Yours sincerely

Jane Maddick

Freedom of Information Officer

Dear Maddick Jane (5QE) Oxfordshire PCT,

I appreciate your recent response re progress towards the 2010

suuicide reduction target and just a couple of supplementary

questions please (in caps below for ease of reference):

I asked:

Please can you provide information on these joint 'plans' and how

does Oxfordshire PCT, fit into these plans?

Can OPCT provide information on how much progress has been made

towards the 2010 target?

If PCT's are "expected to support SHA's in delivery on their agreed

priorities" how is this to be achieved now that PCT indicators have

been withdrawn?

Oxfordshire PCT has been working towards the target of a 20%

reduction in the death rate from suicide and undetermined injury by

at least a fifth by the year 2010 and is currently on track to

achieve this target.

You have replied:

Progress towards this target includes:

* A systematic review of every suicide and undetermined injury by

provider organisations including the Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire

Mental Health Trust. (WHO DRAWS THIS DATA TOGETHER AT PCT? IN TERMS

OF PROGRESS HOW IS THIS CURRENTLY MEASURED?)

* A two yearly audit of suicides and undetermined injury. The last

audit took place in 2007 and the next audit is currently being

undertaken.(WHEN IS THE CURRENT AUDIT DUE TO BE COMPLETED?)

* Developing an action plan for a more strategic approach to

suicide audit and prevention (BY WHAT DATE IS THE ACTION PLAN DUE

TO BE COMPLETED BY?)

The South Central Strategic Health Authority requires Oxfordshire

PCT to conduct a suicide audit as part of the 'Autumn Assessment'

process.(WHAT NAMED PERSON/TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AUDIT? In

addition Oxfordshire PCT is currently reviewing its processes of

suicide audit and prevention strategies, in order to make

improvements.(WHEN IS THE CURRENT REVIEW DUE TO BE COMPLETED BY?)

DOES OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL'S OVERVIEW AND SCRUNITY COMMITTEE

PLAY ANY PART IN THE CURRENT REVIEW OF SUICIDE AUDIT?

With thanks for your time.

Yours sincerely,

D. Speers

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Private & Confidential Jubilee House
Oxford Business Park South
FoI No: 294/11/09 5510 John Smith Drive
Cowley, Oxford
D. Speers OX2 2LH
[FOI #20976 email]
Tel: 01865 336800
Fax: 01865 337094

[1]www.oxfordshirepct.nhs.uk

[2][NHS Oxfordshire request email]

Monday, 30 November 2009

Dear D.Speers

Information Request

Further to your email of 03 November 2009 (which we agreed to treat as a
new request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000)
requesting information regarding suicide prevention targets, we are
pleased to be able to provide you with the information you requested.

I appreciate your recent response re progress towards the 2010 suicide
reduction target and just a couple of supplementary questions please (in
caps below for ease of reference):

I asked:

Please can you provide information on these joint 'plans' and how does
Oxfordshire PCT, fit into these plans? Can OPCT provide information on
how much progress has been made towards the 2010 target?

If PCT's are "expected to support SHA's in delivery on their agreed
priorities" how is this to be achieved now that PCT indicators have been
withdrawn?

Oxfordshire PCT has been working towards the target of a 20% reduction in
the death rate from suicide and undetermined injury by at least a fifth by
the year 2010 and is currently on track to achieve this target.

You have replied:

Progress towards this target includes:

* A systematic review of every suicide and undetermined injury byprovider
organisations including the Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Mental Health
Trust. (WHO DRAWS THIS DATA TOGETHER AT PCT? IN TERMS OF PROGRESS HOW IS
THIS CURRENTLY MEASURED?)

* A two yearly audit of suicides and undetermined injury. The last audit
took place in 2007 and the next audit is currently being undertaken.(WHEN
IS THE CURRENT AUDIT DUE TO BE COMPLETED?)

* Developing an action plan for a more strategic approach to suicide audit
and prevention (BY WHAT DATE IS THE ACTION PLAN DUE TO BE COMPLETED BY?)

The South Central Strategic Health Authority requires Oxfordshire PCT to
conduct a suicide audit as part of the 'Autumn Assessment' process.(WHAT
NAMED PERSON/TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AUDIT? In addition Oxfordshire
PCT is currently reviewing its processes of suicide audit and prevention
strategies, in order to make improvements.(WHEN IS THE CURRENT REVIEW DUE
TO BE COMPLETED BY?)

DOES OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL'S OVERVIEW AND SCRUNITY COMMITTEE PLAY ANY
PART IN THE CURRENT REVIEW OF SUICIDE AUDIT?

Provider organisations including Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Mental
Health Trust systematically review each death from suicide and
undetermined injury. This data is compiled by Oxfordshire PCT's Clinical
Governance Department. Progress towards reduction of deaths from suicides
and undetermined injury is measured via the two yearly suicide audit.

The two yearly audit of suicides and undetermined injury is currently
being undertaken. This is required by the South Central Strategic Health
Authority as part of the 'Autumn Assessment'. This audit is led by Public
Health in conjunction with other departments within the PCT and is due to
be completed by the third quarter of 2009-10.

Oxfordshire PCT is currently reviewing its processes of suicide audit and
prevention strategies, in order to make improvements. An action plan for
a more strategic approach to suicide audit and prevention is being
developed. This action plan will be completed by the first quarter of
2010-11.

Oxfordshire County Council's Overview and Scrutiny Committee have not been
involved in this review as they have not had any concerns. Should this
change, Oxfordshire PCT would cooperate fully.

We do hope you find this information useful, but if you have any further
queries then please contact us at the above address.

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision,
you should write to the: Deputy Director, Head of Quality and Clinical
Standards, Oxfordshire PCT, Jubilee House, 5510 John Smith Drive, Oxford
Business Park South, Oxford, OX2 2LH.

If you are not content with the outcome your complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the
ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints
procedure.

The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF.

Yours sincerely

Jane Maddick

Freedom of Information Officer

References

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