Statistics and information on how people with disabilities are treated
richard clarke made this Freedom of Information request to Department of Health and Social Care This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear Department of Health and Social Care
I am writing as a member of an organisation called Solihull action through advocacy to ask for a freedom of information request regarding peoples disabilities, benefits and laws. We would like to know current statistics regarding how people with disabilities are coping after the cuts to benefits made in recent years and also what the governments plans are on reforming benefits for the disabled and those with learning disabilities who are now struggling
Yours faithfully,
richard clarke
This is an acknowledgement - please do not reply to this email.
Thank you for contacting the Department of Health and Social Care.
We are currently experiencing high volumes of enquiries and we are
focusing our resources on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) response.
The answers to many questions, including the latest information on
COVID-19, can be found on [1]GOV.UK, the [2]Department of Health and
Social Care website or by visiting the [3]NHS website. We may not respond
to you if the answer to your enquiry can be found on either of these
websites. Where a reply is appropriate, we aim to send a response within
18 working days, or 20 working days if your query is a Freedom of
Information request or complaint.
If you are experiencing symptoms related to COVID-19, please
visit [4]111.nhs.uk or telephone your GP surgery immediately for further
advice. Do not go to a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital directly.
If your organisation can offer support to help with the response to
coronavirus, including the supply of personal protective equipment, the
Government has set up an [5]online hub to compile and respond to all
offers.
If you are clinician looking to support the NHS, please visit the [6]NHS
Professionals website for further information.
If you are a clinician who has retired within the last 6 years and would
like more information on how to apply for the temporary register, please
visit the [7]NHS England website for further information.
If you are a student looking to join the NHS, please visit the HEE website
for detailed guidance for [8]nurses and [9]doctors respectively.
If you are seeking to offer your time to/volunteer for the NHS, please
visit [10]this website for more information.
The Department of Health and Social Care does not process complaints about
the NHS or social services. If you wish to make a complaint about a
healthcare professional, an NHS organisation or a social care provider,
please visit the [11]Complaints Procedure page on GOV.UK.
You can find out more about the Department’s commitments from our Personal
Information
Charterhttps://www.gov.uk/government/organisati....
This e-mail and any attachments is intended only for the attention of the
addressee(s). Its unauthorised use, disclosure, storage or copying is not
permitted. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy all
copies and inform the sender by return e-mail. Any views expressed in this
message are not necessarily those of the Department of Health and Social
Care. Please note: Incoming and outgoing email messages are routinely
monitored for compliance with our policy on the use of electronic
communications.
References
Visible links
1. https://www.gov.uk/
2. https://www.gov.uk/government/organisati...
3. https://www.nhs.uk/
4. https://111.nhs.uk/covid-19/
5. https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus-support-f...
6. https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/
7. http://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/re...
8. https://www.hee.nhs.uk/news-blogs-events...
9. https://www.hee.nhs.uk/news-blogs-events...
10. https://www.goodsamapp.org/nhs/
11. https://www.gov.uk/government/organisati...
Dear Department of Health and Social Care,
Last month I sent an FOI request on statistics and information on how people with disabilities are treated (in hospitals, doctors and other medical places especially) By law you should have replied by 19 august 2020 but I am yet to receive a response. Can you please give this your immediate attention, thank you.
Yours faithfully,
richard clarke
Dear Mr Clarke,
Thank you for your email. Your case reference number is DE-1242474.
The Freedom of Information Act only applies to recorded information such as paper or electronic archive material. As your correspondence asked for general information, rather than requesting recorded information or documentation, it did not fall under the provisions of the Act. Your email will be answered by the Ministerial Correspondence and Public Enquiries Unit in due course. Should you have any further queries, you may use the following contact details:
Ministerial Correspondence and Public Enquiries Unit
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London SW1H 0EU
Contact Form: https://contactus.dhsc.gov.uk
Tel: 0207 210 4850
Fax: 0115 902 3202
Textphone: 0207 222 2262
Yours sincerely,
FOI Team
Department of Health and Social Care
Our ref: DE-1242474
Dear Sir/Madam,
Thank you for your correspondence about coronavirus (COVID-19).
We are currently focusing our resources on the COVID-19 response.
As we are experiencing extremely high volumes of enquiries, we regret that
we are not currently able to provide an individualised response to every
email we receive from the public. The Government has launched a COVID-19
‘hub’, which can be found at [1]www.gov.uk/coronavirus and has the answers
to many questions and the latest information on COVID-19. We are, however,
continuing to record all the correspondence that we receive so that we are
able to continue to track the main issues being raised with the Department
by the public.
I am sorry that this falls short of the service we strive to offer, but
the unprecedented situation we find ourselves in has required a temporary
change in approach to handling correspondence.
If you consider your situation to be of a sensitive or urgent nature that
requires a bespoke response, please submit your email again using
‘Sensitive’ and quote the case reference in the subject line. We will, if
deemed appropriate, aim to send a response to the majority of such
correspondence within 18 working days.
If you are experiencing symptoms related to COVID-19, please visit
111.nhs.uk or telephone your GP surgery immediately for further advice. Do
not go to a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital direct.
If your organisation can offer support to help with the response to
coronavirus, including the supply of personal protective equipment, the
Government has set up an [2]online hub to compile and respond to all
offers.
If you are clinician looking to support the NHS, please visit the [3]NHS
Professionals website for further information.
If you are a clinician who has retired within the last 6 years and would
like more information on how to apply for the temporary register, please
visit the [4]NHS England website for further information.
If you are a student looking to join the NHS, please visit the HEE website
for detailed guidance for [5]nurses and [6]doctors respectively.
If you are seeking to offer your time to/volunteer for the NHS, please
visit [7]this website for more information.
The Department of Health and Social Care does not process complaints about
the NHS or social services. If you wish to make a complaint about a
healthcare professional, an NHS organisation or a social care provider,
please visit the [8]Complaints Procedure page on GOV.UK.
Yours sincerely,
Daniel Belmore
Ministerial Correspondence and Public Enquiries
Department of Health and Social Care
Dear Department of Health and Social Care,
I sent an FOI request sometime ago now asking for statistics and information on how people with disabilites are treated which is now long overdue and should have been responded to by law. Please can you confirm that you received it and if so when I can expect a reply. Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
richard clarke
Dear Department of Health and Social Care,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Department of Health and Social Care's handling of my FOI request 'Statistics and information on how people with disabilities are treated'.
None response to my FOI request asking for statistics and information on how people with disabilities are treated within the required timescale.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/s...
Yours faithfully,
richard clarke
Dear Mr Clarke,
Thank you for your email. Your case reference number is DE-1242474.
As explained on 20 August, the Freedom of Information Act only applies to recorded information such as paper or electronic archive material. As your correspondence asked for general information, rather than requesting recorded information or documentation, it did not fall under the provisions of the Act. Your email will be answered by the Ministerial Correspondence and Public Enquiries Unit in due course. Should you have any further queries, you may use the following contact details:
Ministerial Correspondence and Public Enquiries Unit Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London SW1H 0EU
Contact Form: https://contactus.dhsc.gov.uk
Tel: 0207 210 4850
Fax: 0115 902 3202
Textphone: 0207 222 2262
Yours sincerely,
FOI Team
Department of Health and Social Care
Dear Mr Clarke,
Thank you for your email. Your case reference number is DE-1242474.
As you have been advised numerous times, your correspondence has not been handled as a freedom of information request. The Freedom of Information Act only applies to recorded information such as paper or electronic archive material. As your correspondence asked for general information, rather than requesting recorded information or documentation, it did not fall under the provisions of the Act. It is therefore not subject to an internal review. Your query will be answered as general correspondence in due course.
Should you have any further queries, you may use the following contact details:
Contact Form: https://contactus.dhsc.gov.uk
Tel: 0207 210 4850
Fax: 0115 902 3202
Textphone: 0207 222 2262
Yours sincerely,
FOI Team
Department of Health and Social Care
We work to defend the right to FOI for everyone
Help us protect your right to hold public authorities to account. Donate and support our work.
Donate Now