NHS Continuing Healthcare 2017-18 (Ref: SIA/DB)

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Dear NHS Barnsley Clinical Commissioning Group,

I work for the Spinal Injuries Association (SIA), the leading national user-led charity supporting spinal cord injured people and their families. Being a user led organisation SIA understand the challenges of living with a spinal cord injury (SCI). We strive to support all people living with SCI to access the services and support they need to stay healthy and live full, fulfilling and active lives.

Part of my role is to assist the Head of Public Affairs with FoI requests, such as the one that follows. As a request under the Freedom of Information Act, please provide the following information about the provision of NHS Continuing Healthcare for adults by your Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG):

1. How many adults in your CCG currently receive NHS Continuing Healthcare?

2. How many adults in your CCG currently receive each of the following:
a) Fully funded NHS Continuing Healthcare packages of care?
b) Joint funded Local Authority / NHS Continuing Healthcare packages of care?
c) NHS funded nursing care?
d) “Care at Home” NHS Continuing Healthcare packages care?

3. What was the total NHS Continuing Healthcare budget for adults in your CCG in the year 2017-18?

4. What was the actual amount spent on NHS Continuing Healthcare for adults by your CCG in the year 2017-18?

5. For each of the following categories, what was the actual amount spent by your CCG in the year 2017-18 for those adults in receipt of:
a) Fully funded NHS Continuing Healthcare packages of care?
b) Joint funded Local Authority / NHS Continuing Healthcare packages of care?
c) NHS funded nursing care?
d) “Care at Home” NHS Continuing Healthcare packages of care?

6. What is your CCG’s total NHS Continuing Healthcare budget for adults for the year 2018-19?

7. What is your CCG’s total anticipated NHS Continuing Healthcare budget for adults for the year 2019-20?

8. What is your CCG’s total anticipated NHS Continuing Healthcare budget for adults for the year 2020-21?

9. What activities are being undertaken to prepare all appropriate staff for the implementation of the revised National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare which takes effect from 1st October 2018?

If you have any queries or require clarification on any of these questions, please contact Dave Bracher, Campaigns Manager at Spinal Injuries Association, on mobile number 07593 538126 or via email at [email address]

Many thanks for your help with this request.

Yours faithfully,

Tim Nicholson

FOI (NHS BARNSLEY CCG), NHS Barnsley Clinical Commissioning Group

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Dear Tim

 

I write to you to acknowledge the receipt of your request for information
from Barnsley Clinical Commissioning Group, We will provide a response to
your request within 20 working days as stated in the Freedom Of
Information Act.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Dawn Bentley

FOI
Administrator                                                                                                

NHS Barnsley Clinical Commissioning Group, Putting Barnsley People
First                           

Hillder House, 49 – 51 Gawber Road, Barnsley, S75 2PY

 

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FOI (NHS BARNSLEY CCG), NHS Barnsley Clinical Commissioning Group

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Dear Tim

 

In response to your request for information I have received the following
details:-

 

1.         How many adults in your CCG currently receive NHS Continuing
Healthcare?

            As of 06/08/2018 we have 432 patients in receipt of funding
which is broken down in question 2.

 

2.         How many adults in your CCG currently receive each of the
following:

a)         Fully funded NHS Continuing Healthcare packages of care? 255
patients fully funded receiving care both at home and in a residential or
nursing setting. This          includes 138 Fast Track Patients.

b)         Joint funded Local Authority / NHS Continuing Healthcare
packages of care? 73 patients

c)         NHS funded nursing care? 104 patients

d)         “Care at Home” NHS Continuing Healthcare packages care? 271
currently receive care at home.

 

3.         What was the total NHS Continuing Healthcare budget for adults
in your CCG in the year 2017-18?
                                                        

            £14,130K

 

4.          What was the actual amount spent on NHS Continuing Healthcare
for adults by your CCG in the year 2017-18?                          
              

            £16,138K

 

5.         For each of the following categories, what was the actual
amount spent by your CCG in the year 2017-18 for those adults in receipt
of:

a)         Fully funded NHS Continuing Healthcare packages of care?
£13,693K

b)         Joint funded Local Authority / NHS Continuing Healthcare
packages of care? £1,335K

c)         NHS funded nursing care? £1,110K

d)         “Care at Home” NHS Continuing Healthcare packages of care?
Included within the figures above as not split within the finance system

 

6.         What is your CCG’s total NHS Continuing Healthcare budget for
adults for the year 2018-19?

            £17,128K

 

7.         What is your CCG’s total anticipated NHS Continuing Healthcare
budget for adults for the year 2019 20?     

            Not set

 

8.         What is your CCG’s total anticipated NHS Continuing Healthcare
budget for adults for the year 2020
21?                                          

            Not set

 

9.         What activities are being undertaken to prepare all appropriate
staff for the implementation of the revised National Framework for NHS
Continuing Healthcare            which takes effect from 1st October 2018?

            We have sent two experienced CHC nurses to attend the NHSE
training on the 2018 National framework.

            CHC Barnsley will use the training materials developed by NHSE
and develop a training pack for CHC.

            A Flyer has been sent to all NHS primary and secondary care
staff involved in completing assessments/ BMBC and therapist services to
invite them to attend the      training for the new framework and
documents.

            This flyer has a series of dates throughout September 2018,
the staff who work in the CHC department will also have the training
session in September 2018

 

 

All information supplied by the CCG in answering a request for information
(RFI) under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 or Environmental
Information Regulations is the copyright of Barnsley Clinical
Commissioning Group and is subject to the terms of the Re-use of Public
Sector Information Regulations 2005, Statutory Instrument 2005 No.1515
which came into force on 1^st July 2005.

 

Under the terms of the Regulations, the CCG will not license the re-use of
any or all information supplied if it is being used in a form and for a
purpose other than which it was originally supplied.

 

This license for re-use will be in line with the requirements of the
Regulations and the licensing terms and fees as laid down by the Office of
Public Sector Information (OPSI). Most licenses will be free; however the
CCG reserves the right, in certain circumstances, to charge a fee for the
re-use of some information which it deems to be of commercial value.

 

 I hope that this response is to your satisfaction and would be grateful
for any comments you may have in relation to the service provided.

 

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request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision,
you should write to the Complaints Manager at the address below.

 

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply
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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

 

 

Clair Piper

FOI
Adminstrator                                                                                                

NHS Barnsley Clinical Commissioning Group, Putting Barnsley People
First                           

Hillder House, 49 – 51 Gawber Road, Barnsley, S75 2PY

 

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