Gemini House
Bartholomew's Walk
Our ref: SF/sb/ICB FOI 157-24/25: Johnson
Cambridgeshire Business Park
Your ref:
Angel Drove
Date: 14 August 2024
ELY
CB7 4EA
Tel: 03300 571030
Email: James Johnson
Email: xxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Web: www.cpics.org.uk
Dear Mr Johnson
Freedom of Information Act Request: Ref FOI 157-24/25: Response
I am writing further to your request made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 received on 23 July
2024. NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care Board’s (ICB) response is set out below:
Please provide the following informa on:
1. Do you have a commissioned Nutri on / Diete cs Medicines Op misa on team focusing on the
nutri on (Oral Nutri onal Supplement (ONS) and infant formula) spend in NHS Cambridgeshire
and Peterborough Integrated Care Board and the individual PCNs within the ICS?
The ICB does not have a specifical y commissioned service for the delivery of ONS or infant formula
management within the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care System (ICS). We have a
lead ICB die an, who works within the Medicines Op misa on Team, who supports in the
development of guidance for appropriate prescribing of nutri onal products across the system.
If yes, please also provide: N/A
1. The contract expiry date, contract value, and vendor name for this commissioned service.
2. The contractual performance Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for this contract, specifical y related to
ONS and infant formula prescrip on savings per year.
3. The name and contact details of the senior officer (outside of
procurement) responsible for this contract.
Furthermore, I kindly request informa on on:
1. The structure of the medicines management team within the NHS Cambridgeshire and
Peterborough Integrated Care Board.
Please refer to the relevant structure chart extract which accompanies this response le er.
2. The individuals or teams responsible for reviewing and managing ONS prescribing within the ICS.
The clinicians recommending the prescrip on of the item to the prescriber, or who has prescribed
the item is responsible for the pa ent’s nutri onal management including any relevant nutri onal
prescrip on products .
Oversight and assurance sits with the ICB Medicines Op misa on Team.
3. Whether there is a Die an on the medicines management team.
Yes, the Medicines Op misa on Team includes a lead ICB die an
4. Any NHS-wide incen ves in place for ONS prescribing.
No current incen ves for prescribing ONS
If you are dissatisfied with how your request has been handled or would like to formal y appeal against our
response please address your concerns, in writing, to the Freedom of Information Team at NHS
Cambridgeshire at Gemini House, Bartholomew’s Walk, Cambridgeshire Business Park, Angel Drove, Ely CB7
4EA: Telephone: Telephone: 03300 571030 email: xxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx
If, after we have addressed your concerns, you remain dissatisfied with how the ICB has responded, you are
entitled to appeal to the Information Commissioner’s Office at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire SK9 5AF. Further details can be found at https://ico.org.uk/.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of any further assistance.
Yours sincerely
Martin Whelan
Head of Governance and Data Protection Officer