Reimbursement of home dialysis treatment
Dear Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust,
I am writing to make a request for information under the Freedom of information Act concerning chronic kidney disease patients.
Please provide the following:
1. How many patients within the latest annual reporting period were receiving home dialysis treatment (this may be referred to as home haemodialysis or peritoneal)?
2a. How many patients within the latest annual reporting period applied for the reimbursement of utility costs for home dialysis treatment?
2b. Of these, how many patients were successful?
3. What is the total amount spent by the Trust on the reimbursement of utility costs for home dialysis treatment within the latest annual reporting period?
4. Please provide any internal guidelines which supports the Trust in making decisions around the reimbursement of utility costs for home dialysis treatment.
If the cost of answering may exceed the limit set out, please providing an indication of what, if any, information could be provided within the cost ceiling.
I look forward to receiving a response within the timeframe set out by the Act.
Yours faithfully,
Scott Jarvis
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Freedom of Information Request – Response
Our ref: 31-05 SJ03052024
Dear Scott,
Thank you for your Freedom of Information (FoI) request received by Royal
National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) NHS Trust on 3^rd May 2024.
RNOH has now considered and can confirm that the information requested is
not held. RNOH is a specialist orthopaedic hospital that provides the
comprehensive range of neuro-musculoskeletal health care, including acute
spinal injury, complex bone tumour treatment, orthopaedic medicine and
specialist rehabilitation for chronic back pain.
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