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Disclosure Log - October 2009

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194

 How many times has someone from the public health team met with representatives from community pharmacy (not including official meetings of the Local Pharmaceutical Committee) since January 2008? How many times has someone from the medicines management/pharmacy team met with representatives from community pharmacy (not including official meetings of the Local Pharmaceutical Committee) since January 2008? How many times has someone from the public health team met with representatives from general practice (not including official meetings of the Local Medical Committee) since January 2008? For each meeting attended could I have the job title of the PCT employee in attendance (eg commissioning lead, or other) and the titles of the principle people met with (eg LPC chair/community pharmacist). For each meeting could I also have any information available on any matters which were due to be discussed by the PCT and the committee (eg were pharmacy enhanced services discussed, pilot services etc). If any other teams with the PCT have regularly met with members of community pharmacy or general practice could you please contact me as I would be interested in information about their meetings also.

 

 01/09/2009

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 09/10/2009

 197

 How much is your highest a) nurse, b) doctor and c) member of staff employed by your PCT paid? In each case please provide their job title. How much is your worst-paid member of staff (including nurses/doctors and all other hospital staff) paid? And again, please provide their job title. How much does your PCT spend on agency staff? How many complaints were made in each of the last three years about a) a hospital's cleanliness, b) treatment by staff, c) their treatment? What was the longest time a patient spent waiting in an ambulance stationed in a car park before being brought into a hospital last year? What was the longest time a patient spent waiting for an operation last year? What was the longest time a patient spent waiting to be seen by a doctor/nurse after initially being seen by the hospital reception or other member of staff last year? How many non-British doctors and, separately, nurses does your PCT employ? And what percentage does this constitute? How many drink-related injuries were there in your hospitals in each of the last three years? How many drink/drug-related injuries or treatment for drink/drug-related problems did your hospitals deal with among pregnant teenagers and, separately, pregnant women in each of the last three years? How many babies were born suffering from neonatal abstinence syndrome in your hospitals in each of the last five years? How much money per year do you make from hospital parking?

 

 02/09/2009

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21/10/2009 

 202

 1. What work is the PCT undertaking to encourage health professionals and those in at-risk groups to opt to be vaccinated? 2. Has the PCT decided which health workers will be offered the swine flu vaccine by the PCT (besides those listed in the 'Green Book')? 3. Will GP practice receptionists be offered the vaccine? 4. Will health care assistants be offered the vaccine? 5. Will PCT managers be offered the vaccine? 6. Will clinicians not involved in patient care be offered the vaccine?

 

 04/09/2009

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02/10/2009 

 204

 Population in E Sussex. Numbers of people dying annually at home/hospital/hospice and nursing home.  If possible: costs associated per day per category + numbers of palliative care nurses employed + nursing assistants, Macmillan specialist nurses.

 

 03/09/2009

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02/10/2009 

 205

 I am looking for all the Physiotherapy Departments within your PCT if you could send me a list of contact’s for these departments I would be most grateful.

 

 04/09/2009

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06/10/2009 

 207

 Over the past twelve months, the PCT has incurred both internalised costs and external costs in respect of           case. These costs have arisen from convening various panels, correspondence as between me and the PCT and as between the PCT and the consultant/hospital, external opinions amongst others. Please could you provide me with the total quantum of costs involved and the assumptions upon which this figure has been predicated. For the avoidance of doubt, please could you treat this e-mail as a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act and I look forward to hearing from you in the near future.

 

 09/09/2009

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07/10/2009 

 208

 The number of people within the PCT population who have depression and/or anxiety disorders,  The number of people who have been diagnosed with depression and/or anxiety disorders,  The number of people who have been referred for psychological therapies, The number of people who have entered psychological therapies, The number of people who have completed treatment,  The number of people who are “moving to recovery”, The number of people moving off sick pay and benefits, The number of high intensity trainees (as defined by the IAPT programme), The number of low intensity trainees (as defined by the IAPT programme). Could you also please provide me with any information about steps the PCT is taking to link employment support workers to talking therapy services, who can provide job support for people with common mental health problems and help people back to work. This initiative was announced by Alan Johnson in March: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/News/Recentstories/DH_095907

 

 09/09/2009

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09/10/2009 

 210

 As part of a complaint, the following information is to be dealt with under FOI:
a)  The PCT's infection control policies, procedures and protocols, with particular reference to community care;
d)  the Rapid Reponse Team's service specification referred to in your letter;
g)  details of your policies regarding obtaining basic financial assessments from patients referred to in your letter;
h)  the number of patients receiving a service from Rapid Response on each date in June, together with the staff full time equivalent
     on duty on each of these dates.

 

 02/09/2009

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02/10/2009 

 211

 Under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act can you please supply me with a list of independent sector healthcare and IT services providers that hold contracts with the Trust for acute services, community services, mental health services and IT services whether procured locally or centrally?

 

 11/09/2009

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09/10/2009 

 212

 We are very interested to gather information on individual PCTs spending plans and commitments to the National Dementia Strategy. We would welcome any information you are able to provide to help our understanding of how the aims are being applied nationally.

 

 04/09/2009

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07/10/2009 

 213

 1) Can you confirm if your organisation has a Preferred Supplier List/Framework Agreement in place for the supply of: a) Temporary, Contractor, Consultancy or Interim IT/ICT, Project Management or Informatics staff? b) Permanent IT/ICT, Project Management or Informatics staff? 2.  If yes, how many recruitment agencies are on the Preferred Supplier List/Framework Agreement and can you provide the company names? 3.  Can you detail the start and end dates of the current recruitment agency(s) contract for the supply of temporary, contract, interim or permanent IT/ICT, Project Management or Informatics staff? 4.  Can you detail the anticipated spend/budget for IT/ICT, Project Management or Health Informatics projects 2009/2010 financial years? 5.  Can you detail estimated spend/budget for use with IT/ICT, Project Management or Informatics recruitment agencies during the 2009/2010 financial year? 6.  Can you detail the anticipated numbers of IT/ICT, Project Management or Informatics staff to be recruited during the 2009/2010 financial year? 7.  Can you advise if you are preparing to adopt the new NHS PASA Framework, PASA/DH Commercial Resources Framework (CRF) or CATALIST Framework for the supply of Professional, administrative and support services, temporary & fixed-term staff? If not, what contracting mechanism do you anticipate using? 8.   Can you provide details for staff who have a direct Human Resources or  IT/ICT responsibility for hiring  IT/ICT, Project Management or Informatics resource: a)     Contact Name b)    Position  c)    Contact Telephone Number d)      Email address.

 

 11/09/2009

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09/10/2009 

 214

 On behalf of the General Practitioners Committee of the British Medical Association, I would like to request the following information under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (2000): 1) The number of patients on the registered list of all GP-led health centres and new practices that have been procured by the PCT under the Equitable Access to Primary Medical Care initiative, and the number of patients on the registered list of any walk-in-centres in the PCT.  2) The level of walk-in activity at the GP-led health centre and any walk-in-centre in the PCT, measured on a monthly basis if this is available.  3) The figure for the funding to each GP-led health centre and any walk-in-centre in terms of pounds per patient registered at that centre.

 

 11/09/2009

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 09/10/2009 

 215

 Please could you provide me a list of Mental Health service Framework Agreements or Preferred Provider lists, detailing the name of the agreement/list, whether this is open or closed to new providers, the value of services to be commissioned through the framework/list and the names of those providers that have been accepted onto the agreement/list.

 

 14/09/2009

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13/10/2009 

 216

 * Re 1st January 2008 to 31"1 March 2008, please could you provide me with the number of funding applications that have been declined by the PCT and what medical categories (in general terms that these relate to);
* Re 1st April 2008 - 31"1 March 2009, please could you provide me with the number of funding applications that have been declined by the PCT and what medical categories (in general terms that these relate to);
* Re 1st April 2009 to the date of this letter, please could you provide me with the number of funding applications that have been declined by the PCT and what medical categories (in general terms that these relate to);
* Re each of the periods stated above, please could you provide me with details of : a) the total internalised costs in declining these funding applications, using the principles already outlined in this letter previously.
b) the total cost, in aggregate, of the NHS operations and/or medical care required and applied for.

 

 11/09/2009

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09/10/2009 

 217

 1/ What discussions has the PCT had either internally, or externally with the Department of Health, SHAs, GPs or other stakeholders, about the possibility of adapting patient registration rules so that patients can register with practices further away from where they live and/or potentially access care from more than one practice. (Please note, this query follows on from the following story we reported in May, based on comments from the Department of Health’s director of primary care, Ben Dyson:  http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=23&storycode=4122634).
 2/ What discussions has the PCT had either internally, or externally with the Department of Health, SHAs, GPs or other stakeholders, about introducing dual registration, to allow patients to register at two GP practices? 3/ Where discussions have been held as above, please include in your reply the nature of the discussions, how they were resolved and any relevant documents (eg minutes of meetings or correspondence).

 

 14/09/2009

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 13/10/2009

 218

 Please could you provide me with a list of any framework agreements or preferred provider lists for Adult Mental Health or Learning Disability services, with the value of services to be commissioned through them each year, whether they are open or closed to new entrants, and the providers who are on the lists /frameworks?

 

 16/09/2009

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 09/10/2009

 219

 Does your PCT offer a memory clinic for patients with dementia? Do you have plans to increase the number of memory clinics in your area? What additional dementia services have you added, or plan to add, since the launch of the National Dementia Care Strategy in February this year. What services does you PCT commission to reduce antipsychotic prescribing among dementia patients? Has your PCT assessed the number of patients with dementia who should be considered for treatment with acetylcholinesterase inhibitors? Has the PCT denied dementia patients medications on the grounds of cost?

 

 16/09/2009

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 13/10/2009

 222

 1.    What is the waiting time for out-patient counselling therapy for treatment of mild to moderate depression? 2.    What is the waiting time for CBT therapy for treatment of mild to moderate depression? 3.    What is the waiting time for access to a psychologist for treatment of mild to moderate depression? 4.    What is the waiting time for physiotherapy for treatment of back pain and other musculoskeletal conditions? 5.    Do you offer triage services for treatment of back pain and other musculoskeletal conditions and if so what is the waiting time to initial assessment?

 

 18/09/2009

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15/10/2009 

 223

 1.Of those admitted to your hospital trust over the last five years; how many patients who were admitted for reasons related to alcohol or drug misuse had no fixed abode? 2. Could you please state what percentage of those mentioned above were under the age of 25? 3. Please could you also clarify how you defined those of no fixed abode are defined – ie does it include those who do not supply an address?

 

 23/09/2009

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21/10/2009 

 224

 I was hoping you could send me electronic copies of your Asthma Prescribing Guidelines.  Additionally if you have the names of those health care professionals who were responsible for writing them then that would also be much appreciated.

 

 23/09/2009

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 09/10/2009

 225

 Could you provide contact details for the senior person responsible for your organisation's Information Assurance? I'm specifically looking for:
Name of Person, Job Title, Department, Email Address, Telephone

 

 25/09/2009

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19/10/2009 

 226

 As part of the 2008/09 GP contract settlement, the DoH agreed that £50m would be available for PCT investment - through local contractual arrangements - to support further improvements in the accessibility and responsiveness of local GP services. Can the PCT list all the ways it has used or will use its share of the £50m to support further improvements in the accessibility and responsiveness of local GP services?

 

 25/09/2009

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19/10/2009 

 227

 1/what is the PCT's projected total spend on managers salaries this financial year 2009/10 and also in each of the previous four years, 2008/9, 2007/8, 2006/7, 2005/6  2/how many management staff does the PCT employ 3/How many of your management staff are clinicians
4/how many general practitioners are employed as advisers by the PCT

 

 25/09/2009

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21/10/2009 

 229

 1.  Please could you provide me with all records of correspondence you hold (this means letters and or e-mails sent by you or received by you – or internal communications with the PCT) that relate to the topic of homeopathic medicine prescriptions rates within your PCT and in particular at Herstmonceux Surgery, in West End, Herstmonceux. This should be limited to items dated 1.1.06 to the present date. 2. For the 07/08 and the 08/09 financial year please could you state how many homeopathic prescriptions were issued by Herstmonceux Surgery and what was the cost of these prescriptions to the PCT. For each financial year (07/08) and (08/09) what was the total of homeopathic prescriptions issued within the PCT and the cost of these prescriptions.

 

 25/09/2009

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27/10/2009 

 230

 1. Total capital budget for 2009 and 2010 for planned maintenance, cyclical maintenance and refurbishment works. 2. A list of all planned refurbishment / maintenance works for 2009 and 2010, with estimated start dates and the values of each contract listed against each of them. 3. The names of each of the individuals responsible for managing these projects, or simply the job title(s) of those responsible if names are not available at this stage.

 

 28/09/2009

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22/10/2009 

 231

 I am writing to the organisation to request that I am sent a full organisation chart including the names of the heads of all departments within.

 

 30/09/2009

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09/10/2009 

 232

 is it possible to have the links to all relevant information concerning the Proposal for developing GP services in the Havens and specifically the plan for a new Super Surgery in Peacehaven?

 

 02/10/2009

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09/10/2009 

 234

 1. Please estimate the number of GP trainees that were trained at practices within the Trust, and the amount of funding that was available for GP training in the last financial year (2008/9). 2. Please estimate the number of GP trainees that were trained at practices within the Trust, and the amount of funding that was available for GP training this financial year (2009/10). 3. Please estimate the number of GP trainees that you have allocated places at training practices within the Trust, and the amount of funding that you have allocated for GP training in the next year (2010/11). 4. Does the Trust have a cap, or upper limit, on the amount of funding available for training practices? If so, what is it? 5. Does the Trust have a cap, or upper limit, on the number of GP training practices it funds? If so, what is it? 6. Does the Trust have a cap, or upper limit, on the number of GP trainees it funds at each practice? If so, what is it?

 

 02/10/2009

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22/10/2009 

 235

 Please could you provide me with an email address for the following people as I would like to contact them directly: Mike Wood, Chief Executive David Lowe, Director of HR Graham Griffiths, Head of Development

 

 06/10/2009

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22/10/2009 

 236

 1...Does the Trust currently have guidelines in operation which relate to what religious symbols and or religious images staff can wear and or have on display while carrying out their official duties  and  or while attending Trust premises. If so can you please provide a copy of this advice and state when it was introduced?  This guidance will include but will not be limited to what religious images can be included as part of items of jewellery and or on items of clothing. 2...Does the Trust currently have guidelines in operation which relate to what forms of dress staff can wear for religious reasons during the course of their official duties and while on Trust premises.  If so can the Trust please provide copies of this guidance?  Could the Trust also state when the advice was introduced?    3...Does the Trust currently have guidance in operation which relates to what advice staff can give to patients and or visitors which is of a religious nature  and or which touches upon issues of personal faith?  If  so can it please provide copies of these guidelines.  Can the Trust also state when this guidance was introduced?  4 ... Since October 1 has any member of  staff and or  visitor and or patient complained about a possible breach of these guidelines and or complained that a Trust employee may be acting in a way which might cause offence on the grounds of religion and faith?  Please note I am interested in receiving details of all complaints irrespective of whether the Trust has guidelines of the kind outlined above and irrespective of whether the complaint is believed to have breached these particular guidelines. How many such complaints as the Trust received?    How many individual members of staff does each complaint relate to? Can you please identify the job title of the staff member and or members of staff at the centre of the complaint?   Can you please state when the complaint was received?  Could the Trust  please provide full copies of all written complaints  including emails.   In the case of individual complaint please feel free to redact the names and personal details of complainants and the identities of any trust employees.  Please note I am interested in receiving details of all complaints irrespective of whether they come from people of faith or no faith. 5 ...In the case of each member of staff who has been the subject of a complaint can the Trust say what action it has taken?  In each case can the trust provide the person's job title  and  provide  full and precise details of the nature of the complaint ? 6...Can the trust please provide all correspondence including emails between itself and the Christian Legal Centre. Please note that I am interested in receiving all correspondence from October 1 2008 to the present day.  Please feel free to redact the names of any trust employee (past or present from the correspondence)

 

 06/10/2009

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 26/10/2009

 237

 Has your provider arm achieved Autonomous provider Organisation (APO) status? If not when will you reach this stage?What is the name of your provider arm?What is your decision for the future organisational form of your provider arm, For example community foundation Trust, Social enterprise etcAre you taking part in a Department of Health Pilot Scheme?Please can you provide a list of the services your provider arm offer?Please can I have a copy of your Provider Arm Annual Report 2008/09?

 

 06/10/2009

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22/10/2009 

 238

 Please can you send me the following information in regards to the organisation’s key contacts:-
·  Director/Head of Finance- highest position please
·  Director/Head of Procurement- highest position please
·  Director/Head of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) - highest position please
·  ICT Manager   ·  Hardware Manager   ·  Network Manager   ·  Software Managers   ·  Infrastructure Manager   ·  GIS Manager   ·  ICT Security Manager   ·  ICT Systems Manager   ·  Web Manager   ·  ICT Operations Manager   ·  Customer Service Manager   ·  Identity Management Manager   ·  ICT Project Manager- highest position please
In regards to my request, with the ICT contacts please do not just send me the ICT director’s contacts details, please look through the organisations ICT structure to see which contact is relevant to the job titles I have requested. Some of the contacts I have requested may not relate exactly to the organisation but please send me the closest match.  Also PLEASE DO NOT REPEAT CONTACTS
For each contact could you please send me their FULL NAME, ACTUAL JOB TITLE, DIRECT CONTACT NUMBER and their DIRECT EMAIL ADDRESS? Please see the attached spreadsheet and input the data within the spreadsheet.

 

 12/10/2009

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22/10/2009 

 240

 I have been asked to collate the FOI Act policy documents for all SEC PCTs.
I would be grateful if you would send me a copy of your policy.

 

 09/10/2009

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29/10/2009 

 246

 1. How many GPSIs are there in the PCT area?2. Which special interests are covered by these GPSIs?3. How many GPSIs cover each of these special interests?4. Has the PCT carried out any assessment or appraisal of the services offered by GPSIs?5. Has the PCT developed any guidelines for accreditation of GPSIs? If so, which services are these for and how many GPSIs have achieved accreditation?

 

 16/10/2009

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26/10/2009 

 247

 Identify the % of total PCT budget spent on Mental Health. Identify how much is spent by the PCT on CAMHS

 

 16/10/2009

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29/10/2009 

 250

 I would like to write to the Theatre Supplies Manager if you have such a person in the Trust. I would be grateful if you could let me know their contact address.

 

 16/10/2009

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26/10/2009 

 256

 I would like to make a request for your organisations most recent hand hygiene policy.

 

 26/10/2009

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29/10/2009