Termination of pregnancy

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Dear NHS Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group,

1. Please confirm the organisations commissioned by the CCG to provide Termination of Pregnancy Services to your patients?
2. Please confirm the end dates of currently commissioned contracts?
3. Are any providers currently within an extension period of their contract?
4. Were contracts awarded through a competitive tender process?
5. What is the form of contract: AQP or sole provider?
6. At what percentage of tariff is each provider delivering services?
7. What activity numbers were delivered by each provider, by HRG code, over the past 12 months?
8. Please confirm the annualised actual contract values for each provider for 2019/20?
9. Please confirm who (if any) providers are providing ToP services to patients without a contract where a patient has exercised their right to choose a provider? What are the activity numbers delivered per provider?
10. What were the average wait times for providers over the past 12 months? (broken down by month and surgical/medical)
11. Do any of the contracted providers sub-contract any parts of the service to an alternative provider? If so, who and what?
12. Does ToP feature on the CCGs commissioning intentions?
• Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for this contract?

Yours faithfully,

Chloe Knipe

FOI (NHS SUNDERLAND CCG), NHS Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group

Our reference: Sun1853 - Acknowledgement

Your request is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and we aim to answer your request within twenty working days. Whilst we will make every effort to adhere to the statutory timescale the current national Coronavirus emergency may impact upon our ability to do this.

The Information Commissioner’s Office has acknowledged that resources, whether they are finances or people, might be diverted away from usual compliance or information governance work as organisations need to prioritise other areas or adapt their usual approach during this extraordinary period.

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Kind regards,

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Information Governance Officer

NHS North of England Commissioning Support
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-----Original Message-----
From: Chloe Knipe [mailto:[FOI #682658 email]]
Sent: 07 August 2020 13:35
To: FOI (NHS SUNDERLAND CCG)
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Termination of pregnancy

Dear NHS Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group,

1. Please confirm the organisations commissioned by the CCG to provide Termination of Pregnancy Services to your patients?
2. Please confirm the end dates of currently commissioned contracts?
3. Are any providers currently within an extension period of their contract?
4. Were contracts awarded through a competitive tender process?
5. What is the form of contract: AQP or sole provider?
6. At what percentage of tariff is each provider delivering services?
7. What activity numbers were delivered by each provider, by HRG code, over the past 12 months?
8. Please confirm the annualised actual contract values for each provider for 2019/20?
9. Please confirm who (if any) providers are providing ToP services to patients without a contract where a patient has exercised their right to choose a provider? What are the activity numbers delivered per provider?
10. What were the average wait times for providers over the past 12 months? (broken down by month and surgical/medical)
11. Do any of the contracted providers sub-contract any parts of the service to an alternative provider? If so, who and what?
12. Does ToP feature on the CCGs commissioning intentions?
• Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for this contract?

Yours faithfully,

Chloe Knipe

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FOI (NHS SUNDERLAND CCG), NHS Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group

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Dear C Knipe,

Thank you for your request for information under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

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Kind regards

Sophie Parker
Information Governance Officer

NHS North of England Commissioning Support
Riverside House
Newburn
NE15 8NY
Tel: 0191 691 3652
[mobile number]
Email: [email address]
Web: www.necsu.nhs.uk

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-----Original Message-----
From: FOI (NHS SUNDERLAND CCG)
Sent: 10 August 2020 10:53
To: Chloe Knipe
Subject: FOI: Sun1853 - Acknowledgement

Our reference: Sun1853 - Acknowledgement

Your request is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and we aim to answer your request within twenty working days. Whilst we will make every effort to adhere to the statutory timescale the current national Coronavirus emergency may impact upon our ability to do this.

The Information Commissioner’s Office has acknowledged that resources, whether they are finances or people, might be diverted away from usual compliance or information governance work as organisations need to prioritise other areas or adapt their usual approach during this extraordinary period.

The ICO cannot extend statutory timescales, but will tell people through their communications channels that they may experience understandable delays when making information rights requests during the pandemic.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable. If that is the case, I will let you know. A fees notice will be issued to you if appropriate. You will be required to pay the relevant fee before we will proceed to deal with your request.

If you have any queries about this request or wish to contact us again, please email the address above and the message will be forwarded appropriately. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Kind regards,

Sophie Parker
Information Governance Officer

NHS North of England Commissioning Support
Riverside House
Newburn
NE15 8NY
Tel: 0191 691 3652
[mobile number]
Email: [email address]
Web: www.necsu.nhs.uk

Partners in improving local health

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-----Original Message-----
From: Chloe Knipe [mailto:[FOI #682658 email]]
Sent: 07 August 2020 13:35
To: FOI (NHS SUNDERLAND CCG)
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Termination of pregnancy

Dear NHS Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group,

1. Please confirm the organisations commissioned by the CCG to provide Termination of Pregnancy Services to your patients?
2. Please confirm the end dates of currently commissioned contracts?
3. Are any providers currently within an extension period of their contract?
4. Were contracts awarded through a competitive tender process?
5. What is the form of contract: AQP or sole provider?
6. At what percentage of tariff is each provider delivering services?
7. What activity numbers were delivered by each provider, by HRG code, over the past 12 months?
8. Please confirm the annualised actual contract values for each provider for 2019/20?
9. Please confirm who (if any) providers are providing ToP services to patients without a contract where a patient has exercised their right to choose a provider? What are the activity numbers delivered per provider?
10. What were the average wait times for providers over the past 12 months? (broken down by month and surgical/medical)
11. Do any of the contracted providers sub-contract any parts of the service to an alternative provider? If so, who and what?
12. Does ToP feature on the CCGs commissioning intentions?
• Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for this contract?

Yours faithfully,

Chloe Knipe

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