Dear Shivam,

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Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust | Bracken House | Bracton Lane | Leyton Cross
Road | Dartford | Kent | DA2 7AF

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Dear Shivam, 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – SECTION 8 REQUEST 

Thank you for your request for information dated 29/04/2023. Your request
has been managed under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.  

You requested the following information under section 8 of the Act: 

Do you have a Virtual Ward? 

If yes, 

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

- How many Virtual Ward beds do you have? 

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

- Who is your Virtual ward provider(s)? 

If no, 

- Do you intend to implement a Virtual Ward? 

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

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

- Do you have an internal Virtual Ward lead? 

Our response to your request is: 

The information you have requested is not held by the Trust. 

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust do not run a virtual ward, however, we are one
of several healthcare providers involved in the virtual ward run by the
South East London Integrated Care System. For more information, please
submit your request to the South East London ICS FOI Team at:
[email address]. 

Following this response, your request for information will be closed. 

If you have any queries or concerns or are dissatisfied with the service
you have received in relation to your request, please do not hesitate to
contact us. If you wish to make request a review of the decision, you
should write to the: Information Governance Manager, Julie Lucas via email
at [email address] in the first instance. If you remain unsatisfied
with the outcome of your review and wish to make a formal complaint please
address this to the Head of Complaints, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust,
Pinewood House, Pinewood Place, Dartford DA2 7WG - Email:
[email address]     

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(ICO) for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you
have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the Trust. The ICO can
be contacted at: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water
Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF (Telephone: 0303 123 1113 or 01625 545
745 - [1]www.ico.org.uk). 

Kind regards,     

Information Governance Office

E: [2][Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust request email]

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust | Bracken House | Bracton Lane | Leyton Cross
Road | Dartford | Kent | DA2 7AF

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Subject: Freedom of Information request - Do you have a Virtual Ward?
 
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Dear Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust,

Do you have a Virtual Ward?

If yes,
- For what specialities and care pathway have you implemented Virtual
Wards?
- How many Virtual Ward beds do you have?
- Do you know how many Virtual Ward beds you need? If so, how many?
- Who is your Virtual ward provider(s)?

If no,
- Do you intend to implement a Virtual Ward?
- If yes, have you identified and engaged a Virtual Ward provider?
- Do you know how many Virtual Ward beds you need? If so, how many?
- Do you have an internal Virtual Ward lead?

Yours faithfully,

Shivam Sharma

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