Ref: HNY 0426
18 July 2023
Freedom of Information
James
Health House
Grange Park Lane
request-994827-
Willerby, HU10 6DT
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Tel: 01482 672191
Email
: xxxxxx.xxx@xxx.xxx
https://humberandnorthyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk/
Dear James
Your Request for Information
Please find below the response to your recent request for information under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI), which was received on 26 June 2023.
This response has been provided by NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated
Care Board (ICB) which was established on 1 July 2022. The ICB operates from six
geographical Places/Health and Care Partnerships and this response relates to:
East Riding of Yorkshire (ERY), Hull, North East Lincolnshire (NEL), North
Lincolnshire (NL), North Yorkshire (NY) and York Health and Care Partnerships
(HCPs).
Information Requested
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.
Can you tell me under the NHS right to choose agenda how many individuals since
2021 have chosen to receive an assessment and or treatment for ADHD from a
provider other than your commissioned provider, could you also tell me the total
value spent on these ADHD private providers since 2021.
Response
NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board can confirm that in respect
of ERY, Hull, NEL and York HCPs, it does not hold the requested information as
information in the required detail is not recorded.
For North Lincolnshire HCP, the ICB can confirm that it holds the following
information which comprises assessments and treatments for both Autism spectrum
disorder (ASD) and Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for independent
providers of non-commissioned services.
Financial Year
Patient Numbers Total Spend
2020/21
*
£4,189
2021/22
*
£2,958
2022/23
50
£24,328
* The ICB can confirm that the information requested is held, however, the ICB
considers this information is exempt under section 40 (personal information) of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA), as the information constitutes third party
data. Section 40(2) provides that personal data about third parties is exempt if one of
the conditions set out in section 40(3) is satisfied. Under the FOIA, disclosure of this
information would breach Data Protection Principles contained within Data Protection
Legislation, where it would be unfair to that person or is confidential.
In this case the numbers are so small (5 or less) that the ICB believes it would be
possible to identify individuals as a result of disclosure, therefore where this is the
case this has been shown as an *.
In respect of North Yorkshire HCP, the ICB can advise that since 2021, 90 Right to
Choose requests have been received for both ASD and ADHD at an approximate
total cost of £252,000.
The information provided to you is copyrighted to NHS Humber and North Yorkshire
Integrated Care Board (ICB) and provided to you free of charge for your personal
use or for other specific uses permitted in the Copyright Act. If, however, you wish to
use the information provided for any commercial purposes including the sale of the
information to a third party, under the Regulations on the Re-use of Public Sector
Information Regulations 2015, you must ask us for permission to do so in respect of
each specific piece of such information. If permission is granted, it may involve a
licensing arrangement which may attract a fee. Should you wish to apply for
permission for commercial re-use under the Regulations you should write to the
Freedom of Information Delivery Manager at the address above.
If you have any concerns about the way your request has been handled, the
response received, the exemption(s) applied or the Publication Scheme, please
contact the FOI Team in the first instance to resolve them or to request an internal
review. This should be within two months of receiving this response.
Following this, if you are not happy with the outcome of the internal review, you can
contact the Information Commissioner:
FOI/EIR Complaints Resolution
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Helpline telephone: 0303 123 1113
Please do not hesitate to contact the team should you need any further assistance.
You can find out more information about NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB by
visiting our website at:
https://humberandnorthyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk/
Yours sincerely
Freedom of Information Team
NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
