FI14799

Request

1.      Please confirm your OT waiting list status, including:

a.      The total number of cases

b.      No of Adult service user cases

c.      No of Paediatric service user cases

d.      A breakdown of service users waiting by:

i.      DFG,

ii.     Moving & Handling

iii.    Functional assessment

iv.     Other

e.      The mean average wait in months for an OT assessment  in the last 12 months (if not recorded: please state your current longest and shortest case wait in months) 

2.      What percentage of your OT assessment service has been outsource in the last 12 months? 

3.      If the service is being outsourced to the NHS:

a.      Is the service being delivered under section 75 agreement? Yes/No

b.      Who is the main contact responsible for the delivery of the OT assessments service within the NHS?

i.      Name

ii.     Job title

iii.    Email

iv.     Telephone number 

4.      If the service is commission to an independent provider:

a.      Can you advise what commissioning mechanism you use:

i.      Through frameworks (If so, where is your framework published?)

ii.     Direct relationships

iii.    Preferred Supplier lists

iv.     Other (please elaborate) 

b.      Who is your current independent provider(s) for OT Assessments:

i.      Name of supplier(s)

ii.     The number of cases outsourced and a cost paid per assessment (on average if easier)

iii.    The forecast total value spent during the contract term

iv.     Contract start date

v.      Contract end date 

5.      Who is your current community equipment provider for the OT assessment service?

i.      Name of supplier(s)

ii.     Total spend for 2023/24 financial year

iii.    When is the contract end date 

6.      Who is the main contact responsible for the OT services at the Council?

i.      Name

ii.     Job title

iii.    Email

iv.     Telephone Number

Response

Dover District Council does not hold the information you are seeking. The social care authority within our District is Kent County Council, who should be able to assist you and can be contacted at the following address:  freedomofinformation@kent.gov.uk.