Medication Prompts

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Dear NHS Coventry and Rugby Clinical Commissioning Group,

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information:

Medication prompts are defined as:
The definition of 'prompting' is: 'the action of saying something to persuade, encourage or remind someone to do or say something'. Prompting of medication is reminding a person of the time and asking if they have or are going to take their medicines. (Google.com)

1. Do you fund Medication Prompts?
2. If yes, under which funding budget line/service is it allocated? (i.e Pharmacy, IPP, CHC, DTOC etc)
3. Do you joint fund Medication Prompts with your local Adult Social Service Department?
4. How many clients do you currently fund?
5. What is your predicted annual spend for Medication Prompts?
6. How long / Since when have you funded Medication Prompting Service?

Please provide the information in electronic format at this email address. However, I am happy to receive them by post if that is more convenient.

If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request.

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If you have any queries please don’t hesitate to contact me via email and I will be very happy to clarify what I am asking for and discuss the request, my details are outlined below.
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Thank you for your help, I look forward to your response.

Yours faithfully,

Tanne Ray

Warwickshireccgs (NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT), NHS Coventry and Rugby Clinical Commissioning Group

Dear Requester

Thank you for your email.

We can see you have asked for information relating to Coventry and Rugby CCG and South Warwickshire CCG. To assist you further we can advise that we also process requests on behalf of Warwickshire North CCG.

May we ask if you wish to request the same information for any of the above? Once clarified we can progress your request.

Yours faithfully

FOI team
Engagement, Communications and Marketing

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit
Scarsdale, Nightingale Close, Newbold Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 7PF
W: www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk

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Dear Warwickshireccgs (NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT),

I would appreciate an answer about my FOI from the following CCG's:

Coventry and Rugby CCG
South Warwickshire CCG
Warwickshire North CCG.

Yours sincerely,

Tanne Ray

WARWICKSHIRECCGS (NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT), NHS Coventry and Rugby Clinical Commissioning Group

Dear Requestor,

FOI Reference number: 001308

Thank you for your request for information. Your request was received on 18 Dec. 19 and is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act (2000). A response will be sent to you within 20 working days after receipt and by 20 Jan. 20 on behalf of the following CCGs:

NHS Coventry and Rugby CCG
NHS South Warwickshire CCG
NHS Warwickshire North CCG.

If you have any queries in the interim, please do not hesitate to contact me quoting the reference number above.

Kind regards

FOI team Arden & GEM CSU
Engagement, Communications and Marketing

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit

E: [NHS Coventry and Rugby CCG request email]
W: www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk

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WARWICKSHIRECCGS (NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT), NHS Coventry and Rugby Clinical Commissioning Group

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Please find attached files in response to your recent request on behalf of NHS Coventry and Rugby CCG and NHS Warwickshire North CCG.
Kind regards
Lindsay

Lindsay Parker
Senior Freedom of Information Officer
Engagement, Communications and Marketing

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit
Scarsdale, Nightingale Close, Newbold Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 7PF

T: 01246 514965
E: [email address]
W: www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk

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