TB Find and Treat Teams

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Dear North London Partners in Health and Care.,

Do you commission or manage any Find and Treat Teams to identify vulnerable individuals with tuberculosis?
If so, could you provide the following details
1. Which borough (or boroughs) does the team(s) operate in?
2. How many people did they see in the last 2018-19 and 2019-20?
3. How many of these individuals were identified as having active TB?
4. How many of those so identified went on to complete a course of treatment?
5. What was the total cost of running each team?
6. Is that cost shared with any other body?

Yours faithfully,

Clive Furness

Foi (NHS NEL CSU), North London Partners in Health and Care.

Dear Clive Furness

 

RE: Freedom of Information Request

 

I am writing to formally acknowledge your request for information
regarding commissioning services - identify vulnerable individuals with
tuberculosis which will be processed under the Freedom of Information Act
2000. I can confirm your request was received on 19 September 2020 by NEL
on behalf of the Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) listed below. The
references for your requests are shown alongside.

 

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| |NHS |
| |North |
| |Central|
| |London |
|FOI.20.NCL118|CCG |
+---------------------+

 

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Freedom of Information Team
NEL
[1][email address

 

Lower Marsh, 3^rd Floor
Waterloo, London, SE1 7NT

  

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________________________________________

From: Clive Furness <[5][FOI #692371 email]>

Sent: 19 September 2020 11:07

To: STPPMO, Ncl (NHS CAMDEN CCG)

Subject: Freedom of Information request - TB Find and Treat Teams

 

Dear North London Partners in Health and Care.,

 

Do you commission or manage any Find and Treat Teams to identify
vulnerable individuals with tuberculosis?

If so, could you provide the following details

1.      Which borough (or boroughs) does the team(s) operate in?

2.      How many people did they see in the last 2018-19 and 2019-20?

3.      How many of these individuals were identified as having active TB?

4.      How many of those so identified went on to complete a course of
treatment?

5.      What was the total cost of running each team?

6.      Is that cost shared with any other body?

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Clive Furness

 

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Foi (NHS NEL CSU), North London Partners in Health and Care.

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Clive Furness

Dear Mr Furness

Please find the attached response from NHS North Central London CCG with regard to your request for information.

Kind regards,

Freedom of Information team
NEL
[email address]

1 Lower Marsh, 3rd Floor
Waterloo, London SE1 7NT

www.nelcsu.nhs.uk
@NELCSU
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_____________________________________
From: Clive Furness <[FOI #692371 email]>
Sent: 19 September 2020 11:07
To: STPPMO, Ncl (NHS CAMDEN CCG)
Subject: Freedom of Information request - TB Find and Treat Teams

Dear North London Partners in Health and Care.,

Do you commission or manage any Find and Treat Teams to identify vulnerable individuals with tuberculosis?
If so, could you provide the following details
1. Which borough (or boroughs) does the team(s) operate in?
2. How many people did they see in the last 2018-19 and 2019-20?
3. How many of these individuals were identified as having active TB?
4. How many of those so identified went on to complete a course of treatment?
5. What was the total cost of running each team?
6. Is that cost shared with any other body?

Yours faithfully,

Clive Furness

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[FOI #692371 email]

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