Medication Prompts

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Dear NHS Southampton City 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.

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

Yours faithfully,

Tanne Ray

Foi (NHS SOUTHAMPTON CCG), NHS Southampton City Clinical Commissioning Group

Dear Tanne

Reference number: FOI – 1267 – 2019/20

Thank you for your email of 25th November 2019, requesting information concerning medication prompts

I am pleased to acknowledge your request on behalf of Southampton City Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).

Your request is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom Information Act 2000 and will be answered within 20 working days.

If you have any queries about your enquiry, please contact me quoting your reference number above in any future communications.

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Freedom of Information Team

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Foi (NHS SOUTHAMPTON CCG), NHS Southampton City Clinical Commissioning Group

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Dear Tanne

Reference number: FOI – 1267 – 2019/20

Thank you for your email of 25th November 2019, requesting information concerning medication prompts.

Please find attached the response to your request on behalf of NHS Southampton City Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)

If you have any queries about this e-mail, please contact me. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Yours sincerely,

Freedom of Information Team

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