EHCP OT Provision

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Nikki Thompson

Dear FOI team,

Please can you provide the following information in an email format.

Who delivers OT support for children as part of the EHCP process for the LEA? For example, is this the local NHS trust, a private organisation or a combination of both.

EHCP OT advice
- The number of requests for OT advice to inform an EHCP that you have commissioned in the past 12 months
- The number of these requests still outstanding
- The average time between requesting the EHCP OT advice and the report being returned to the LEA over the past 12 months.

Reviews
- Number of outstanding EHCP termly / annual / half termly reviews under EHCP provision that are waiting to be completed.
-The average wait time for these reviews to take place.

Out of Area students
The number of children and young people who are attending an education establishment out of area and who's EHCP OT requirements are not able to be met by their education establishments locality OT service.

Intervention
Number of approved occupational therapy treatment hours on EHCP plans for students in the calendar year 2018-19 that are not currently being provided.

Is there a lack of capacity within the locality OT team to provide the required volume of EHCP OT intervention required by the LEA?

Please provide the name, email and phone number of the manager responsible for commissioning OT provision on behalf of the LEA.

Yours faithfully,

Nikki Thompson

FOI, Slough Borough Council

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Dear Nikki

 

Please find attached information for your FOI request. 

Who delivers OT support for children as part of the EHCP process for the
LEA? For example, is this the local NHS trust, a private organisation or a
combination of both.

 

The OT delivery for children and young people (CYP) with Education, Health
and Care Plans (EHCP) is carried out by Berkshire Healthcare Foundation
Trust (BHFT)

 

- The number of requests for OT advice to inform an EHCP that you have
commissioned in the past 12 months

20 requests

 

Slough OT EHCP Requests 01st April 2018 - 30th April 2019 No %
Requests 20  
Completed in Six weeks 16 80
Breaches 4 20

 

-          The number of these requests still outstanding  

We do not record data in this way however the table above states how many
requests were completed within the 6 week period

 

 

 - The average time between requesting the EHCP OT advice and the report
being returned to the LEA over the past 12 months

The average time for this to be returned to the Local Authority is within
6 weeks of receipt of request

 

 

Reviews

- Number of outstanding  EHCP termly / annual / half termly reviews under
EHCP provision that are waiting to be completed.

-The average wait time for these reviews to take place.  

We do not hold data in this format

 

 

Out of Area students

The number of children and young people who are attending an education
establishment out of area and who's EHCP OT requirements are not able to
be met by their education establishments locality OT service.

BHFT provide OT for children and young people within all 6 Berkshire
unitary authorities.

We do not record data for specific OT involvement for children and young
people accessing Independent Specialist Provision

 

 

Intervention

Number of approved occupational therapy treatment hours on EHCP plans for
students in the calendar year 2018-19  that are not currently being
provided.

We would not hold this data. This data would be held by the service
provider

 

Is there a lack of capacity within the locality OT team to provide the
required volume of EHCP OT intervention required by the LEA?  

Capacity has been highlighted as an additional pressure within the service
provider due to  the growth of children and young people with SEND and
EHCPs since the SEND reforms of 2014.
This is being addressed by the Local Authority and East Berkshire Clinical
Commissioning Group (CCG) through the Integrated Therapies Forum.

 

Please provide the name, email and phone number of the manager responsible
for commissioning OT provision on behalf of the LEA.

 

Helen Alderman
[1][email address]

07917814460

 

 

 

 

Regards, SBC FOI Officer

 

 

 

 

 

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Subject: Freedom of Information request - EHCP OT Provision

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Dear FOI team,

 

Please can you provide the following information in an email format.

 

Who delivers OT support for children as part of the EHCP process for the
LEA? For example, is this the local NHS trust, a private organisation or a
combination of both.

 

EHCP OT advice

- The number of requests for OT advice to inform an EHCP that you have
commissioned in the past 12 months

- The number of these requests still outstanding

- The average time between requesting the EHCP OT advice and the report
being returned to the LEA over the past 12 months.

 

Reviews

- Number of outstanding  EHCP termly / annual / half termly reviews under
EHCP provision that are waiting to be completed.

-The average wait time for these reviews to take place.

 

Out of Area students

The number of children and young people who are attending an education
establishment out of area and who's EHCP OT requirements are not able to
be met by their education establishments locality OT service.

 

Intervention

Number of approved occupational therapy treatment hours on EHCP plans for
students in the calendar year 2018-19  that are not currently being
provided.

 

Is there a lack of capacity within the locality OT team to provide the
required volume of EHCP OT intervention required by the LEA?

 

Please provide the name, email and phone number of the manager responsible
for commissioning OT provision on behalf of the LEA.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Nikki Thompson

 

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