Substance Misuse Treatment

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Dear Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland),

This request relates to the provision of female specific, free to use substance misuse treatment within Southern Health and Social Care Trust's local authority area. Please see the below definitions to help inform Southern Health and Social Care Trust's response:
- A free to use substance misuse service is a service that provides free treatment, support and/or advice to people affected by substance misuse.
- A female specific, free to use substance misuse service only provides treatment, support and/or advice to people who are female.
- A female specific space/programme within a broader free to use substance misuse service is an intervention/pathway that only people who are female can access. For example - a women only support group.

With the above in mind, please can Southern Health and Social Care Trust respond to the following questions in keeping with freedom of information legislation:
1. What free to use substance misuse services are available to people (both men and women) in Southern Health and Social Care Trust's local authority area? Please list all the services.
2. Are any of the services listed in question 1 female specific?
3. Do any of the services listed in question 1 provide female specific spaces/programmes within a broader service? If yes please provide details of the female specific spaces/programmes offered.

Yours faithfully,

Nye Jones

Team, Foi, Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland)

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We acknowledge receipt of your request.

 

You will be aware of the significant pressures on our health and social
care services during the current third surge of the Covid-19
pandemic. During this time we have been asking our staff to prioritise
their professional caring duties and to support frontline health and
social care services in responding to the emergency. This has
understandably had an impact on other duties within their role such as
responding to legislative requirements under FOI and the processing of
Subject Access Requests. 

 

We assure you that your request will be logged and processed, and we will
do our utmost to respond as quickly as possible.

 

Yours faithfully

 

Information Governance Team

 

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Team, Foi, Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland)

By email: [FOI #721290 email]

25th January 2021 Our Ref: FOI 375

Dear Mr Jones

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – INFORMATION REQUEST

I acknowledge your request which was received on 25th January 2021 requesting information held by the Trust.

Your request is currently being addressed and if approved you will receive the information requested within the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Freedom of Information Act 2000. For your information, the Act defines a number of exemptions which may prevent release of the information you have requested. If any of the exemption categories apply then the information will not be released. You will be informed if this is the case, including your right of appeal.

If the information you request contains reference to a third party then they may be consulted prior to a decision being taken on whether or not to release the information to you. You will also be informed if this is the case.

There may be a fee payable for the information you have requested. In this event the fee must be paid before the information is processed and the 20 working day time limit for responses will be suspended until receipt of the payment. If a fee is required I will write to you again to advise of this.

If you have any queries or concerns then please contact:

Head of Information Governance
Southern Health & Social Care Trust
Ferndale
Bannvale Site
10 Moyallen Road
Gilford
BT63 5JX

Email: [email address]
Tel: 028 37561458

Yours sincerely

Karen Harrison
Information Governance Officer

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Team, Foi, Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland)

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Dear Mr Jones

 

Please see attached response in respect of your recent Freedom Of
Information request to the Southern Health & Social Care Trust.

 

Kind regards

Karen Harrison

Information Governance Department

Southern Health & Social Care Trust

 

The Information and the Material transmitted is intended only for the
person or entity to which it is addressed and may be Confidential/Privileged
Information and/or copyright material.

Any review, transmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of
any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities
other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you receive this in error,
please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer.

Southern Health & Social Care Trust archive all Email (sent & received)
for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the Trust 'IT Security Policy',
Corporate Governance and to facilitate FOI requests.

Southern Health & Social Care Trust IT Department 028 375 63600