Schools opting out of HPV vaccination programme and subsequent procedure

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Dear Stoke on Trent Primary Care Trust (PCT),

Under the Freedom of Information Act, would you be so kind as to answer the below questions. Any responses should cover the time period from the initiation of the national HPV vaccination scheme to present.

1) Do all girls aged 12 -13 get offered the HPV vaccine at school?
2) a) for girls accepting, do their GPs get notified of their vaccination?
b) for girls offered but not accepting the vaccine, do their GPs get notified of their non-vaccination?

If the answer to 1) is not a complete yes:

3)a) Have any schools in the area refused to allow clinicians to administer the HPV vaccine? b) If so, which?
c) If the answer to 3a) is yes, what are the reasons provided for this?
d) What is the policy/process for alternative arrangements for any schools that have opted out?
e) Please provide a copy of the official notifications, or record of that notification

4a) Have any schools in the area opted out of the HPV vaccine catch up programme at any point?
4b) If the answer to 4a) is yes, which?

Yours faithfully,

Michelle

Pam Wright,

Good Afternoon Ms Brook,

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request dated 25/10/2012, which
we received on 25/10/2012.

NHS Staffordshire Commissioning Support Services will endeavour to respond
to your Freedom of Information request within 20 working days of receiving
your request.

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact Hayley Jones,
Senior Information Governance and Information Security Manager by email at
hayley.jones[1]@staffordshirecss.nhs.uk or by telephone 01782 298253.

NHS Staffordshire Commissioning Support Services is responsible for the
management of Freedom of Information requests received on behalf of
Staffordshire Cluster PCTs (NHS Stoke on Trent, NHS North Staffordshire
and South Staffordshire PCT) and Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent
Partnership NHS Trust. The response will be provided by the appropriate
Senior Manager(s) within these organisations, and will be co-ordinated by
the Information Governance team within the NHS Staffordshire Commissioning
Support Services.

Your Sincerely,

Pam Wright - Information Governance Administrator,
NHS Staffordshire Commissioning Support Services
Herbert Minton Building
79 London Road
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
ST4 7PZ

Tel: (01782) 298249
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Pam Wright,

Good Afternoon Ms Brook,

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request dated 25/10/2012, which
we received on 25/10/2012.

NHS Staffordshire Commissioning Support Services will endeavour to respond
to your Freedom of Information request within 20 working days of receiving
your request.

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact Hayley Jones,
Senior Information Governance and Information Security Manager by email at
hayley.jones[1]@staffordshirecss.nhs.uk or by telephone 01782 298253.

NHS Staffordshire Commissioning Support Services is responsible for the
management of Freedom of Information requests received on behalf of
Staffordshire Cluster PCTs (NHS Stoke on Trent, NHS North Staffordshire
and South Staffordshire PCT) and Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent
Partnership NHS Trust. The response will be provided by the appropriate
Senior Manager(s) within these organisations, and will be co-ordinated by
the Information Governance team within the NHS Staffordshire Commissioning
Support Services.

Your Sincerely,

Pam Wright - Information Governance Administrator,
NHS Staffordshire Commissioning Support Services
Herbert Minton Building
79 London Road
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
ST4 7PZ

Tel: (01782) 298249
Fax: (01782) 298149

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Pam Wright,

Dear Ms Brook,

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request dated 25/10/2012.

Please see below the information you requested and our
response(s) highlighted in blue:

Under the Freedom of Information Act, would you be so kind as to answer
the below questions. Any responses should cover the time period from the
initiation of the national HPV vaccination scheme to present.

1) Do all girls aged 12 -13 get offered the HPV vaccine at school?

Stoke and North Staffordshire
South Staffordshire PCT

Yes
2) a) for girls accepting, do their GPs get notified of their vaccination?
b) for girls offered but not accepting the vaccine, do their GPs get
notified of their non-vaccination?

Stoke and North Staffordshire
South Staffordshire PCT

2) a) Yes
    b) No, however if there are any queries the GP practices contact
School Health.
If the answer to 1) is not a complete yes:

3)a) Have any schools in the area refused to allow clinicians to
administer the HPV vaccine?
b) If so, which?
c) If the answer to 3a) is yes, what are the reasons provided for this?
d) What is the policy/process for alternative arrangements for any schools
that have opted out?
e) Please provide a copy of the official notifications, or record of that
notification

Stoke and North Staffordshire
South Staffordshire PCT

3) a) Non applicable
4a) Have any schools in the area opted out of the HPV vaccine catch up
programme at any point?
4b) If the answer to 4a) is yes, which?

Stoke and North Staffordshire
South Staffordshire PCT

4a) No
NHS Staffordshire Commissioning Support Services is responsible for the
management of Freedom of Information requests received on behalf of
Staffordshire Cluster PCTs (NHS Stoke on Trent, NHS North Staffordshire
and South Staffordshire PCT) and Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent
Partnership NHS Trust. The response will be provided by the appropriate
Senior Manager(s) within these organisations, and will be co-ordinated by
the Information Governance team within the NHS Staffordshire Commissioning
Support Services.

If you have any comments regarding the service that you have received in
relation to your Freedom of Information request or wish to make a
complaint or request a review of our decision, please contact the
Information Governance Department by telephone on: 01782 298248 or e-mail:
[1][email address]

If, after contacting us, you are not content with the outcome, you may ask
the Information Commissioner for a decision.  Generally, the Information
Commissioner cannot make a decision unless you have already exhausted the
appeals procedure for NHS Staffordshire Commissioning Support
Services. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

The Information Commissioners Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Tel: 01625 545700
Web: [2]www.ico.gov.uk

Yours sincerely,
Pam Wright - Information Governance Administrator
NHS Staffordshire Commissioning Support Services
Herbert Minton Building
79 London Road
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
ST4 7PZ

Tel: (01782) 298249
Fax: (01782) 298149

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may be subject to the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.  You are
free to use this for your own purposes, including any non-commercial
research you are undertaking and for the purposes of news reporting.  Any
other use, for example commercial publication, would require the
permission of the copyright holder.   Most documents supplied by NHS
Staffordshire Commissioning Support Services will have been produced by
our staff and will be the copyright of NHS Staffordshire Commissioning
Support Services.  However, we may have provided to you information which
is the copyright of another person or organisation.  If this is the case,
you must ensure that you obtain permission prior to reproducing any
information.

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Pam Wright,

Dear Ms Brook,

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request dated 25/10/2012.

Please see below the information you requested and our
response(s) highlighted in blue:

Under the Freedom of Information Act, would you be so kind as to answer
the below questions. Any responses should cover the time period from the
initiation of the national HPV vaccination scheme to present.

1) Do all girls aged 12 -13 get offered the HPV vaccine at school?

Yes
2) a) for girls accepting, do their GPs get notified of their vaccination?
b) for girls offered but not accepting the vaccine, do their GPs get
notified of their non-vaccination?

a) Yes
b) No, however if there are any queries the GP practices contact School
Health.
If the answer to 1) is not a complete yes:

3)a) Have any schools in the area refused to allow clinicians to
administer the HPV vaccine?
b) If so, which?
c) If the answer to 3a) is yes, what are the reasons provided for this?
d) What is the policy/process for alternative arrangements for any schools
that have opted out?
e) Please provide a copy of the official notifications, or record of that
notification

a) Non applicable
4a) Have any schools in the area opted out of the HPV vaccine catch up
programme at any point?
4b) If the answer to 4a) is yes, which?

a) No
NHS Staffordshire Commissioning Support Services is responsible for the
management of Freedom of Information requests received on behalf of
Staffordshire Cluster PCTs (NHS Stoke on Trent, NHS North Staffordshire
and South Staffordshire PCT) and Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent
Partnership NHS Trust. The response will be provided by the appropriate
Senior Manager(s) within these organisations, and will be co-ordinated by
the Information Governance team within the NHS Staffordshire Commissioning
Support Services.

If you have any comments regarding the service that you have received in
relation to your Freedom of Information request or wish to make a
complaint or request a review of our decision, please contact the
Information Governance Department by telephone on: 01782 298248 or e-mail:
[1][email address]

If, after contacting us, you are not content with the outcome, you may ask
the Information Commissioner for a decision.  Generally, the Information
Commissioner cannot make a decision unless you have already exhausted the
appeals procedure for NHS Staffordshire Commissioning Support
Services. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

The Information Commissioners Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Tel: 01625 545700
Web: [2]www.ico.gov.uk

Yours sincerely,
Pam Wright - Information Governance Administrator
NHS Staffordshire Commissioning Support Services
Herbert Minton Building
79 London Road
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
ST4 7PZ

Tel: (01782) 298249
Fax: (01782) 298149

Copyright
Information supplied in response to any Freedom of Information Act request
may be subject to the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.  You are
free to use this for your own purposes, including any non-commercial
research you are undertaking and for the purposes of news reporting.  Any
other use, for example commercial publication, would require the
permission of the copyright holder.   Most documents supplied by NHS
Staffordshire Commissioning Support Services will have been produced by
our staff and will be the copyright of NHS Staffordshire Commissioning
Support Services.  However, we may have provided to you information which
is the copyright of another person or organisation.  If this is the case,
you must ensure that you obtain permission prior to reproducing any
information.

Please do not alter the subject field of this email when you reply as the
reference is used for tracking purposes.

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