Comprehensive list of closures, centralisations and downgrades at this CCG
Dear NHS Ashford Clinical Commissioning Group,
I am trying to get a true picture of the extent of changes being proposed across the regions currently in the English NHS. I am asking every CCG in order to acquire a comprehensive list of planned/proposed and recent closures, downgrades and centralisation of services in England.
Please provide the information requested for your CCG. I request a full list of ALL instances of:
1.) any hospital services that have been centralised, ie relocated in to a single unit or into fewer units (planned and those that have happened since 2012)
2.) any losses of community beds (planned and those that have happened since 2012) plus
losses of beds in district general hospitals (planned and those that have happened since 2012)
3.) any closures of GP surgeries (planned and those that have happened since 2012)
4.) instances where hospital units have been downgraded (planned and those that have happened since 2012)
5.) Any closures of walk-in centres and MIUs (planned and those that have happened since 2012)
6.) any A&E units that are facing closure, centralisation, relocation or downgrade (planned and those that have happened since 2012)
7.) any Maternity units that are facing closure, centralisation, relocation, downgrade or will no longer be consultant-led (planned and those that have happened since 2012)
8.) any Cancer wards or units that are to be closed, downgraded, centralised or relocated (planned and those that have happened since 2012)
9.) any Stroke wards/units that have been closed, downgraded, centralised or relocated (planned and those that have happened since 2012)
10.) any closures of Urgent Care Centres or Urgent Treatment Centres - please also include downgrades and relocations. (planned and those that have happened since 2012)
11.) The change in spend in spend on mental health (total and as a % of overall spend) between 2010 and the current time. Please also list any closures of NHS mental health facilities (planned and those that have happened since 2012)
12.) please provide a list of any other reductions of service that doe not fit into the above categories.
By 'planned', I mean at the planning stage, due for a public consultation, planned but yet to be implemented, or at pre-consultation stage.
Yours faithfully,
Carly Jeffrey
Save the NHS (East Kent)
Dear Ms Jeffrey
RE: Freedom of Information Request
I am writing to formally acknowledge your request for information
regarding closures, centralisations and downgrades which will be processed
under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I can confirm your request was
received on 23 August 2019 by NEL on behalf of the Clinical Commissioning
Groups (CCGs) listed below. The references for your requests are shown
alongside.
NHS Ashford CCG EK164FOI.19.ASH125
An initial investigation is currently taking place into whether the
information you have requested is held by the CCGs and if so, whether it
can be released in accordance with the legislation.
Any fees applicable to this request will be detailed in writing as soon as
they can be determined. Your request will then be placed on hold and you
will have the choice of whether to proceed with your request. Should any
clarification of your request be required we will advise you accordingly.
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please do not hesitate to contact us quoting the reference number above.
Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Team
NEL
[1][email address]
Lower Marsh, 3^rd Floor
Waterloo, London, SE1 7NT
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Dear Ms Jeffrey,
I am writing on behalf of NHS Ashford CCG to request clarification on your
below FOI request.
Q11 – Please can you clarify what you mean by NHS Mental Health
Facilities? E.g. hospitals, walk-in centres
Until we receive this clarification from you, your request will be placed
on hold.
Kind regards,
FOI Team
NEL
[1][email address]
Kent House, 4th Floor
Station Road, Ashford, TN23 1PJ
[2]www.nelcsu.nhs.uk
@NELCSU
Dear Ms Jeffrey
It has been over 20 working days since I wrote to you asking for
clarification on your recent Freedom of Information request.
As we have not received this clarification we have now closed your
request.
With Kind Regards
FOI Team
NEL
[1][email address]
Kent House, 4th Floor
Station Road, Ashford, TN23 1PJ
[2]www.nelcsu.nhs.uk
@NELCSU
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