Northern Region Gender Dysphoria Service Funding

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Dear Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust,

I am writing under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information about the Northern Region Gender Dysphoria Service:

1) What was the operating budget of the Northern Region Gender Dysphoria Service in the financial years (1st April-31st March) 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, and 2020-2021.

2) What was the number of full-time-equivalent staff employed by the Northern Region Gender Dysphoria Service as of the start of the financial year (1st April) for 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021

Thank you for taking the time to provide this information, and please let me know if any further information is required to answer this request.

Yours faithfully,

Rowan Davis

Dear Rowan

We acknowledge receipt of your request and are processing it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

However, due to the ongoing CORONAVIRUS pandemic, the Trust is facing numerous challenges, including pressures in maintaining staffing levels. The Trust will endeavour to respond to your request for information that the Trust holds within the statutory 20-working-day period, however, this may not always be possible. As you will appreciate, the Trust is prioritising the delivery of healthcare and focusing its resources on making sure that service users are receiving the treatment and care needed. This means that staff who would usually assist with responding to information requests are focusing the majority of their time and attention to this in order to ensure that our service users are well looked after. Unfortunately, this may mean that there could be a delay in providing you with the information that you have requested. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is aware of these understandable delays and has stated that it will not penalise organisations, such as the Trust, that need to prioritise their resource within other areas or adapt their usual approach during this time.

Thank you for your understanding.

Kind regards

Information Governance and Medico Legal Team
Informatics Department
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust

St Nicholas Hospital
Jubilee Road
Gosforth
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE3 3XT

Email: [email address]
Web: www.cntw.nhs.uk

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From: Rowan Davis[SMTP: ]
Sent: 02 July 2021 12:58:19
To: FOI
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Northern Region Gender Dysphoria Service Funding Auto forwarded by a Rule

Dear Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust,

I am writing under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information about the Northern Region Gender Dysphoria Service:

1) What was the operating budget of the Northern Region Gender Dysphoria Service in the financial years (1st April-31st March) 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, and 2020-2021.

2) What was the number of full-time-equivalent staff employed by the Northern Region Gender Dysphoria Service as of the start of the financial year (1st April) for 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021

Thank you for taking the time to provide this information, and please let me know if any further information is required to answer this request.

Yours faithfully,

Rowan Davis

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Dear Rowan

Our response to your Freedom of Information request is as follows:

1) What was the operating budget of the Northern Region Gender Dysphoria Service in the financial years (1st April-31st March) 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, and 2020-2021.

2017/18 = £910,912
2018/19 = £911,823
2019/20 = £942,531
2020/21 = £960,445

2) What was the number of full-time-equivalent staff employed by the Northern Region Gender Dysphoria Service as of the start of the financial year (1st April) for 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021

1st April 2017 = 9.1FTE
1st April 2018 = 9.1FTE
1st April 2019 = 7.9FTE
1st April 2020 = 8.6FTE
1st April 2021 = 8.0FTE

Please note that the information provided is the property of Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust and subject to Intellectual Property and Database Rights. Any commercial application or use of this information may be subject to the provisions of the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005.

This means that if you wish to re-use the information provided for commercial purposes for any reason you must seek the expressed consent of Cumbria, Northumberland Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust. Any documents re-used for any purpose without expressed consent and the payment of an appropriate fee will be a breach of Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. To obtain access to information; and/or obtain consent for the re-use of copyright documents; and/or details of fees; please write to:

Head of Information Governance and Medico Legal,
Informatics Department
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust,
St Nicholas Hospital, Jubilee Road, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 3XT
Email: [email address]

If you are not satisfied with the Trust’s response to your request you may ask us to review it. If you wish to do this, please write to the Information Governance Manager enclosing a copy of your original request and explaining your complaint.

Kind regards

Information Governance and Medico Legal Team
Informatics Department
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust

St Nicholas Hospital
Jubilee Road
Gosforth
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE3 3XT

Email: [email address]
Web: www.cntw.nhs.uk

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From: Rowan Davis[SMTP: ]
Sent: 02 July 2021 12:58:19
To: FOI
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Northern Region Gender Dysphoria Service Funding Auto forwarded by a Rule

Dear Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust,

I am writing under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information about the Northern Region Gender Dysphoria Service:

1) What was the operating budget of the Northern Region Gender Dysphoria Service in the financial years (1st April-31st March) 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, and 2020-2021.

2) What was the number of full-time-equivalent staff employed by the Northern Region Gender Dysphoria Service as of the start of the financial year (1st April) for 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021

Thank you for taking the time to provide this information, and please let me know if any further information is required to answer this request.

Yours faithfully,

Rowan Davis

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