Schools opting out of HPV vaccination programme and subsequent procedure

Buckinghamshire Primary Care Trust (PCT) did not have the information requested.

Dear Buckinghamshire Primary Care Trust (PCT),

Under the Freedom of Information Act, would you be so kind as to answer the below questions:

1) Do all girls aged 12 -13 get offered the HPV vaccine at school?
2) a) for girls accepting, do their GPs get notified of their vaccination?
b) for girls offered but not accepting the vaccine, do their GPs get notified of their non-vaccination?

If the answer to 1) is not a complete yes:

3)a) Have any schools in the area refused to allow clinicians to administer the HPV vaccine? b) If so, which?
c) If the answer to 3a) is yes, what are the reasons provided for this?
d) What is the policy/process for alternative arrangements for any schools that have opted out?
e) Please provide a copy of the official notifications, or record of that notification

4a) Have any schools in the area opted out of the HPV vaccine catch up programme at any point?
4b) If the answer to 4a) is yes, which?

Yours faithfully,

Michelle Brook

Jackson Kirsty (5QE) Oxfordshire PCT, Buckinghamshire Primary Care Trust (PCT)

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Dear Ms Brook,

                   

Please find attached our acknowledgement letter for your Freedom of
Information request. 

 

 

With kind regards

 

Freedom of Information Team

NHS Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Cluster

 

01865 334 650

 

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

I sent an FOI request on 10th Oct 2012, however, have yet to receive a response.

By law, a response should have been forth coming within 20 working days. I request that a response is complied and sent to me shortly.

For ease, I have copied the questions below.

Yours sincerely,
Michelle

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Original request:

Under the Freedom of Information Act, would you be so kind as to
answer the below questions:

1) Do all girls aged 12 -13 get offered the HPV vaccine at school?

2) a) for girls accepting, do their GPs get notified of their
vaccination?
b) for girls offered but not accepting the vaccine, do their GPs
get notified of their non-vaccination?

3)a) Have any schools in the area refused to allow clinicians to
administer the HPV vaccine? b) If so, which?
c) If the answer to 3a) is yes, what are the reasons provided for
this?
d) What is the policy/process for alternative arrangements for any
schools that have opted out?
e) Please provide a copy of the official notifications, or record
of that notification

4a) Have any schools in the area opted out of the HPV vaccine catch
up programme at any point?
4b) If the answer to 4a) is yes, which?

Yours sincerely,

Michelle

FOI (5QE) Oxfordshire PCT, Buckinghamshire Primary Care Trust (PCT)

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Dear Michelle

Apologies that you do not seem to have received your FOI response. Our records show that your response was sent to you on 30th October.
I have re attached it for you.

Kind Regards

Freedom of Information Team | NHS Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Cluster, Jubilee House, 5510 John Smith Drive, Oxford Business Park, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2LH
|tel: 01865 334650 | email: [NHS Buckinghamshire request email] web: www.oxfordshirepct.nhs.uk

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