Medication Prompts

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Dear NHS Birmingham and Solihull 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, Bsol (NHS BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL CCG), NHS Birmingham and Solihull Clinical Commissioning Group

Dear Tanne Ray

 

Thank you for your email received 25 November 2019 requesting information
regarding Medication prompts. Your request is being managed under the
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December 2019. However, this may take longer where certain exemptions
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CCG FOI Team

  

NHS Birmingham and Solihull Clinical Commissioning Group

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FOI, Bsol (NHS BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL CCG), NHS Birmingham and Solihull Clinical Commissioning Group

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Dear Tanne Ray

 

Thank you for your request for information dated 25 November 2019. Your
request has been managed under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act
2000.  

 

Please see your final response attached.

 

Yours Sincerely

 

CCG FOI Team

  

NHS Birmingham and Solihull Clinical Commissioning Group

First Floor | Wesleyan | Colmore Circus | Birmingham | B4 6AR

[1][NHS Birmingham and Solihull Clinical Commissioning Group request email] –Please direct all FOI queries to this address.

[2]www.birminghamandsolihullccg.nhs.uk 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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