Dear Stellan

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Dear Stellan Sigg

30951 - Community Equipment Services (Provision Of Daily Living Aids)

I am writing in response to your request dated 09/02/2023.  This has been
dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

You asked for the following information and the Council’s response to your
specific questions is set out below:

I am researching the varying provision of community equipment services
(“CES”) throughout the UK.

A community equipment service provides daily living aids such as crutches,
commodes, profiling beds, etc. This service might be known under a
different name locally, such as a joint equipment store or an equipment
loan service. The service may also provide other equipment in addition to
daily living aids.

Please could you answer the following questions separately under the
Freedom of Information Act:

1)          Is an outsourced organisation (or organisations) used to
deliver the service? If so, what is their name?

Outsourced to Medequip

2)          Does the service provide other services or equipment in
addition to daily living aids? If so, what are they?

Yes, suction equipment, sleep systems

3)          For how long has the outsourced organisation(s) been providing
the service?

6 years

4)          If your service is shared or commissioned with other
authorities, please name the other authorities and state who is the
lead/coordinating commissioner?

Not applicable

5)          When was the service last tendered?

2017

6)          When will the service next be tendered?

2024

7)          When does the current contract expire? Please provide details
of any potential contract extensions.

2024

8)          Is equipment purchased separately, e.g. through a framework
agreement rather than via the provider organisation? Please state the
names of any agreements if so.

Via provider

9)          How much was spent on the service in the last financial year?

£3.65m

10)       What is the size of the population covered by the service?

440,000

11)       How many registered users does the service have?

2556

12)       Re: patient choice. Does the service routinely operate on
Saturday or Sunday?

Yes

13)       Re: patient choice. Does the service routinely operate after
5pm, Monday to Friday?

Yes

14)       Re: patient satisfaction. Please provide summary results of the
latest patient survey?

This information is not available

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Yours sincerely

Information Governance Team

Kirklees Council
Governance Service

PO Box 1720
HUDDERSFIELD
HD1 9EL

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