Contracts for remote or online sexual health testing
Dear Lincolnshire County Council,
We are researching the use of online sexual health testing services. These services allow citizens concerned that they may have a sexually transmitted infection to order a test kit to be sent to their home, and then to either self-test at home, or return a sample to the laboratory, receive a result usually via email or text message, and to obtain medicines and further advice if required. The services are part of local government public health responsibilities
Please answer the following questions in relation to online sexual health services.
1. Does the authority commission or procure these services
2. In each of the financial periods 2021-22, 2022-23, April 2023 to December 2023
a. How much did the authority spend overall on sexual health testing services
b. How much did the authority spend on online services
c. How many citizens were tested using online services
3. How much was spent (by the authority or predecessor organisations) in each period with each of the following providers for online sexual health services
a. Preventx
b. SH 24
c. TDL or their NHS joint venture, Health Service Laboratories
d. Viapath
e. Synlab or their joint venture, Synnovis
f. Lloyd’s pharmacy
g. NHS Trusts/ their laboratory services
h. Other. Please name any provider where the spend in any year exceeded £100,000
4. When did the authority last issue a tender for these services
5. When does the current contract expire
Yours faithfully,
Richard Brown
Information request
Our reference: 8850321
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Dear Mr Brown
Thank you for your request for information that was received on 31 January
2024 regarding the use of online sexual health testing services.
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Our reference: 8850321
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Dear Mr Brown
Thank you for your request for information received on 31 January 2024.
Please find attached our response to your request.
Yours sincerely
Sharon
Customer Information Advisor
[email address]
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