OT Assessment Waiting List Figures

West Lancashire Borough Council did not have the information requested.

Nikki Thompson

Dear FOI team,

Please provide the following information in an email format:

1. The current length of the OT waiting list. Please include:
The total number of cases
The approximate wait in months for an OT assessment.
Adult and paediatric figures.
A breakdown of case category numbers i.e. DFG, Moving & Handling

2. If you have used an external independent occupational therapy organisation in the last 12 months (1st May 2018 -30th April 2019) and if so:
Their name
The number of cases outsourced and a cost paid per assessment (on average if easier)
The total value spent with them during this timeframe
If the work was tendered
If the supplier is under a contract what is the end contract date.

3. If there are any current vacant posts in the OT team and the total unspent salary value of these posts for the past 12 months (1st May 2018 - 30th April 2019)

4. The name, email and contact number of the person responsible for commissioning independent OT assessments on behalf of the Council.

Yours faithfully,

Nikki Thompson

Freedom Of Information, West Lancashire Borough Council

This message is to acknowledge receipt of your communication. If your
request is a valid request for information under the terms of the Freedom
of Information Act 2000 it will be answered promptly and within 20 working
days.

 

West Lancashire Borough Council as the Data Controller take the security
of your personal data seriously.  We will only use the personal
information you give us for the purposes of providing an answer to your
freedom of information request.  For further information
www.westlancashire.gov.uk

 

══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

show quoted sections

Leather, Mark, West Lancashire Borough Council

1 Attachment

Ref No: 2019/302

 

4 June 2019

 

Dear Ms Thompson,

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Request for Information

 

Thank you for your email of 2 May 2019 where you requested information
about Occupational Therapists.

I can confirm West Lancashire does not employ OT's and equally do not
employ third party OT's If you have any queries concerning the information
provided, please do not hesitate to contact me.

 

The supply of information in response to a freedom of information request
does not confer an automatic right to re-use the information.  Under UK
copyright law you can use any information supplied for the purposes of
private study and non-commercial research without requiring permission. 
Similarly, information supplied can also be re-used for the purposes of
news reporting. An exception to this is photographs.

 

For other forms of re-use, for example publishing the information, you
would need the permission of the organisation or person who owns the
copyright.  In the case of information produced by government departments
and agencies you can re-use the information under the Open Government
Licence.  For information about this please see
[1]http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/o...
 

 

If, however, the copyright is identified as belonging to somebody else,
you will need to apply for permission.  For information about how to
obtain permission from a third party, please go to Intellectual Property
Office’s website at [2]www.ipo.gov.uk

 

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the
right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be
submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your
original letter and should be addressed to:

Marc Taylor, Borough Treasurer, Council Offices, 52 Derby Street,
Ormskirk, L39 2DF

 

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

 

If you are not content with the outcome of an internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information
Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Mark Leather

Freedom of Information Officer

West Lancashire Borough Council

 

Tel: 01695 585031

Fax: 01695 585050

West Lancashire Borough Council

52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, L39 2DF

 

[3]https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

 

[4]Description: Description: cid:image002.jpg@01D1FEDD.2CB51EF0

Notice: How we handle your data

 

West Lancashire Borough Council takes your privacy very seriously and will
keep your personal data secure at all times. We will only use your
personal data for the purpose for which it was provided and ensure that
it  is destroyed when no longer required. For further information about
your privacy, please see our [5]website.  If you would like to discuss
your privacy in more detail, you can contact the Officer whose details are
above this notice.

 

show quoted sections