Delayed transfers of care (DTOC)
Dear North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust,
Could the authority state how they use agencies and/or software to expedite the discharge of DTOC patients?
How much did they spend with agencies to arrange placements with care homes or home care for DTOC patients in each of the last three financial years?
Do they use Capacity Tracker or any other software of services to identify care homes or home care packages? Please state which software or services are used.
Yours faithfully,
J Allen
Dear J Allen
Reference Number FOI 2019 - 690
Thank you for your request for information about delayed transfers of care
at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust.
We anticipate being able to provide a response within the timescales
allowed under the Act.
In the meantime if you have any questions regarding this request please
contact us directly quoting the reference number above.
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1^st April 2017 and
comprises of Peterborough City Hospital, Hinchingbrooke Hospital and
Stamford & Rutland Hospital. The Trust also provides community clinics at
Princess of Wales Hospital in Ely, Doddington Hospital and North Cambs
Hospital in Wisbech. Further information is available via our website
[1]www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk.
Any future Freedom of Information requests should be addressed to North
West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust using the email address below.
The Freedom of Information Team
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
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Ref: FOI/2019/690
Dear J Allen
Thank you for your recent enquiry under the Freedom of Information Act.
Please find your response detailed below.
Requesters Question and Trust Response:
1. Could the authority state how they use agencies and/or software
to expedite the discharge of DTOC patients?
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust uses a locally developed patient
tracking system to record all DTOCs and subsequent actions taken.
2. How much did they spend with agencies to arrange placements with
care homes or home care for DTOC patients in each of the last three
financial years?
No cost to North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust as an acute Trust. This
responsibility lies with the local authorities and Continuing HealthCare
teams within the local Clinical Commissioning Groups.
3. Do they use Capacity Tracker or any other software of services to
identify care homes or home care packages? Please state which software or
services are used.
None are used by North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust.
Please note that this response has been provided within the 20 working day
timeframe as stipulated in the Act.
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1^st April 2017 and
comprises of Peterborough City Hospital, Hinchingbrooke Hospital and
Stamford & Rutland Hospital. The Trust also provides community clinics at
Princess of Wales Hospital in Ely, Doddington Hospital and North Cambs
Hospital in Wisbech. Further information is available via our website
[1]www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk.
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information provided, following your request for information, was helpful
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Hinchingbrooke Hospital
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
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