CCG spending on health concerns and care pathways

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Dear East Sussex County Council,

I am writing to request the following:
a) The specific total amount of funding attributed via the CCG towards various programmes or schemes to tackle individual public health concerns in terms of the prevention, treatment or management of disease in the spending year 2013/14. Where this spend goes over multiple categories (for example physical activity and weight management) please attribute the spend to the correct category as appropriate where this is possible. Where there is £0 spend, please confirm this.

I would like to request this spend for the following categories:
• Physical activity
• Obesity
• Sexual Health
• Drug misuse
• Alcohol misuse

b) A simple yes or no answer is requested to the following question: Is the recommendation or prescribing of ‘physical activity’ specifically included within the care pathways for the treatment of the following conditions within the CCG? Where the answer for ‘physical activity’ the answer given is “yes”, please provide appropriate evidence to verify that this is the case.
• Diabetes
• Stroke
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Hypertension
• Depression

Yours faithfully,

Jack Stanson

Freedom of Information, East Sussex County Council

Dear Mr Stanson

 

FOI Request ref:  3646 / Stanson / CCG Funding

 

Thank you for your request for information about the above. Your request
was received on 05/03/2014 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000.

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Yours sincerely

 

Customer Information Officer

 

East Sussex County Council

Communities, Economy and Transport Directorate

W1D, County Hall

St Anne’s Crescent

Lewes

East Sussex BN7 1UE

 

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Freedom of Information, East Sussex County Council

Dear Mr Stanson

 

FOI Request ref:  3646 / Stanson / CCG Funding

 

Thank you for your request for information about the above. Unfortunately
the County Council does not hold this information. This information can be
obtained directly from the relevant CCG. Eastbourne Seaford Hailsham CCG,
Hastings and Rother CCG and High Weald Lewes Havens CCG can all be
contacted at [1][email address]. Alternatively you may wish to contact the
joint accountable officer for Eastbourne, Seaford and Hailsham CCG and
Hastings and Rother CCG, Amanda Philipott on [2][email address].
Should you wish to clarify this request or seek information relating to
funding attributed by ESCC please do not hesitate to contact me.  

 

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Yours sincerely

 

Customer Information Officer

 

East Sussex County Council

Communities, Economy and Transport Directorate

W1D, County Hall

St Anne’s Crescent

Lewes

East Sussex BN7 1UE

 

Phone: 01273 482913
Fax: 01273 481208

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