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Dear Rianna

Reference: FOI 123 041

Thank you for your request for information, which we received on 2^nd May,
2023.  Please find below your request and our response.

Request / Response

Do you have a Virtual Ward?  NO

If yes,  

- For what specialities and care pathway have you implemented Virtual
Wards? N/A

- How many Virtual Ward beds do you have? N/A

- Do you know how many Virtual Ward beds you need? If so, how many? N/A

- Who is your Virtual ward provider(s)? N/A

If no, 

- Do you intend to implement a Virtual Ward?  NO

- If yes, have you identified and engaged a Virtual Ward provider? N/A

- Do you know how many Virtual Ward beds you need? If so, how many? N/A

- Do you have an internal Virtual Ward lead? N/A

I hope this information satisfies your request.  If you are not happy with
our response or the way your request has been dealt with you can ask for
an internal review of our decision or make a complaint.  You should write
to the Freedom of Information Lead at Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS
Foundation Trust, 1st Floor, 45 Wardsend Road North, Sheffield S6 1LX or
email [1][Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust request email]  Please quote the reference number at the top of
the page in any correspondence.

If you are not satisfied with the outcome of the internal review, you have
a right to appeal to the Information Commissioner under section 50 of the
Freedom of Information Act and ask him to investigate whether we have
complied with the terms of the Freedom of Information Act.  Generally, the
Information Commissioner will not investigate a complaint unless an
internal review has been completed and / or our complaints process has
been exhausted.

The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9
5AF.

Telephone:  0303 123 1113   Website  [2]https://ico.org.uk/

Kind regards

Freedom of Information Administrator

Digital

Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust

Email:  [3][Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust request email]

Telephone: 0114 22 63966

[4]www.shsc.nhs.uk 

[5]Link to launch of SHSC Digital

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