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Dear Mr Douglas,
RE: Freedom of Information Request
Reference: FOI.17.LAM135
11 December 2017
Thank you for your request under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act). This response is
provided on behalf of NHS Lambeth Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). Your request along with
the CCG’s response is detailed below.
1.
About the provider of your current Wheelchair Service
a.
Is your provider an NHS organisation or a contracted-out, non-NHS organisation?
NHS organisation.
b.
What is the name of your current provider?
The name of the current provider is Guy’s and St Thomas;’ NHS Foundation Trust,
Bowley Close Rehabilitation Centre Community Services. Please refer to the website link
below:
https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/our-services/wheelchair-and-specialist-
seating/referrals.aspx
c.
What is the name of the Wheelchair Service Manager
I can confirm that NHS Lambeth CCG does hold this information. The CCG considers the
name requested exempt under
Freedom of Information Act 2000 Section 40(2) (personal
information) as it relates to an individual not employed by the CCG.
The CCG follows guidance issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office on the
disclosure of personal data including names. The member of staff can be contacted at
Bowley Close Rehabilitation Centre Community Services. Please refer to the website link
below:
https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/our-services/wheelchair-and-specialist-
seating/referrals.aspx
2.
How your wheelchair services are provided
a.
Do you combine your Wheelchair Service with any other service, such as
Prosthetics or Community Equipment? If so, please provide a list of the other
services.
Yes. The wheelchair service is combined with the following services:
Prosthetics.
Orthotics.
Amputee Rehabilitation.
Assistive Technology.
b.
Is your Wheelchair Service exclusive to your CCG?
No.
c.
If you service is combined with another CCG please provide a list of the CCGs that
share this Wheelchair Service and confirm who is the lead CCG?
Other South East London CCGs make use of
Bowley Close Rehabilitation Centre
Community Services, including Lewisham and Southwark. Please refer to the website
link below:
https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/our-services/wheelchair-and-specialist-
seating/referrals.aspx
NHS Lambeth CCG is the lead CCG.
d.
Is the Repair and Maintenance element of the service “integrated” or contracted
out to a 3rd party Approved Repairer?
The Repair and Maintenance element of the service is contracted out.
e.
If you have an externally provided Approved Repairer, what is the name of your
current provider?
I can confirm that NHS Lambeth CCG does not hold this information. Please contact
Bowley Close Rehabilitation Centre Community Services.
3.
About your wheelchair service
a.
What is the size of the population covered by your Wheelchair Service?
The size of the population covered by the Wheelchair service is the Borough populations
of Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark. Please refer to the website link below:
https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/our-services/wheelchair-and-specialist-
seating/referrals.aspx
b.
How many registered service users are served by the Wheelchair Service?
I can confirm that NHS Lambeth CCG does not hold this information. Please contact
Bowley Close Rehabilitation Centre Community Services.
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4.
About the Integrated (Combined service and Repair & Maintenance (R&M))
contract with your provider
a.
What is the contract spend in the last financial year for the Integrated Wheelchair
Service?
b.
Please state the dates of your last financial year.
c.
When was the Integrated Wheelchair Service last tendered?
d.
When does the current contract expire? Please provide details of any potential
contract extension?
e.
Please provide the date this Wheelchair Service will be next tendered
Question 4 is not applicable to NHS Lambeth CCG as the service is contracted out.
5.
About the Repair and Maintenance (R&M) sub-contract with your wheelchair
provider (where appropriate)
a.
What is the contract spend in the last financial year for the R&M Wheelchair
Service?
I can confirm that NHS Lambeth CCG does not hold this information. Please contact
Bowley Close Rehabilitation Centre Community Services.
b.
Please state the dates of your last financial year.
1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017.
c.
When was the R&M Wheelchair Service last tendered?
I can confirm that NHS Lambeth CCG does not hold this information.
d.
When does the current R&M sub-contract expire? Please provide details of any
potential contract extension
I can confirm that NHS Lambeth CCG does not hold this information.
e.
Please provide the date that R&M Wheelchair Service sub-contract will be next
tendered
I can confirm that NHS Lambeth CCG does not hold this information.
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