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I would like the Job Title, A4C Band, WTE of IG Role, Years in post, Age, Years in NHS for each year your organisation has existed for the following roles:
Senior Information Risk Owner
Caldicott Guardian
Privacy Officer
Registration Authority Manager You will also have somebody, more than one person, or the same people responsible for:
Data Quality
Information Governance
Information Security
Freedom of Information Act requests
Subject Access requests
Health and corporate records |
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1. Please provide the postcodes of all pharmacies which are providing pharmaceutical services as at 01 July 2010 which secured inclusion in the pharmaceutical list under the exemption for 100 hour pharmacies.
2. Please indicate the total number of applications which have been granted prior to 01 July 2010 and which have not expired for pharmacies using the exemption for 100 hour pharmacies, and which have not yet opened as as 1 July 2010.
3. Please indicate the total number of pending applications for pharmacies which have yet to be determined for pharmacies applying to open under the 100 hours exemption , and indicating which month the application was received.
4. Please provide the postcodes of all pharmacies which are providing pharmaceutical services as at 01 July 2010 which secured inclusion in the pharmaceutical list under the exemption for distance selling (Internet) pharmacies.
5. Please indicate the total number of applicants which have been granted prior to 01 July 2010 and which have not expired for pharmacies using the exemption for distance selling (Internet) pharmacies, and which have not yet opened as at 1 July 2010.
6. Please indicate the total number of pending applications for pharmacies which have yet to be determined for pharmacies exemption, indicating in which month the application was received. |
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I am writing to obtain information about the level of admissions and treatment costs for diabetes within East Sussex and Weald Primary Care Trust. To outline my query as clearly as possible, I am requesting:
1. How many people does your Primary Care Trust provide for?
2. How many type-1 diabetics are provided for within your PCT?
3. How many 'diabetes' clinics are there in your PCT?
4. How many Accident and Emergency admissions for Diabetic Ketoacidosis did your trust have in the previous year?
5. For these admissions, can you provide a list of ages?
6. Please could you forward any statistics that your trust has for recurrent admission for such persons.
7. How much was spent in the previous year by your trust on the treatment of people diagnosed with Diabetic Ketoacidosis?
8. How much was spent in the previous year by your trust on the treatment of people diagnosed with Diabetic Neuropathy?
9. How much was spent in the previous year by your trust on the treatment of people diagnosed with Diabetic Retinopathy? |
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Under the freedom of information act I would like to request a list of the Nurse Prescribers for East Sussex Downs and Weald and Hastings and Rother PCTs, and the surgeries they work at. |
12/07/10 |
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I would like to request the cost per chlamydia screen conducted for the National Chlamydia Screening Programme by Primary Care Trusts in 2008/09. |
14/07/10 |
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16/08/10 |
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I would like to make a freedom of information request, with regards to the funding of NICE-approved technologies. For each of the last three financial years, please could you indicate:
a) the number of the following procedures the PCTs has funded
b) at what total cost per year
c) in each case, what clinical criteria the PCT applies when approving funding decisions
The procedures I would like the information on are:
· Bariatric surgery
· In-vitro fertilisation
· Acupuncture for back pain
· Spinal manipulation for back pain
· Cochlear implants for hearing impairment
· Hip resurfacing or replacement
· Total knee replacement
· Tonsillectomies |
14/07/10 |
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18/08/10 |
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I would like to make a request for information regarding Prescribing Formularies and guidelines. Please could you provide the following: A copy of your most recent Prescribing Formulary?
If the information is not contained within the formulary please can you answer the questions below:
· The name of the committee which updates the above?
· Review dates and next scheduled update dates?
· Which other organisations use the formulary?
Please Can your answer the following questions on medicines management:
· VTE is now a CQUIN Target, due to this could you please provide your most recent Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) clinical policies or guidelines?
· Do you use Scriptswitch?
· What is the coverage of Scriptswitch in your area? |
15/07/10 |
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I would like to request for the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 as part of my thesis project.
1) The number of HIV tests conducted within the PCT for the years 2007, 2008 and 2009.
2) The total number of patients diagnosed with HIV during 2007, 2008 and 2009.
3) The number of patients diagnosed with CD4+ cell count of <200 cells/mm3 in 2007, 2008 and 2009.
I would like to kindly request to receive the information for each of the years separately. |
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I am looking for the details of all PBC groups in the South Central, South West and South East Coast SHAs and am looking for the PBC Lead, Clinical Lead and Business Manager (name, phone, email) of each PBC group. |
19/07/10 |
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Could you please let me know how many external support resource/people you have currently engaged within your trust either on a interim, fixed term or projects cost (Tender) basis. |
20/07/10 |
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Could you please give me details of Consultancy and Interim Management Services your organisation has used in the past 3 financial years.
Could I have this information based on finance and whole time equivalents used.
Could I also have spend split by name of the company supplying the staff.
Finally could I have details of the tendering process used to award each of these contracts - i.e. where the contracts were advertised, what was the date of award and what is the date for renewal or retender. |
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Under the Freedom of Information Act I am interested to obtain how much your health boards spends on knee replacement, this is from January 2009 to December 2009. |
21/07/10 |
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16/08/10 |
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Please could you tell me if the Trust has published:
- diabetes management guidelines?
- diabetes care pathway?
If so, please could you forward copies of these documents? |
21/07/10 |
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We need to know which GP Clinical Computer systems are used by the practices in your organisation(s). |
22/07/10 |
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1. How many diagnostic renal biopsies were taken for histopathological examination in the calendar years (Jan to Dec) 2007, 2008, 2009.
2. Of the diagnostic biopsies in question 1 how many were examined by electron microscopy?
3. How many transplant biopsies were taken for histopathological examination in the calendar years 2007, 2008, 2009.
4. Of the transplant biopsies in question 3 how many were examined by electron microscopy?
5. Is electron microscopy provided in-house or sourced elsewhere? If elsewhere please indicate where material is sent?
6. What is the average turnaround time, for each SHA, for electron microscopy results from initiating the EM request to receiving images/ultrastructural report (does this include weekends)?
7. For each SHA, for questions 1-4, if alternative techniques were employed for examination of samples, which techniques were employed?
8. For each SHA, how many Clinical Scientist grade electron microscopists are available and how many are in training?
9. For each SHA, how many Biomedical Scientist grade electron microscopists are available and how many are in training?
10. Are any of the staff identified in questions 8 and 9 within 5 years of retirement age?
11. Reasons for not examining all diagnostic renal biopsies by electron microscopy? e.g.,
a) Lack of availability to EM services
b) Cost of EM services
c) EM not considered necessary
d) Other, please state....
12. For those SHA not currently using electron microscopy on renal biopsies, please indicate which SHA would like to utilize this service?
13. For each SHA, do full and final histological reports on renal biopsies have to wait for EM examinations/results and if so on what percentage of biopsies? |
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How many people have requested IVF treatment from your Trust or Health Board over the last three years? For each year (July 24th 2007 - July 24th 2008; July 24th 2008 - July 24th 2009; July 24th 2009 - July 24th 2010) I would like you to break down the statistics as follows: -
How many of those requests were accepted?
How many of those requests resulted in a completed course of IVF treatment?
How many of those requests were rejected? Please give reasons why each of the requests were rejected.
How much was spent carrying out IVF treatments in total?
What is the maximum number of cycles of IVF treatment that was offered to any one individual or couple? |
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1. Does your PCT employ someone whose main role it is to review those people with mental illness who have been placed out of area by the PCT, with a view to returning them to their home area if at all possible? (This role goes under various titles which include 'Out of area treatments reviewing officer'; 'Out of area treatments case manager'; 'Continuing healthcare assessor for mental health').
Yes/No
2. If yes, please state what the exact job title of this post is.
Job title:
3. Please state whether this is an ongoing or fixed-term post (and if fixed-term, please state for how long).
Ongoing/fixed-term (please indicate for how long ................)
4. Please estimate savings made in the last year by the PCT through the employment of someone in this role (i.e. savings made from returning people from out of area treatments into local services or independent living).
Savings in the last year, in approximate terms, have been: £ |
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We wish to make a fresh and separate Freedom of Information Act request for the details of payments made by the Primary Care Trust to the Prison Service for the funding of healthcare escorts and bedwatches since responsibility for funding was transferred from HMP Prison Service to the PCT slightly over two years ago on 1 April 2008. |
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This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000/ Freedom of Information Act (Scotland) 2002.
Please may I request the following information:
Name and contact details for the Commissioner in charge of Opthalmic procedures
Number of Cataracts commissioned, and cost to the PCT associated with these procedures, for 2009.
Number of Cataracts to be commissioned through 2010 and in 2011 and predicted cost associated
Name and address of facilities where the PCT has commissioned cataract surgery in 2009 and 2010.
Number of Cataracts commissioned at each facility for 2009 and the intended numbers for 2010 and 2011 if available.
PCT policies relating to YAG laser capsulotomy for treatment of posterior capsular opacification.
Number of YAG laser capsulotomy procedures for treatment of posterior capsular opacification in 2009, and the cost to the PCT associated with these procedures. Plus target figures for procedures and costs for such referrals in 2010 and 2011 if available.
Name and address of facilities where YAG laser capsulotomy procedures are commissioned. |
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I would like to make further requests under the FOI Act regarding the Summary Care Record rollout within your PCT.
Please could you kindly state the total number of GP practices within your PCT that are uploading to the Summary Care Record as of1st August 2010.
Please could you kindly list the names of those GP practices (if any) within your PCT that commenced uploading to the Summary Care Record between 1st May 2010 and 31st July 2010, together with the date that each practice's upload began. |
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Under the Freedom of Information Act, please can you provide the name, job title, email address and telephone number of the senior employees in the following positions (some of these functions may be combined in your organisation).
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Information Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Finance Officer
Procurement Director
HR Director
IT Director
IT infrastructure manager
Networking manager
Datacentre manager
Telecommunications manager |
02/08/10 |
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I am writing to request the following under Freedom of Information.
Please disclose any spending on the following luxury items by your organisation. In each case please detail the quantity purchased for each item, the type and size of each item purchased, the cost the item and the brand. If possible please also disclose the purpose for which the luxury item has been bought, although do not do this if it will mean exceeding cost limits.
I would like information on the following:
Caviar
Champagne
Cigars
Cigarettes
Brandy
Whisky
Vodka
I have provided an example of the format I would like the information in below:
Item Quantity Size and type Cost Brand
Champagne x2 750ml bottle, grand vintage 2003 £20 Moet & Chandon
Whisky x2 500ml bottle, single malt £20 Glenfiddich
etc
ADDENDUM:
I would just like to clarify that I'm looking for this information for each of the last three financial years. Should this not be possible due to cost constraints please provide it for the last financial year. |
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I would like to make a freedom of information request for the following:
1. Please could you provide me a figure (in £) for the total amount of income generated from car parking charges during the last five years at East Sussex Downs and Weald NHS hospitals. If possible, could this figure be broken down on a yearly basis.
2. The total number of of vehicles clamped in East Sussex Downs and Weald NHS hospital car parks and the income (in £) generated from this for the last five years. If possible, could this figure be broken down on a yearly basis.
3. The total number of parking tickets issued in East Sussex Downs and Weald NHS hospital car parks and the income (in £) generated from this for the last five years. If possible, could this figure be broken down on a yearly basis.
4. If possible, could you provide me with details of the cost of parking in East Sussex Downs and Weald NHS hospital car parks? And the provisions for regular/disabled users. |
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I hope to establish the way that PCT's have negotiated and paid providers for their neurology outpatient service. Neurology has been exempt from a nationally agreed tariff and the Department of Health carry no information on the tariffs that have been agreed between PCT's and providers.
Would you therefore be kind enough to send me answers to the following questions?
1. Which providers (only if more than 10 referrals per year) do you use for neurology outpatient services?
2. What is the agreed tariff for 2010 for New and Follow-up outpatient appointments in neurology between your PCT and your provider(s)? |
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Please provide:
1. This part only applies if the primary care trust produces a balanced scorecard (also known as quality scorecards or performance frameworks) for its GP practices. If the PCT does not produce this information, please specify that. If further description is needed of what a balanced scorecard is, see <http://www.pcc.nhs.uk/balanced-scorecards>
Please provide each iteration (whether monthly, quarterly, annually or other) of the scorecard produced by the PCT between April 2007 and April 2010. If a scorecard is produced each week, please only select and provide the first scorecard from each month, to reduce the amount of information you need to provide.
Where possible, please provide the scorecard in spreadsheet format (eg Microsoft Excel), ideally with additional columns specifying when each practice's contract was issued, and the type of contract they hold (ie GMS, PMS or APMS).
Alternatively, please provide the information in word processor (eg Microsoft Word) format or portable document format (pdf).
2. Information on all remedial and breach notices issued to primary care medical contractors (on GMS, PMS and APMS contracts) between April 2007 and April 2010.
For each notice please include (at least): the date it was issued, the practice code of the contractor, the name of the contractor and details of the breach.
3. Information on all termination notices issued to primary care medical contractors (on GMS, PMS and APMS contracts) between April 2007 and April 2010.
For each notice please include (at least): the terms of and reason for the termination, the practice code of the contractor, the name of the contractor, the length of any notice period before the effect of the termination, and whether the contract remained terminated (the termination was not successfully challenged). |
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I would like to know the following.
1...Does the Trust hold and or receive and or keep copies of information detailing a GP's total annual NHS earnings. It is my understanding that this information is contained in a document known as an annual declaration of superannuable earnings.
2...Could you please state what are the current highest NHS earnings which have been declared by a GP on an annual declaration of superannuable earnings. Could you plesae provide the actual and most up to date figure? Can you please state what year these figures relate to. Could you please provide details of his or her superannuable earnings for each of the previous three years.
3...In the case of the above can you please state how many different practices the GP is connected to within your area. Can you please explain his or her link to each practice. For instance are they the senior practitioner. Do they own the practice? Can you please indicate what type of contracts the GP has with the primary care trust. These may be linked to actual practices or they could involve the provision of additional and or more specialised services. Can you please state for how long he or she has had these different contracts?
4...Can you please indicate whether the GP is linked to practices and or medical service providers outside the area. Can you please identify the number of practices he or she is linked with and state which part of the country they are in.
5...Can you please provide a description of what other work the GP has carried out on behalf of the NHS and which is detailed on the annual declaration of superannuable earnings. Was this work carried out within your trust area and or locally.
6...Can you please state how many individual GPs other than the one outlined above have declared superannuable earnings in excess of £200,000 a year. I am looking for your most up to date figure. |
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Please could you supply the following information:
Collection, Transportation and Disposal of Health Care Waste - Pharmaceutical, Sharps, Cytotoxic and Cytostatic, Anatomical & General Clinical
* Contract Renewal Date
* Contract Term
* Contract Value for Full Contract Term (£)
* Annual Tonnages of individual waste streams |
04/08/10 |
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Within Hastings & Rother PCT and East Sussex Downs & Weald PCT and considering Personal Dental Services contracts awarded to General Dental Practitioners:
1. How many General Dental Practitioners hold a Personal Dental Services contract in 2010/2011, and in how many locations?
2. What is the range of UDA values awarded for Personal Dental Services contracts?
3. Does the PCT plan to harmonise the UDA values for General Dental Services contracts if these are requested as replacements for Personal Dental Services contracts at their expiry, and at what value? |
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I understand that 'it is not usual for a referral to be made for a service without the patient's knowledge and consent'when this service in question is the Special Care Dental Service. Although 'it is not usual' can you please tell me all the exceptions ie. in circumstances that are not usual. |
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I would like to make a Freedom of Information request regarding payments to GP practices in the PCT for swine flu (H1N1) vaccination.
My request relates to the easement of thresholds on the quality and outcomes framework (QOF) patient indicators (PE7 and PE8) for vaccination of patients in the priority groups identified in the chief medical officer's letter of 13 August 2009.
1. How many GP practices in the PCT achieved sufficient uptake of swine flu vaccination to qualify for easement of the PE7 and PE8 thresholds?
2. How many GP practices in the PCT are eligible for additional pay as a result? (Ie, how many practices achieved easement of the PE7 and PE8 thresholds and had patient experience scores which were below the original target but above the lowered target?)
3. How many GP practices in the PCT queried the PCT's calculation of vaccination uptake? How were any disputes resolved? |
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It concerns whether the trust restricts any treatments for those who are very obese, drink heavily, or smoke
1.a). Does the trust restrict any treatments including referral for surgery for those who are obese?
b) If so, what would a patient's Body Mass Index need to exceed before they would potentially face treatments being restricted
c) What treatments/surgical procedures are restricted for obese patients
eg. cosmetic/IVF/hip replacements, others.
2.a). Similarly, does the trust restrict any treatments including referral for surgery for those who are heavy drinkers?
b) If so, how many units of alcohol a day would a patient need to exceed before they would face treatments being restricted
c) What treatments/surgical procedures are restricted for heavy drinkers?
eg. cosmetic/IVF/hip replacements, surgery on liver, others.
3a) Finally, does he trust restrict any treatments including referral for surgery for smokers
b) If so, how much would a patient need to smoke before they would face treatments being restricted
c) What treatments/surgical procedures are restricted for smokers?
eg. cosmetic/IVF/hip replacements, surgery on liver, others. |
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Could you tell me where I can obtain a list of practices within your PCT and which consortia they are under. Or if I cannot obtain a list, can you tell me if you know this information? |
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I was wondering if you were able to email me a summary of your traffic light system, grey list drugs or any other prescribing guide you may use. It would also be helpful if you were able to provide me with a list containing the names of the drugs which are restricted. |
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Could you please tell me the number of knee replacements that took place during 2009/2010 for the respective PCT's |
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Please can you provide the following information:
1. Latest Inventory of Photocopiers (MFDs) and Desktop Printers, by location, showing Purchase date at method of Purchase (ie Bought outright, Leased, etc). Also requested are the details of original supplier, and whether each machine is covered by a Maintenance Agreement or not.
2. Contact details of dedicated purchaser responsible for the Photocopier(MFDs) and Desktop Printer contracts, for future reference.
3. Details of any plans due for change in the future, that will impact upon your requirements for goods and services relating to your equipment. |
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I understand that certain gluten-free foods can be prescribed to those suffering from Coeliac Disease. Please would you send me a list of the brands and names of the gluten-free foods that are approved by your PCT to be so prescribed. |
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I would like some information about your current Accounts Payable processes, please indicate:
a) where the Accounts Payable team is currently based and if centralised?
b) which finance system/accounting software the finance team uses to process supplier invoices?
c) number of staff manually processing the invoices?
d) volume of paper and electronic invoices processed per annum?
e) are paper invoices scanned at all?
f) any plans to look at invoice automation/ OCR scanning in the next 6 months to a year?
g) If OCR/ Invoice automation systems already in place please indicate name of supplier?
Please also indicate if OCR scanning technology is used in any other department of the Trust and to process what type of documents? Please name the supplier.
And finally, which Document/ Records Management system is currently used within the Trust? And do you use an Enterprise Resource Planning system? Please name it and what version? |
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I am writing to find out the number of patients' medical records that have gone missing within your organisation.
Specifically I would like to know:
1) Every instance where a record/document has gone missing.
2) For each instance a brief description of what happened and what the resolution was (e.g. Laptop was lost on train, files were mislaid etc.)
3) For each instance how many records went missing. If an exact figure is not possible an estimation of how many disappeared is OK.
I would like this information going back for the last three years - with the above questions organised by year. |
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