Homelessness Assessments by NowMedical
Dear Redbridge Borough Council,
Please provide the following information:
1. Does Redbridge Borough Council have a relationship with NowMedical to provide medical assessments for homelessness/ housing assessments? Yes/ No
2. Does Redbridge Borough Council have a separate contract with NowMedical or are assessments commissioned on a case-to-case basis with NowMedical’s standard terms?
3. How many assessments per year have Redbridge Borough Council commissioned NowMedical to undertake in the last 5 financial years?
If possible, please provide a breakdown of whether such assessments were carried out to assess applications: (a) that a homeless individual was under priority need for accommodation under s189(1)(c) Housing Act 1996; (b) that it was unreasonable for an individual to continue occupying a property under s175(3) Housing Act 1996; (c) to assess the medical priority for re-housing under s166A (3) Housing Act 1996; or (d) other.
4. How much money did Redbridge Borough Council spend per year on assessments to NowMedical in the last 5 financial years?
5. If known, how many of those assessments were solely paper-based (i.e. the assessor did not speak directly to the individual concerned, either in person or through video/ telephone services)?
6. If known, how many initial decisions made by Redbridge Borough Council after a NowMedical assessment were found in favour of the individual who was assessed?
7. If known, how many individuals who had a NowMedical assessment subsequently successfully challenged that initial decision by Redbridge Borough Council (either by internal review or a legal challenge)?
Yours faithfully,
Philip Armitage
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Dear Philip Armitage
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2023 concerning IR - Freedom of Information regarding Redbridge Council's
relationship with NowMedical.
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Dear London Borough of Redbridge,
We write to request an update on our Freedom of Information request which should have been responded to by 14 September 2023. Please confirm the current status of this request and when we are likely to receive a response.
Yours sincerely,
Philip Armitage
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Dear Philip Armitage
Thank you for your request for information received on 16 August 2023.
Please find attached our response to your request.
Yours faithfully
Jonathan Gottschalk
Complaints Officer
London Borough of Redbridge
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