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Information Governance
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NHS Grampian
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BY EMAIL
Date 6 May 2022
Oliver Caswell
Our Ref
FOI/2022/242
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Dear Mr Caswell
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 I refer to your e-mail dated 12 April 2022, requesting:
“I'd like to please request the following information with regards to the pulmonary rehab
services your patients have access to.
1) Who commissions the Pulmonary Rehab services your patients have access to and
who provides these services?
2) When did the services first commence?
3) How many patients have been referred to the service in the last 12 months and 24
months of data held?
4) Of these being referred how many have actually attended the service in these same
time periods?
5) How long does the average patient stay within the services?
6) What is the current waiting list size for the service?
7) What is the current remaining contract durations for these services?
8) Has the CCG ever commissioned Digital Respiratory Services?
If so were these for Pulmonary Rehab?
If so who were the providers?
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If so how many patients have utilised this digital element?”
I can now respond as follows:
1)Who commissions the Pulmonary Rehab services your patients have access to
and who provides these services?
NHS Scotland does not operate Commissioning Services which is only applicable in NHS
England.
The Physiotherapy service in NHS Grampian attached to each of the 3 respective Health
and Social Care Partnerships provide the PR service to the patients who are referred in.
2) When did the services first commence?
Aberdeenshire - this service first commenced in 2010 with various pilots prior to this.
Moray – 2012
Aberdeen City - 2010/2011- Prior to this it was an NHS Grampian service ran by ARI.
3) How many patients have been referred to the service in the last 12 months and 24
months of data held?
Aberdeenshire - 1/4/20 - 31/3/21 = 231 referrals
1/4/21 - 31/3/22 = 150 referrals
Moray - April 2020 - April 2021 - 58 referrals
April 2021 - April 2022 = 203 total 261
Aberdeen City - 1/1/22-27/4/22 – 186 referrals
1/1/21-31/12/21- 644 referrals
1/1/20-31/12/20 – 425 referrals
4) Of these being referred how many have actually attended the service in these
same time periods?
Aberdeenshire - 1/4/20 - 31/3/21 = 92
1/4/21 - 31/3/22 = 62
Moray - April 2020 - April 2021 = 30 April 2021 April 2022 - 102 total 132
Aberdeen City - 1/1/22-27/4/22 – 22 patients had PR input
1/1/21-31/12/21 - 124 patients had PR input
1/1/20-31/12/20 – 80 patients had PR input
5) How long does the average patient stay within the services?
Aberdeenshire - Patients stay in the service for 8-10 weeks on average as they have a pre
assessment, then 6 weeks of twice weekly classes and then a post assessment.
Moray - 6-12 weeks.
Aberdeen City - 6-8 weeks duration of input to complete programme from initial
assessment.
6) What is the current waiting list size for the service?
Aberdeenshire - Current waiting list is 149 patients
Moray – Current waiting list 54 patients
Aberdeen City – Current waiting list 141 patients.
7) What is the current remaining contract durations for these services?
Not Applicable as part of the core service design.
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8) Has the CCG ever commissioned Digital Respiratory Services?
We do not have commissioning in NHS Scotland.
Aberdeenshire – Had some virtual classes during Covid 19 pandemic.
Moray - Developed a virtual online PR option during initial stage of the Covid 19 Pandemic
- this is being suspended currently as face to face classes are trialled as a test of change.
Aberdeen City - Virtual PR classes were developed and introduced due to the Covid 19
Pandemic.
If so were these for Pulmonary Rehab?
Yes for all.
If so who were the providers?
Not applicable as service carried out by NHS Grampian staff.
If so how many patients have utilised this digital element?
Approximately 100 patients across the three service areas.
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your recourse is to the Court of Session on a point of law.
Yours sincerely
Roohi Bains
Information Governance Manager & Deputy DPO
NHS Grampian
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