OT Assessment Waiting List Figures
Dear FOI team,
Please provide the following information in an email format:
1. The current length of the OT waiting list. Please include:
The total number of cases
The approximate wait in months for an OT assessment.
Adult and paediatric figures.
A breakdown of case category numbers i.e. DFG, Moving & Handling
2. If you have used an external independent occupational therapy organisation in the last 12 months (1st May 2018 -30th April 2019) and if so:
Their name
The number of cases outsourced and a cost paid per assessment (on average if easier)
The total value spent with them during this timeframe
If the work was tendered
If the supplier is under a contract what is the end contract date.
3. If there are any current vacant posts in the OT team and the total unspent salary value of these posts for the past 12 months (1st May 2018 - 30th April 2019)
4. The name, email and contact number of the person responsible for commissioning independent OT assessments on behalf of the Council.
Yours faithfully,
Nikki Thompson
Dear Ms Thompson
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request regarding OT waiting
lists. Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council does not hold the
information you have requested as it does not fall under the Council’s
remit of responsibility (Councils in Northern Ireland have a much narrower
remit than those in GB). You may wish to direct your enquiry to the
Northern Health and Social Care Trust - contact details are as follows:
Information Governance Office
Northern Health and Social Care Trust
Causeway House
8e Coleraine Road
Ballymoney
Co. Antrim
BT53 6BP
Tel: 028 2766 1293
Email: [email address]
We trust that this resolves your Freedom of Information request. However,
if you are dissatisfied with the way in which we have handled your request
for information you may request an internal review by contacting:
Liz Johnston
Head of Governance
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
Antrim Civic Centre
50 Stiles Way
BT41 2UB
Email: [email address]
If after the internal review is completed you remain dissatisfied you may
appeal to the Information Commissioner by contacting:
Information Commissioner’s Office
3rd Floor
14 Cromac Place
Belfast
BT7 2JB
If I can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Regards
Janet Moreland
Information Governance Assistant
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