Information regarding Prosthetic Service Staffing
Dear Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust FOI Team,
I would be most grateful if you could provide me, under the Freedom of Information Act, the following information regarding the prosthetic service in your trust.
1) Could you please advise of the Number of staff and AfC Banding (or equivalence) x WTE of these staff (e.g. Physiotherapist - Band 5 x 0.8WTE):
i. Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine
ii. Clinical Nurse Specialists
iii. Healthcare Assistants
iv. Prosthetists
v. Prosthetic Technicians
vi. Occupational Therapists
vii. Physiotherapists
viii. Clinical and Administrative Support Staff
ix. Podiatrists
x. Orthotists
xi. Psychologists
xii. Counsellors
xiii. Rehabilitation Engineers
2) Please provide the approximate number of patients registered to the service.
3) What is the model of service operation – in-house/sub-contracted/fully managed?
Yours faithfully,
Sarah Evans
Dear Sarah Evans,
We have received your email dated 03^rd March 2024 requesting information
under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Your request is being dealt with and you will be responded to within
twenty full working days of receipt.
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communications.
Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Lead
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Dear Sarah Evans,
Please find the below in response to your Freedom of Information request
dated 03^rd March 2024.
1) Could you please advise of the Number of staff and AfC Banding
(or equivalence) x WTE of these staff (e.g. Physiotherapist - Band 5 x
0.8WTE)
2) Please provide the approximate number of patients registered
to the service. Approximately 1200.
3) What is the model of service operation – Sub-contracted.
For information only: The cost to the NHS equated to responding to this
request is £25.00.
Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Lead
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Brighton General Hospital | Elm Grove | Brighton | BN2 3EW
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