NHS Continuing Healthcare (SIA 2017)

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Dear NHS Barnsley Clinical Commissioning Group,

I work for the Spinal Injuries Association (SIA), the leading national user-led charity supporting spinal cord injured people and their families. Being a user led organisation SIA understand the challenges of living with a spinal cord injury (SCI). We strive to support all people living with SCI to access the services and support they need to stay healthy and live full, fulfilling and active lives.

Part of my role is to assist the Head of Public Affairs with FoI requests, such as the one that follows. As a request under the Freedom of Information Act, please provide the following information about the provision of NHS Continuing Healthcare for adults by your Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG):

1. How many adults in your CCG currently receive NHS Continuing Healthcare?

2. How many adults in your CCG currently receive each of the following:
a) Fully funded NHS Continuing Healthcare packages of care?
b) Joint funded Local Authority / NHS Continuing Healthcare packages of care?
c) NHS funded nursing care?
d) “Care at Home” NHS Continuing Healthcare packages care?

3. What was the total NHS Continuing Healthcare budget for adults in your CCG in 2015-16?

4. What was the actual amount spent on NHS Continuing Healthcare for adults by your CCG in 2015-16?

5. For each of the following categories, what was the actual amount spent by your CCG in 2015-16 for those adults in receipt of:
a) Fully funded NHS Continuing Healthcare packages of care?
b) Joint funded Local Authority / NHS Continuing Healthcare packages of care?
c) NHS funded nursing care?
d) “Care at Home” NHS Continuing Healthcare packages of care?

6. What was the total NHS Continuing Healthcare budget for adults in your CCG in 2016-17?

7. What was the actual amount spent on NHS Continuing Healthcare for adults by your CCG in 2016-17?

8. For each of the following categories, what was the actual amount spent by your CCG in 2016-17 for those adults in receipt of:
a) Fully funded NHS Continuing Healthcare packages of care?
b) Joint funded Local Authority / NHS Continuing Healthcare packages of care?
c) NHS funded nursing care?
d) “Care at Home” NHS Continuing Healthcare packages of care?

9. What is your CCG’s total NHS Continuing Healthcare budget for adults for each of the years 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20?

10. If your response to Question 9 shows you propose to maintain your NHS Continuing Healthcare budget at current levels or reduce your NHS Continuing Healthcare budget for adults in your CCG, please provide a full explanation of how you will achieve this without making unlawful decisions about eligibility or reducing the size of packages of care.

Many thanks for your help with this request.

Yours faithfully,

Dave Bracher

FOI (NHS BARNSLEY CCG), NHS Barnsley Clinical Commissioning Group

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Dear Dave

 

I write to you to acknowledge the receipt of your request for information
from Barnsley Clinical Commissioning Group, We will provide a response to
your request within 20 working days as stated in the Freedom Of
Information Act.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Clair Piper

Administrative Support

NHS Barnsley Clinical Commissioning Group

Tel: 01226 433607| Extension: 3607 | E-mail: [1][email address]

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FOI (NHS BARNSLEY CCG), NHS Barnsley Clinical Commissioning Group

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Dear Dave

 

In response to your request for information I have received the following
details:-

 

1.            How many adults in your CCG currently receive NHS Continuing
Healthcare? 355

 

2.            How many adults in your CCG currently receive each of the
following:

a)            Fully funded NHS Continuing Healthcare packages of care? 186

b)            Joint funded Local Authority / NHS Continuing Healthcare
packages of care? 42

c)            NHS funded nursing care? 127

d)            “Care at Home” NHS Continuing Healthcare packages care? 96

 

3.            What was the total NHS Continuing Healthcare budget for
adults in your CCG in 2015-16? £16,176

 

4.            What was the actual amount spent on NHS Continuing
Healthcare for adults by your CCG in 2015-16? £15,382

 

5.            For each of the following categories, what was the actual
amount spent by your CCG in 2015-16 for those adults in receipt of:

a)            Fully funded NHS Continuing Healthcare packages of care?
£7,969

b)            Joint funded Local Authority / NHS Continuing Healthcare
packages of care? £728

c)            NHS funded nursing care? £1,216

d)            “Care at Home” NHS Continuing Healthcare packages of care?
£5,469

 

6.            What was the total NHS Continuing Healthcare budget for
adults in your CCG in 2016-17? £14,808

 

7.            What was the actual amount spent on NHS Continuing
Healthcare for adults by your CCG in 2016-17? £15,606

 

8.            For each of the following categories, what was the actual
amount spent by your CCG in 2016-17 for those adults in receipt of:

a)            Fully funded NHS Continuing Healthcare packages of care?
£8,287

b)            Joint funded Local Authority / NHS Continuing Healthcare
packages of care? £647

c)            NHS funded nursing care? £1,360

d)            “Care at Home” NHS Continuing Healthcare packages of care?
£5,312

 

9.            What is your CCG’s total NHS Continuing Healthcare budget
for adults for each of the years 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20?  
2017/18                       14,853

                        2018/19                       15,187

                        2019/20                       15,723

 

10.          If your response to Question 9 shows you propose to maintain
your NHS Continuing Healthcare budget at current levels or reduce your NHS
Continuing Healthcare budget for adults in your CCG, please provide a full
explanation of how you will achieve this without making unlawful decisions
about eligibility or reducing the size of packages of care. N/A

 

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Commissioning Group and is subject to the terms of the Re-use of Public
Sector Information Regulations 2005, Statutory Instrument 2005 No.1515
which came into force on 1^st July 2005.

 

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Yours sincerely

 

 

Clair Piper

Administrative Support

NHS Barnsley Clinical Commissioning Group

Tel: 01226 433607| Extension: 3607 | E-mail: [1][email address]

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