Medication Prompts

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Dear NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group,

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information:

Medication prompts are defined as:
The definition of 'prompting' is: 'the action of saying something to persuade, encourage or remind someone to do or say something'. Prompting of medication is reminding a person of the time and asking if they have or are going to take their medicines. (Google.com)

1. Do you fund Medication Prompts?
2. If yes, under which funding budget line/service is it allocated? (i.e Pharmacy, IPP, CHC, DTOC etc)
3. Do you joint fund Medication Prompts with your local Adult Social Service Department?
4. How many clients do you currently fund?
5. What is your predicted annual spend for Medication Prompts?
6. How long / Since when have you funded Medication Prompting Service?

Please provide the information in electronic format at this email address. However, I am happy to receive them by post if that is more convenient.

If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request.

If this request is too wide or unclear, I would be grateful if you could contact me as I understand that under the Act, you are required to advise and assist requesters. If any of this information is already in the public domain, please can you direct me to it, with page references and URLs if necessary?

If you have any queries please don’t hesitate to contact me via email and I will be very happy to clarify what I am asking for and discuss the request, my details are outlined below.
If you are not the appropriate authority for this request, or for part of it, please let me know as soon as is convenient.

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Thank you for your help, I look forward to your response.

Yours faithfully,

Tanne Ray

Dorset CCG, FOI Requests (Dorset CCG), NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group

Ref:  FOI 184

 

Tanne Ray

 

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Dear Enquirer

 

Request made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

 

Thank you for your request for information regarding Medication Prompts.
 Your request was received on 25 November 2019 and we are dealing with it
under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. We will ascertain
whether the CCG holds this information and respond to your request by 23
December 2019.

 

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contact us quoting the reference number above.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Freedom of Information Team

NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group

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Dorchester

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Dear Enquirer

 

Attached is the response to your request made under the Freedom of
Information Act, from NHS Dorset CCG.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Freedom of Information Team

NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group

Ground Floor, West Wing

Vespasian House

Barrack Road

Dorchester

DT1 1TG

 

Tel No: 01305 368900

Email: [1][NHS Dorset CCG request email]

 

NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group – supporting people in Dorset to lead
healthier lives

 

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