Right to Choose - accessing contracts for ADHD
Dear South East London Integrated Care Partnership,
I wish to make an FOI request, as set out under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
I am well aware from other FOI requests across the country, that if you are registered with a GP surgery in England and you are referred by a GP to a consultant or specialist in mental health, you have the legal right to choose the organisation (qualified provider) to whom you are referred, as long as that organisation is providing that service in another part of England.
To enable patients to ask for a referral to be made to one of these organisations, they need to know what organisations have been awarded contracts.
My request is therefore to know what contracts have been awarded by your ICB for
1. ADHD assessments
2. ADHD treatment
as i am aware some external organisations diagnose but do not treat ADHD and so it is important to differentiate between providers.
and for these organisations to be separated into those that provide services for
1. children
2. adults
This request is not seeking any patient numbers referred to the service, nor is it looking for contract values, merely the names the organisation have active ADHD contracts and the therefore the start and projected end date of these contracts.
Yours faithfully,
Pete Jones
Dear Pete Jones,
RE: Freedom of Information Request
I am writing to formally acknowledge your request for information, I can confirm your request was received on 07 August 2023 by NHS South East London ICB.
The reference for your request is shown below.
FOI.23.SEL169 NHS South East London ICB
An initial investigation is currently taking place into whether the information you have requested is held by the ICB and if so, whether it can be released in accordance with the legislation. We will aim to provide a response within 20 working days.
Any fees applicable to this request will be detailed in writing as soon as they can be determined. Your request will then be placed on hold and you will have the choice of whether to proceed with your request. Should any clarification of your request be required we will advise you accordingly.
If you require any assistance, or would like to discuss your request, please do not hesitate to contact us quoting the reference numbers above.
Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Team
SEL ICB
[email address]
160 Tooley Street
London
SE1 2TZ
Dear Pete Jones,
Please find attached the response to FOI.23.SEL69 on behalf of South East London ICB.
Kind Regards,
Freedom of Information Team
SEL ICB
[email address]
160 Tooley Street
London
SE1 2TZ
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