Request
This is a request under the freedom of information act.
All strategic health authorities should recently have completed a collection of information from all primary care trusts for a Department of Health “stock take”, to analyse the impact of new rules requiring non-payment for emergency readmissions following elective admissions. These new rules were introduced in the 2011-12 NHS operating framework. I understand the data collected included information on readmissions activity, the amount of money PCTs will “save” on emergency readmissions spending, and how they are spending/intend to spend that money (the rules require that it is spent in-year on new investment to help prevent readmissions.
I would like to see the full responses provided to your SHA by each primary care trust in your region in response to this stocktake/data collection. I would like to receive the information in electronic format to this email address. If the SHA has collected some or all of the information provided into a single spreadsheet, I would also like to see that.
Please email to confirm you have received this request.
Please contact me at the earliest opportunity if there is any ambiguity about this request, or anything you need to discuss to help you answer this request completely within the statutory 20 day deadline.
Our response
I refer to your email requesting information in respect of our Primary Care Trust (PCT) ‘stock take’.
I can confirm in accordance with S.1 (1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) that we do hold the information that you have requested.
I have therefore attached a copies of the readmissions consolidation summary excel spreadsheets that we recently submitted to the Department of Health.
I have removed the personal details of some of the individuals whose contact details appeared within the attached documents under section 40 of the FOIA. Section 40 is an absolute exemption relating to Personal Information, the purpose of which is to protect personally identifiable information and the privacy of living persons. I would assure you that this does not in any way alter the meaning of the information provided.
I hope that this information is of use. If you are dissatisfied with the way in which we have dealt with your request you can ask us to review our decision by writing to:-
Mr Moosa Patel
Director of Corporate Affairs
NHS East Midlands
Octavia House
Interchange Business Park
Bostock's Lane
Sandiacre
Nottingham
NG10 5QG
If at the conclusion of any review you remain dissatisfied you may complain to the Information Commissioner who can be contacted at:-
The Office of the Information Commissioner
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
