Freedom of Information

FOI 5139 –

• Since December 2023, which Nurses Shifts has the Trust struggled to fill ? Please consider the following Specialities for this question : A&E Nurses, NICU,ICU, Midwives, Paediatric Nurses & General Nurses?
• Do approved Framework agencies approve or confirm Shifts directly with the matron Nurses or any senior nurses directly in the wards with the agencies ( Within any of the wards)? If, yes which wards book Nurses directly with the agencies & please provide these Nurses Full names?
• When does Temporary Staffing get approval for “Escalated rates” for Ad-hoc Shifts ? Please provide time scale leading up to the Shift date
• When does Temporary Staffing get approval for “Escalated rates” for Long term Agency Nurse Bookings? Please provide time scale leading up to the booking?
• Who in the trust has the authority to approve the use of Escalated rates or break glass rate for the Approval Framework agencies, Please provide Full Name & Email address ?
• Please provide names of those agencies that are “breaching NHSI Rates” by being allowed to book Nurses & Midwives not within the NHSI capped rates ?
• If an Approved framework agency can demonstrate their ability to provide Nurses & meet all the requirement with the possibility of using the alternative route of escalated or Break Glass rates , would Temporary staffing add that agency to their Tier 1 Suppliers list?
• Who is the head of Procurement responsible for approving “Approved Framework agencies” to join their Tier 1 Suppliers list to provide Nurses & Midwifes ? Please provide Full name & contact address email.

FOI 5090 – MSK service in ICB Region.

• How is the service delivered in your region? Ie: do you have a prime contract holder? Is it a collaborative provider? Do you have multiple provider contracts?
• What model do you plan to use moving forwards (ie: prime provider, collaborative…)?
• Who is the prime contract holder for your region?
• Who are the other MSK contract holders in your region?
• What is the financial envelope for each MSK contract in your region? Please specify the time period this covers.
• Is community MSK split out from the rest of MSK services?
• What are your MSK goals for RTT, GURFT and FFT?
• How are your MSK providers performing against RTT, GURFT and FTT?
• What are your MKS goals for reported patient outcome measures?
• How are your MSK providers performing against reported patient outcome measures?
• What is the length of your current MSK contract(s) and when is it(they) up for renewal?
• What are your priorities for MSK in the next 3 years?

FOI 5091 –

1. Which NHS trusts provide CAMHS?
2. Which CAMHS services are offered? Please list these services.
3. Do you operate a 0-25 service?
4. Can young people self-refer to CAMHS?
5. Which of the following non-specialist publicly-funded services for young people’s mental health (a) currently exist and/or (b) used to exist within the last decade (please indicate if they currently exist, and if they used to exist if you hold this data):
a. Social prescribing
b. Bereavement services
c. Peer support
d. Mental Health Support Teams
e. School counsellors, mentors, or pastoral or key support workers
f. Educational psychologists
g. Youth groups
h. Wellbeing cafes or mental health drop-in services
i. Youth information, advice and counselling services (YIACS) / early support hubs
j. Advice line for mental health issues
k. Targeted service(s) for LGBTQ+ young people
l. Targeted service(s) for young people from minority ethnic / racialised communities
m. Targeted service(s) for other underserved groups (please list here)
n. Targeted service(s) for young people on waiting lists for access to NHS mental health services (formerly tier 3)
o. Art or music therapy
p. Online support service / app
q. Occupational therapy
r. Any other service (please list here)
6. Do any of the following exist in your area (please answer yes or no and elaborate if necessary):
a. A CAMHS or young people’s mental health partnership board?
b. A designated individual or team who coordinates partnership working across services for children and families / settings?
c. Data-sharing infrastructure to share data across services, for example, schools, social care, youth justice, special educational needs teams, etc.?
d. Evaluation of young people’s outcomes following engagement with services?
e. A young people’s advisory group or official mechanism for young people to feed into service design and improvement?
7. Is there a single point of access for young people with a mental health concern? Please answer yes or no and elaborate if necessary.
8. Do you operate a ‘no wrong door’ approach? Please answer yes or no and elaborate if necessary.
9. Do young people have to be referred to access a mental health support service? Please answer yes or no and elaborate if necessary.
10. Are there specific services or approaches to ensure under-served groups of young people can access support e.g. young people from minority ethnic / racialised backgrounds, LGBTQ+ young people, etc.? Please answer yes or no and elaborate if necessary.
11. Do you have a publicly available up-to-date list or directory of voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector young people’s mental health services? Please answer yes or no and elaborate if necessary.
12. Do you involve the VCSE sector in any of the following?
a. Planning / designing services.
b. As delivery partners – e.g. young people are referred to services offered by the VCSE sector.

FOI 5092 – Memory assessment services in SNEE ICB Region.
•Is memory/dementia assessment covered separately to wider dementia services, or is it covered under the same contract?
•How is the service delivered in your region? Ie: do you have a prime contract holder? Is it a collaborative provider? Do you have multiple provider contracts?
•What model do you plan to use moving forwards (ie: prime provider, collaborative…)?
•Who is the prime contract holder for your region?
•Who are the other contract holders in your region?
•What is the financial envelope for each contract in your region? Please specify the time period this covers.
•What are your main KPIs for memory assessment in your region?
•How are your memory assessment providers performing against these KPIs
•What is the length of your current memory assessment contract(s) and when is it(they) up for renewal?
•What are your priorities for memory assessment in the next 3 years?

FOI 5095 – Flexible Pool solutions operated by ICBs across England.
1. Kindly provide the names of supplier(s) contracted for flexible pool solutions by the ICB.
2. If the provision and/or funding responsibility has been delegated to other organisations, please provide the names of these entities and the suppliers they have contracted with.
3. Identify the team or individual responsible for procuring the supplier(s) mentioned in question 1.
4. Please disclose the annual payments made or scheduled to be made to each provider mentioned in questions 1 and 2 for the financial years ending on 31 March 2024, and 2025.
5. State the contract end dates for any existing contracts with each provider noted in questions 1 and 2.
6. With regards to the platforms provided by suppliers identified in questions 1 and 2, provide the monthly count of sessions advertised by GP practices and the number of those sessions successfully filled by locum GPs. Organize this information by geographical area (excluding data for extended access services) for the 6-month period ending on 31 July 2023. Additionally, include the count of locum GPs who have filled shifts during the same 6-month period.

FOI 5096 – ICB’s guideline on dyspepsia management in primary care
If you do not have an ICB guideline on this, your old CCG guidelines on dyspepsia management in primary care.

FOI 5097 – 1) Does SNEE ICB offer NHS Neuro support for adults with CP?
2) If so, what is the address/website?
3) What are the referral criteria? (where must they reside, their minimum age, any other info.)
4) Who can refer them to these services? (GP, hospital, social services, self-referral etc)
5) How to refer? (Is there an online form available?)
6) Who makes up the Neuro team? (Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists and so on.)

FOI 5098 – Request for copies of any email or WhatsApp correspondence to or from the medical director or equivalent of your health board or integrated care board – including any correspondence sent via their PAs or secretaries – since 1 April 2021, containing the following terms within the body of the email or any attachments:

Long Covid AND, any of the following:

Nice OR National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines ; GMC OR General medical council; Medicalise; Psychological; Functional; Psychosomatic; Fabricated OR FII.

FOI 5099 – 1.What is the name of the Sexual Health Platform commissioned by the ICS / ICB?
for example INFORM Sexual Health provided by INFORM, Lilie proved by Idox and MAXIMS PreView solution provided by Maxims
2.The Name of the Provider of the Sexual Health Platform?
3.The date start date and end date of the current contract?
4.The name and email of the person within the ICB/ICS that is responsible for The Sexual Health Platform?

FOI 5100 – 1.Copy of the strategic needs assessment undertaken to help ensure local hearing needs are met.
2.The current waiting times for audiology services, including but not limited to diagnostic assessments, hearing aid fittings, and follow-up appointments, broken down by type of service if available.
3.The total number of individuals currently on the waiting list for adult audiology services, categorised by the type of service they are awaiting.
4. Any available data or statistics regarding trends in waiting times for audiology services over the past twelve months.
5.Details of any measures or initiatives implemented to address or reduce waiting times for audiology services, along with any associated outcomes or improvements observed.

FOi 5101 – 1. Is urgent mental health support available through NHS 111 in the region of your Integrated Care Board?
2. If no, are there plans in place to provide urgent mental health support through NHS 111? And when are these expected to be completed?

FOI 5102 – 1. Confirmation of the names and contact information (address or email) of all private sector providers currently commissioned to provide NHS funded cataract operations in your region.
2. Summary of how the ICB is monitoring/intending to monitor whether the independent sector providers they commission are meeting this specification.
3. Planned arrangements for providers found to be in breach of the contract specification to provide 11% of cataract operations as wholly delivered by NHS ophthalmic trainees within 2 years.
4. Number of NHS funded cataract procedures performed at each provider in England, divided into yearly information 2021, 2022, 2023.
5. Number of NHS cataract procedures performed at each provider in England, wholly performed by an NHS ophthalmic trainee, divided into yearly information for 2021, 2022, 2023.
6. Any formal comment from the ICB on the perception that independent sectors are not providing the agreed training and/or are detrimental to NHS trainees.

FOI 5103 – • What was the total amount of funding available to PCNs in your ICB area for the capacity and access improvement payment (CAIP)?
• How many PCNs in your ICB area submitted a plan for the capacity and access payments?
• How many PCNs in your ICB area received the national capacity and access support payment?
• How many PCNs in your ICB area received any money via the local capacity and access improvement payments (CAIP)?
• Can you please provide the amount of money received by each PCN as part of the local capacity and access improvement payments compared to the amount they were entitled to receive?
• And if this was less than 100%, can you please state why?
• These CAIP payments were split into three criteria – patient experience of contact, ease of access and demand management, and accuracy of recording in appointment books. Please provide for each PCN in your ICB the amount received per criteria.
• Who within your ICB assessed the delivery of the plans?
• Under what criteria was the delivery of the plan assessed?
• When were/will the payments be delivered to PCNs?
• How much CAIP funding was not allocated in your ICB area?
• What did the ICB do with the funding that wasn’t delivered in these payments?

FOI 5104 – • What is the total ARRS allocation sum for the PCNs in your ICB?
• How many PCNs are in your ICB?
• How much ARRS underspend has the ICB recorded in its footprint?
• Does the ICB intend to reallocate this money to PCNs? If not, why not?
• How many bids did the ICB receive for this money?
• On average, how much money did each bid ask for?
• Can you share the bid documents with us in a way to account for the large file size?
• How many of these bids were successful? As a number and a percentage.
• How much money will be redistributed?
• When will this money be redistributed?
• If the money is not redistributed, what will it be used for?

FOI 5105 – List of all Tier 2, Tier 3 and Tier 4 weight management services providers in the ICB.

FOI 5106 – Which primary care rebate schemes ICB/ Health Board are currently signed up to? The start and end dates of the contracts.

FOI 5107 –

• When is the ICB going to implement NICE TA943 and if not what would be the reason for not doing so?
• What policy is currently in place within the ICB for use of Hybrid Closed Loop Systems?
• When does the ICB plan to have a policy in place in line with TA943

FOI 5108 –

•how much money your integrated care board (ICB) spent on hospice services for children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions in 2023/24
•how many children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions in your ICB footprint accessed hospice care during 2023/24
•how much money your integrated care board (ICB) plans to spend on hospice services for children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions during 2024/25, excluding the £25 million Children’s Hospice Grant funding that NHS England has asked every ICB to distribute.

FOI 5109 – For the twelve months from January 2023 to January 2024, please provide a breakdown of the following:
1. The number of pharmacies which permanently closed in your Integrated Care System.
2. The number of temporary pharmacy closure days recorded in this period, per pharmacy.
3. The duration of closures on each day, per pharmacy.
4. Reasons provided for closures at each pharmacy.

FOI 5110 – Information on all the formal accreditation processes that the ICB has undertaken. For each one provide information:
1. The date the process began
2. The date the process ended, if it has concluded
3. The name of the supplier seeking accreditation
4. The service they are seeking to supply
5. The outcome of the process.

FOi 5111 –
1.The number of outpatient ophthalmology (treatment function code 130) appointments for first attendance (WF01B) commissioned by the ICB from the following companies for the financial year 2022/23 and the amount paid by the ICB to these companies for delivering these outpatient appointments in 2022/23.
Spamedica
Newmedica
Optegra
Community Health Eye and Care Limited
Anglia Community Eye Services Limited.
2.The number of outpatient ophthalmology appointments for follow up attendance (WF01A) commissioned by the ICB from the following companies for the financial year 2022/23 and the amount paid by the ICB to the above mentioned companies for delivering these outpatient appointments in 2022/23:

The subcontracting of outpatient ophthalmology appointments
3.Any documents containing the arrangements which have been put in place by the ICB or its predecessor bodies with the companies listed above for the sub-contracting of the delivery of outpatient appointments to other providers, for example but not exclusively optical businesses or high street optometry providers.
4.Any data held by the ICB relating to the delivery of NHS outpatient ophthalmology appointments by companies which have been sub-contracted to do so by the companies listed above – (for example the number of ophthalmology out patient appointments commissioned from any of the companies above which have been subcontracted to other companies to carry out on their behalf).

FOI 5112 –

1) A list of all the GP APMS contracts in your area
2) The names of the current providers who were awarded these contracts and when they were awarded the contracts
3) The names of the providers who held the contracts just before the current providers.

FOI 5113 – 1: The number of GP premises within the ICS
2: The cost of backlog maintenance for primary care premises within the ICS.

FOI 5114 – The name and email address of the People within your organisation that hold the following job titles / responsibilities
People and Organisational Development
• Director of Human Resources / Chief People Office
• Deputy Director Human Resources
• Director of Workforce
• Head of Leadership & Organisational Development
• People Systems & Workforce Information Manager
• Head of People Business Partnering
Finance
• Director of Finance
• Deputy Director of Finance
• Head of Procurement
Executive Board
• Medical Director
• Director of Information Technology
• Director of Innovation and Infrastructure
• Chief Operating Officer.

FOI 5116 –

1. What is your current budget for promoting / marketing Personal Health Budgets to the general population in England?
2. Where do you promote Personal Health Budgets to the general population (e.g. online, surgeries, hospitals, local groups, etc.)?
3. Do you have a strategy specifically for Personal Health Budgets in NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD?
4. Can you share this strategy (if yes to answer 3.)?
5. What resources do you offer/provide to people, parents, etc. on Personal Health Budgets?
6. Do you use 3rd parties for this promotion/resource activity or use in-house NHS resources?

FOI 5117 – Details for Cardinal Medical Practice.

FOI 5118 – When will the latest Procurement Strategy be ready to share.

FOI 5119 – What is the ICB’s most recent fertility policy.

FOI 5122 – Spend on Office supplies and associated products for the below financial years.
1st April 2022 – 31st March 2023
1st April 2023 – 31st March 2024
Start date & duration of Contract?
Is there an extension clause in the contract and, if so, the duration of the extension?
Has a decision been made yet on whether the contract is to be either extended or renewed?
Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for the contract?
Name of Incumbent Supplier?
How long have you traded with them?
If you publish your register of contracts and purchasing, can you please provide a website link.
In addition, can you confirm if you have a contract in place for Tail End Spend.

FOI 5123 – Contract information with regards to the organisation’s telephone system maintenance contract (VOIP or PBX, other) for hardware and Software maintenance and support if all the information is still the same besides the contracts dates please send just the new contract dates. It would be much appreciated.
1. Contract Type: Maintenance, Managed, shared (If so, please state orgs)
2. Existing Supplier: If there is more than one supplier, please split each contract up individually.
3. Annual Average Spend: The annual average spends for this contract and please provide the average spend over the past 3 years for each provider
4. Hardware Brand: The primary hardware brand of the organisation’s telephone system.
5. Number of telephone users:
6. Contract Duration: please include any extension periods.
7. Contract Expiry Date: Please provide me with the day/month/year.
8. Contract Review Date: Please provide me with the day/month/year.
9. Application(s) running on PBX/VOIP systems: Applications that run on the actual PBX or VOIP system. E.g., Contact Centre, Communication Manager.
10. Telephone System Type: PBX, VOIP, Lync etc
11. Contract Description: Please provide me with a brief description of the overall service provided under this contract.
12. Go to Market: How where these services procured, please provide me with either the tender notice or the framework reference number. Please specify if procured through other routes.
13. Contact Detail: Of the person from within the organisation responsible for each contract full Contact details including full name, job title, direct contact number and direct email address.

FOI 5125 – What payments, if any, you made to Stonewall (officially Stonewall Equality Limited) in the financial year 2022/23 and 2023/2 andd in the current year.

FOI 5128 –

1. What is the name of the accountable lead for developing Women’s Health Hubs (WHHs) in your Integrated Care System (ICS)?
•This will be the primary contact for NHS England national and/or regional team to engage with when discussing progress against key WHH milestones.
•The accountable lead is the person responsible for the overall delivery of the WHH in your ICS.
•This may be the Women’s Health champion or another senior leader
2. What is the email address of the accountable lead?
3. How many WHHs are being developed or expanded in your ICS using DHSC’s £25 million transformation fund?
4. Are you on track to have at least one operational WHH in your ICS providing at least 2 core services (as outlined in the WHH core specification) by end of July 2024?

FOI 5131 – Adults Continuing Healthcare lead : Name / Tel and email address & Children’s Continuing Healthcare lead : Name / Tel and email address.

FOI 5053 – Is SNEE ICB commissioning any rTMS (Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) services?  Answer: No

FOI 5054 – 1. Do you currently have a contractual agreement in place for supply of services from S12 Solutions Limited based at 5 Kelso Place, Bath BA1 3AU?
2. If yes, when is that agreement due to end?
3. Could you please provide a copy of the service/product specification given to all bidders for when this contract was last advertised?
4. Is there an extension clause in the contract and, if so, the duration of the extension?
5. Has a decision been made yet on whether the contract are being either extended or renewed?
6. Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for this contract?
7. What is the total value of the contract?

FOI 5055 – The Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (SNEE ICB) submitted a bid for a share of this £30 million funding to roll out innovative technology.  What is the value (a share of the £30m) submitted/allocated to the SNEE ICB?

FOI 5056 – 1. Job title of the MSK lead for the ICS
2. Name of the MSK lead for the ICS
3. Does this role cover children’s services or only adults?
4. Is this person funded for their work in this role?
5. Name and job title of lead for health equalities for the ICS.
6. What are the priorities for MSK service development for the ICS?

FOI 5057 – Please provide a list of the ‘Places’ within the ICB.
What is the name of the Director at each ‘Place’
Please provide the name/s of your Directors of Commissioning (or equivalent)
Please provide the name of your Director of Urgent or Emergency Care (or equivalent)

FOI 5058 – 1. Does your ICB provide Age-related Hearing Services (including hearing aid provision) throughout your ICB area? (Y/N). If there are areas or localities without provision, then please provide the reason(s) for this. Are there areas where distances for patients to travel to an appointment are deemed by the ICB, or relevant regulatory body to be excessive, or somewhat concerning? Please highlight any such areas, with an idea of the distances patients need to travel. This is likely to relate to smaller population, remote communities.
2. Is the Hearing aid provision set up differently across different areas within the ICB borders ? (Perhaps these sub-areas were inherited from the CCG era but still operating within the current ICB set up?) Please document the type of service set-ups within your ICB indicating the type for each area e.g. AQP, single provider, Community Services, ENT-led, Hopsital-based only etc.
3. Please let us know who the audiology providers are within the ICB .
5. When did the contract(s) start?
6. When is/was the contract end date according to the original contract ? (please detail for all contracts in the ICB area)
7. Has the contract been extended with existing Providers beyond the original contracted end date (without going to Tender)? (please detail all dates for all contracts in the ICB area. If they have been extended multiple times, then please itemise all extensions)
8. If the required contract renewal has been delayed beyond the original contracted End Date, then why was a new tender not issued and what are the intentions for the future required contracting of the service? please detail for all contracts in the ICB area, and send any documents or minutes of meetings that relate to the ICBs consideration of their options for the required future contract arrangements.
9. Are there plans to merge/harmonise multiple services within the ICB into one service Contract for the entire ICB? If so, then please supply information together with proposed start dates. Or are there any plans to change the Contract type significantly in some other way e.g. combine all into AQP, add ear wax removal to the service, change to self-referral model. Please highlight the reasons for the delay in harmonising the service or delays in changing contract specification. Please supply all internal/external documents and minutes of meetings that relate to this question.
10. Can a Provider be admitted to the contract mid-term/mid-contract? i.e. can new providers be admitted during the current contract, after the initial contract had been awarded. If so, please advise how the Provider would apply to be included within the Contracts Provider List for a mid-term entry. Please also advise how a new Provider could apply to be included at the point of Contract extending i.e. be added to the existing Providers when the original contract is extended. . If an interested Provider who holds similar AQP contracts currently elsewhere cannot apply to be added to the current Provider List mid-term during the a current contract, and cannot be considered at the point of the extension of an existing current contract, then please indicate on what grounds the ICB feels this entry would not be acceptable.
11. What are the current typical wait times for accessing (the various) Hearing Aid Services within the ICB? Please also indicate the areas or localities within the ICB where wait times have breached KPIs in more than two months within the last 6 months.
12. Have any Providers left the contract for any reason, or restricted their intake very significantly ? Please provide as much detail as possible.
13. Have any current Providers been awarded the current Contract without the ICB tendering the opportunity? And why was this deemed permissible? This may be a short term contract that was issued for emergency reasons e.g. due to COVID or Provider terminating their service suddenly. Please detail contract extensions and indicate on what grounds the ICB felt they were able to directly award the contract, and on what grounds they felt that they were not obliged to issue a tender to the market or invite new Providers to apply.
14. Have there been any material changes during the course of the current specification. (This includes changes during the period of any contract extensions that were based on the Original contract)
15.a. For AQP services within the ICB, are there any areas or localities where services are currently only available from a single Provider?
b. For AQP services within the ICB, are there any areas or localities where services are currently only available from a single Provider for in-clinic appointments, as per activity reports in the last 3 months?
c. For AQP services within the ICB, are there any areas or localities where domiciliary services are only active from a single domiciliary Provider, as evidenced in ICB activity reports in the last 3 months?
16. Please comment further on any future intentions for the procurement of Age-related Hearing services within the ICB (that may not have been mentioned above). Please send any available documents or meeting minutes that support your answers to this issue.
17. Will commissioners be reviewing the current contract under the new Provider Selection Regime (PSR)? Please detail how the ICB will issue contracts under the PSR requirement. What is the ICBs understanding of how AQP Audiology fits within the PSR requirement, and how does the ICB understand how PSR requirements should be executed for AQP Audiology?
18. What are the referral to assessment times for patients being seen for domiciliary services specifically? Has this been breached by any Provider for two or more of the last 6 months? Are there any areas or localities where domiciliary services are not available in the ICB?
19. In reviewing the KPI data for domiciliary services, would the addition of a new domiciliary Provider improve the service for patients?
20. Please could you inform us of any tariff uplifts, if so, how much and which year(s)?
21. Are there any areas or localities within the ICB where there are typically days without provision e.g. Sundays or Bank Holidays? Similarly, are there any areas or localities where evening appointments are not provided i.e. between 6pm and 8pm?
22. NHS hearing aids are now available with Bluetooth functionality, providing better value to NHS, taxpayers and patients when fitted. Are any Providers in your area providing less than 75% of their hearing aids without Bluetooth enabled features including mobile phone streaming, remote control Apps, remote aftercare? Please itemise for each Provider. Please state whether the Provider’s ‘standard’ model(s) provision tends to include or exclude these Bluetooth-enabled functions for their cohirt.
23. Has the ICB noted any areas of concern re Health Inequalities or Access within the current Provision of services? Are there KPIs or Standards not being met with regard to Health Inequalities and /or Access?
24. NHS England has made self-referral a requirement of AQP audiology. Has Self-referral been implemented for the ICB’s Audiology contract(s)? Please provide the self-referrral commencement dates. If Self-referral has not been implemented, then on what date will Self-referral commence?
25. Is ear wax removal part of the audiology pathways? If so when was this implemented? If not, then please detail any documented plans to integrate ear wax removal as part of the Audiology pathway.
26. Separate Ear Wax Removal Pathway – Do you have an Ear Wax Removal pathway (that is entirely seperate from the Audiology service a)?
If yes the please provide the following information
a. When did the contract start?
b. When is the contract end date?
c. Who is the Contracted Provider (or Providers)
d. Was the contract subject to a market Tender? If so please send us the link to the Tender.
e. If there was no open market Tender then how were the Providers or the Provider selected ? On what grounds, with what rationale and with what selection process were the Providers or the Provider recruited ?
f. If the current Contract was extended then on what grounds was the contract extended ? Using what rationale ? Why was the contract extended and a competitive Tender not applied ?
g. Can new Providers be considered for entry mid-term, at contract extension , or via Tender process. Please advise the process required for a new Provider to apply.
h. Will PSR be applied to future ear wax contracts? How will the PSR process be implemented given the different ways that PSR should be used to issue awards?

FOI 5059 – 1. The estimated total number of acres of land that ICB owns.
2. The estimated total number of acres that ICB owns which are not in operational use.
3. The annual spending on managing and maintaining your property estate in the financial year 2022/23. Please provide a breakdown.
4. The number of empty homes ICB currently owns.
5. The number of empty buildings ICB currently owns that are not homes.

FOI 5060 – NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) packages for adults aged 18+ within ICB.

FOI 5061 – Total number of Children’s Continuing Care cases at the time of this request (Feb/Mar 2023) or most recent figures (Q3 2023/24). Please could you state with response the date the figures relate to.
Total number of Children’s Continuing Care cases in the last financial year (2022/23)
Total spend for Childrens Continuing Care cases in the last financial year (2022/23).

FOI 5062 – 1. For Q3 2023/24 – Total number of Adults (from 18-25) who have Personal Health Budget with an EHCP in place?
2. From the above (1) cases, how many have an Integrated Budget?
3. From the above (2) cases, how many are classified as Direct Payments / 3rd party / Notional.
4. From the above (2), what is the split (%) for Lead Commissioner (i.e. ICB, Local, Authority, etc.).

FOI 5063 – 1.Do you have a local formulary which you follow alongside the NHS England commissioning recommendations?
2.If so, when will the local formulary be reviewed?
3.The name (s), direct contact email address (es) and direct telephone numbers of the person (s) who are dealing with the formulary
4.A link for the local formulary.

FOI 5064 – 1. Does the ICS / former CCGs offer a locally enhanced service incentive scheme (e.g. for the management of long term conditions, targeting of specific patient cohorts or admission avoidance) to your GP practices, or has a scheme of this nature been offered in the last 5 years?
2. If so, please can you provide the scheme documentation shared with GP practices, or details of all the components of the scheme, such as:
a. The specific measure (e.g. Diabetes 8 Care Processes)
b. The patient cohort (e.g. patients currently diagnosed with Diabetes)
c. The payment mechanism (e.g. payment per patient, achievement of a lower or upper threshold, or target)
d. The funding allocated to the measure (e.g. £1 per head of population, £1 per 1000 Diabetic patients)
3. If locally enhanced service incentive schemes are not provided, does the ICS / former CCGs have a scheme that supported GP practices with additional funding, or has a scheme of this nature been offered in the last 5 years?
4. If so, please can you provide the details of this scheme?

FOI 5065 – Mean average wait between booking a GP appointment and the GP appointment taking place in days at your organisation in each of the calendar years a) 2019, b) 2020, c) 2021, d) 2022, e) 2023
Number of patients who waited more than 42 days between booking a GP appointment and the GP appointment taking place at your organisation in each of the calendar years a) 2019, b) 2020, c) 2021, d) 2022, e) 2023
Number of patients who waited more than 56 days between booking a GP appointment and the GP appointment taking place at your organisation in each of the calendar years a) 2019, b) 2020, c) 2021, d) 2022, e) 2023
Number of patients who waited more than 182 days between booking a GP appointment and the GP appointment taking place at your organisation in each of the calendar years a) 2019, b) 2020, c) 2021, d) 2022, e) 2023
Number of patients who waited more than 365 days between booking a GP appointment and the GP appointment taking place at your organisation in each of the calendar years a) 2019, b) 2020, c) 2021, d) 2022, e) 2023
The longest time a patient waited between booking a GP appointment and the GP appointment taking place in days at your organisation with the appointment taking place in the calendar year of 2023

FOI 5066 – List of Memory Clinics or other localities where patients are seen for diagnosis and/or treatment for dementia within the ICB locality
Job Titles and if possible, names of the key health care professionals at the memory clinics
Contact Address and telephone number of the memory clinics
Mailing Address if different from above.

FOI 5067 – For the below 3 services which are part of the clinical specialty cardiology:
Adults Community Cardiology Services
1.Please provide a list of all providers the ICB holds contracts with for this service.
2.For each contracted provider, please provide the Service Specification that describes the service (whether standalone or integrated in a broader Service Specification)
Adults Community Heart Failure Service
3.Please provide a list of all providers the ICB holds contracts with for this service.
4.For each contracted provider, please provide the Service Specification that describes the service (whether standalone or integrated in a broader Service Specification)
Adults Cardiac Rehabilitation Service
5.Please provide a list of all providers the ICB holds contracts with for this service.
6.For each contracted provider, please provide the Service Specification that describes the service (whether standalone or integrated in a broader Service Specification).

FOI 5068 – 1.The median length of time from referral to autism services to receiving an autism assessment in Suffolk and North East Essex for children.
2.The median length of time from referral to autism services to receiving an autism assessment in Suffolk and North East Essex for adults.
3.The median length of time from referral to autism services to receiving the final outcome of an autism assessment (i.e. a positive or negative diagnosis) in Suffolk and North East Essex for children.
4.The median length of time from referral to autism services to receiving the final outcome of an autism assessment (i.e. a positive or negative diagnosis) in Suffolk and North East Essex for adults.
5.The conversion rate of autism assessments to autism diagnoses in Suffolk and North East Essex for children.
6.The conversion rate of autism assessments to autism diagnoses in Suffolk and North East Essex for adults.
7.What support and further referral is routinely offered to children who receive an autism diagnosis through Suffolk and North East Essex ICS.
8.What support and further referral is routinely offered to adults in who receive an autism diagnosis through Suffolk and North East Essex ICS.
9.What support and further referral is routinely offered to children who undergo an assessment for autism through Suffolk and North East Essex ICS but do not receive a diagnosis.
10.What support and further referral is routinely offered to adults who undergo an assessment for autism through Suffolk and North East Essex ICS but do not receive a diagnosis.
11.What standardised tools are currently used in Suffolk and North East Essex for the screening and/or triage of children who seek an autism assessment.
12.What standardised tools are currently used in Suffolk and North East Essex for the screening and/or triage of adults who seek an autism assessment.

FOI 5069 – The membership of ICP
The names and/or positions and organisations of the Community / VCSE representative currently serving in the Integrated Care Partnership.
Any criteria or selection process documentation that outlines how these VCSE representatives were chosen to be part of the ICP.
Minutes or summaries of any meetings or discussions that led to the decision of including these two VCSE representatives in the ICP, if available and not exempt from disclosure.
Information regarding the number and names of trusts that are part of the ICS.

FOI 5070 – ICB to provide their 2024 / 2025 list of capital schemes as detailed within the Joint Capital Resource Use Plan 2024/ 2025, covering the following items:
• Region
• ICB / System
• Introduction
• Assumed Sources of Funding for 2024 / 2025
• Overview of Ongoing Scheme Progression
• Risks and Contingencies
• Business Cases in 2024 / 2025
• Cross System Working
• Capital Planning & Prioritisation
• Capital Plan

FOI 5071 – Full dataset for ICS system in the primary care data gathering programme.

FOI 5072 – What core and supplementary hours are recorded with the authorities for each location. Details of the following:
Colchester – FWC51
Ipswich – FNJ81

FOI 5073 – Wait times for the following assisted conception procedures (in weeks) from referral to procedure from June 2023 to the present, or the latest available 6 months of data:

Intrauterine insemination (IUI)
In vitro fertilisation (IVF)
Egg and sperm donation
Total number of referrals for assisted conception procedures carried out, by location
Total number of referrals submitted, by location.

FOI 5074 – 1. Has ICB commissioned services for diagnosis and management of people with FASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder)
a) For children
b) For young people
c) For adults
2. If yes, who has been commissioned to do this and what the pathway is, and provide any relevant documents.

FOI 5075 – 1. What percentage (%) does NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD use the following methods to promote / support these 41 CCC Direct Payment PHBs?
a. 3rd Party support companies (e.g. Enham Trust, Penderels, Solo Support, etc).
b. ICB direct engagement/communication
c. No support in place
d. Do not hold this information.
2. How often are Direct Payments PHB options promoted / advertised to the PHB community within your ICB?
a. On initial PHB discussion at beginning of PHB journey
b. Continuously / regularly through PHB lifespan
c. On request
d. Never
e. Do not hold this information.
3. Of these 41 CCC Direct Payment PHBs, what percentage (%) have employers / carers insurance?
a. 75-100%
b. 50-75%
c. 25-50%
d. 0-25%
e. Do not hold this information.
4. Of these 41 CCC Direct Payment PHBs, what percentage (%) have contracts of employment for their employed carers?
a. 75-100%
b. 50-75%
c. 25-50
d. 0-25%
e. Do not hold this information.
5. Of these 41 CCC Direct Payment PHBs, what percentage (%) require regular medical training for their employed carers?
f. 75-100%
g. 50-75%
h. 25-50%
i. 0-25%
j. Do not hold this information.
6. Of these 41 CCC Direct Payment PHBs, what is the percentage split (%) of clinical oversight (main lead) for the PHB?
k. Childrens Community Nurse (CCN)
l. Registered Nurse (funded by the PHB package)
m. Registered Nurse (not funded by the PHB package)
n. ICB Clinical Lead
o. Do not hold this information.

FOI 5076 – Community pharmacy independent prescribing pathfinder programme
1. How many Pathfinder sites did you have within your area as at 31 January 2024?
2. How many Pathfinder sites do you have within your area now?
3. How many expressions of interest/applications were received to take part in the Pathfinder pilot in your area?
4. What criteria were used to score expressions of interest/applications?
5. How many of those who expressed an interest/applicants were accepted from the total that applied?
6. Please provide details of much will those (i.e. a contractor) receive for taking part in the Pathfinder programme including any set up payment, monthly payments etc.

FOI 5077 – Full organisational structure charts (band 8a and above) for all departments to include names, job titles and contact details.

FOI 5078 – Guidelines for the treatment of the following conditions.
o Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA)
o Axial Spondyloarthritis (AxSpA)
o Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)

FOI 5079 – Concerning Social Prescribing Link Workers (SPLWs), or other workers who undertake the role of a SPLW with different role titles:

1. How many SPLWs are employed by Primary Care Networks (PCNs) in your Integrated Care System (ICS)? Please give the number of heads and WTE if possible.
2. Does each PCN in your ICS employ a SPLW?
3. Do any PCNs share a SPLW (or employ the same SPLW as another PCN)?
4. Are there any SPLWs in your ICS who are employed by organisations other than PCNs?
If so, do you know how many and who employs them?
5. Please tell me how many patients/clients were referred to (a) PCN-employed SPLWs and (b) other SPLWs based in your ICS during the financial year 2022-23 or calendar year 23, whichever is easier.
6. Which body is responsible for monitoring the activities of SPLWs (e.g., ICB, PCN)?

FOI 5080 – 1. How many people were referred to addenbrookes for tier 3 weight management from March 2023 to March 2024? Please also break it down to how many per month
2. How many people were referred to Luton for tier 3 weight management from March 2023 to March 2024? Please also break it down to how many per month
3. How much does each tier 3 weight management referral to cost the ICB?
4. Does the ICB plan to have their own tier 3 management service in the future? If what information do you have regarding this?
5. How many requests for tier 3 weight management have been rejected from March 2023 to March 2024? Please also break it down to reasons why.

FOI 5081 – Information about treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) by ICB:
•Does your organisation commission any services for people with DMD?
oIf no, does your organisation expect to commission services for DMD in the future?
oIf yes, what services for people with DMD does your organisation commission?
•How many people with DMD does your organisation serve?
•Does your organisation have any DMD-specific (or muscle-wasting disease-specific) policies or guidance?
•Do any of your organisation’s strategies, objectives, plans, performance indicators, audits, inspections, or similar, cite DMD (or any muscle-wasting disease) or use either as a metric?
•Is your organisation aware of the work of DMD Care UK.

FOI 5082 – Total ARRS budget
Expected total ARRS underspend
Plans for any unclaimed funding, specifically:
a) Is the ICB inviting PCNs to bid for unclaimed funding?
b) If yes to a), how much of this funding has been reallocated?
c) If yes to a), how many PCN bids have been approved for unclaimed funding?
d) If no to a), what are the plans for unclaimed funding, if any?

FOI 5083 – A copy of any assessment undertaken by the ICB – contained in the form of internal reports or presentations – of the impact on waiting times for patients seeking ophthalmology services as result of the use of the independent sector to deliver cataract surgery.
A copy of any audit or assessment undertaken by the ICB– contained in the form of internal reports or presentations – of the electronic/digital/online system for the referral of patients from optometry practices to NHS Trusts or independent sector providers.
A copy of any letters or correspondence between the ICB and representatives of local optometry businesses – for example Local Optical Committees – regarding the referral of NHS funded patients to independent sector providers and NHS Trusts.

FOI 5084 – Ophthalmology treatment code 130 questions for the years 2022-2023 and 2024 (if available). Include all activity against codes WF01A, WF01B, WF02A, WF02B

1. the total number of patients referred for ophthalmology treatment in the last 12 months
Inpatients
Outpatients
2. For inpatient treatment, total admissions per month, average length of stay, number of admissions by day of week per month and discharges by day of week per month
3. Total referrals from Primary Care and originating ICS by month
4. Total wait for first appointment, total new, follow up (as above) and then total wait to first appointment and total wait for follow up appointment, number of patients currently waiting for first appointment and number waiting for follow up appointment
5. Number of patients who had first appointment cancelled and re-referred to another provider
6. Number of patients in point 5 who were referred to another NHS provider
7. Number of patients in point 5. who were referred to Private Provider.

FOI 5085 – Any employer/GP practice ‘scope of practice for nursing associates policy’ or similar title. This is a document that outlines what tasks nursing associates are permitted to carry out and in what circumstances.
Some employers do not hold these types of policy. If you do not, we would like to see example job descriptions for nursing associates.

FOI 5086 – 1. how may GPs are on the books of each of the 5 Surgeries in the Ipswich Northern Fringe area and the breakdown as to Full Time, Part Time or Locum.
2. How may ‘Full Time equivalents’ does this amount to, in effect, at each surgery.
3. The report indicates that currently most surgeries are operating ‘outside/beyond’ the recommended patient levels numbers. Is this still the case as we are unsure of the date that report dada was collected?

FOI 5087 – 1) The amount spent by the ICB on the following companies for the period 1 January 2021 to 31st December 2022 and the number of cataract operations purchased from these same companies during this period.
– Spamedica Ltd
– Optegra UK Ltd
– Anglia Eye Care Service Ltd
2) The amount spent by the ICB on the following company for the period 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022 and the number of cataract operations purchased from this company during this period.
– Community Health and Eye Care Ltd (CHEC)
3) The amount spent by the ICB on the following company (or any of its subsidiaries) for the period 1 March 2022 to 28 February 2023 and the number of cataract operations purchased from this company or any of its subsidiaries during this period.
– Newmedica Systems Ltd (Newmedica).

FOI 5088 – Does your ICB currently offer patients the weight loss medication Wegovy for adults in line with NICE TA875?
Has there been any prescriptions of Wegovy to date from Tier 3 weight management services within your ICB since the release of NICE TA875?
Has the ICB previously offered weight loss medication Saxenda for adults in line with NICE TA664 prior to national supply issues?
Has there previously been any prescriptions of Saxenda to date from Tier 3 weight management services within your ICB since the release of NICE TA664?
If the medicines are provided within the ICB, are they available to prescribe within all Tier 3 services in the ICB?
If the medicines are provided within the ICB, are there any changes to prescribing criteria compared with NICE TA664 and NICE TA875?

FOI 5089 – The criteria for keloid scar excision and more information about the appropriate/recommended channels of seeking approval via IFR (Individual Funding Requests).

FOI 5090 – MSK service in SNEE ICB Region.
How is the service delivered in your region? Ie: do you have a prime contract holder? Is it a collaborative provider? Do you have multiple provider contracts?
Sub-contracted via Acute Providers
What model do you plan to use moving forwards (ie: prime provider, collaborative…)?
Who is the prime contract holder for your region?
Who are the other MSK contract holders in your region?
What is the financial envelope for each MSK contract in your region? Please specify the time period this covers.
Is community MSK split out from the rest of MSK services?
What are ICB’s MSK goals for RTT, GURFT and FFT?
How are MSK providers performing against RTT, GURFT and FTT?
What are MKS goals for reported patient outcome measures?
How are MSK providers performing against reported patient outcome measures?
What is the length of current MSK contract(s) and when is it(they) up for renewal?
What are priorities for MSK in the next 3 years?

FOI 5093 – Copy of the current  contract with Forest Surgery, Brandon.

FOI 5094 – Type of formal procedure which is in place to enable patients to transfer their registration to a neighbouring area.

FOI 5004 – How many tier 4 referrals did Colchester set CAMHS make within the last 12 months.

FOI 5005 – The number of patients who have been charged solely for BAND 1,2,3 Course of Treatment and what was the total amount inclusive of whether the patient has fully paid themselves, partly paid or has been fully funded for these costs under NHS provision.

FOI 5006 – 1. The name and email address for the Manager responsible for the Local Maternity and Neonatal System?
2. The name and email address for the Project Lead for the Local Maternity and Neonatal System?
3. The name and email address for the Director responsible for Local Maternity and Neonatal System Lead?
4. The name and email address for the Manager for Maternity Service?

FOI 5007 – A list of the services that your organisation decommissioned or plans to decommission in 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 (planned).

FOI 5008 – Does ICB has a Trust-wide obesity and weight management strategy? If so, how is this implemented (for example, through delivery of Tier 3 obesity services of the NHS Tiered Care Weight Management Pathway)?
A. what are the details of staff training to deliver these strategies,
B. what are the details of any current training for clinical staff in the area of weight discrimination, weight stigma, weight bias and/or obesity awareness,
C. What is he number of complaints made to the Trust where weight discrimination, bias or stigma was mentioned in the period 1st January 2014 to 31st December 2023,
D. Are there any planned or current actions in response to the Health and Social Care Committee report on ‘The Impact of Body Image of Mental and Physical Health’.

FOI 5009 – Insights into the regional demand for domiciliary care services in the Suffolk area, as well as any information regarding the local government’s support for such initiatives.

FOI 5010 – What are the referral pathways between primary and secondary care, specifically for diabetic patients who are at moderate to high risk of developing lower limb diabetic complications.

FOI 5011 – 1. The total amount of money your ICB spent commissioning services for NHS patients from private health providers, broken down by month, since July 2022.
2. The total amount of money your ICB spent commissioning services for NHS patients from private health providers, broken down by private provider, since July 2022.

FOI 5012 – Does the ICB keep a record of Provider organisations with which it holds contracts.

FOI 5013 – Which organisation(s) provide your Talking Therapies Service and the contract expiry date.

FOI 5014 – List of low secure units which accept patients currently detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 who have a diagnosis of a Personality Disorder and a clinical likely diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder.

FOI 5015 – 1.Who provides your non-emergency patient transport services (NEPTS)?
2.When does this contract run until?
3.What is the value of this contract per annum (i.e. for 2023/24)?
4.Do you contract your NEPTS for your organisation in isolation, or is it contracted jointly with other NHS organisations? If so, which other NHS organisations?
5.Who is the best person to contact regarding the NEPTS service for your organisation? Please provide name, position and contact details where possible.

FOI 5016 – 1. Are the Patient Care Transport Services provided by in-house or outsourced providers
2. What is the annual spend of the ICB region on Patient Care Transport Services
3. Who are current outsourced providers are and what are the duration of their current contracts
4. What is the ICB’s forward-looking budget for Patient Care Transport Services.

FOI 5017 – 1.What locally commissioned services are currently commissioned by the ICB, outside of the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework.
2.The number of pharmacies commissioned to provide each service.
3.The value of each contract
4.The date of each contract.

FOI 5018 – What is the total cost of these PHB packages i.e. total cost of CCHC includes the total cost for each area – Direct Payments, 3rd Party and Notional Budgets so that a calculation can be made of the average PHB package cost for each area (e.g. Direct Payments Total Cost / Direct Payments Total No.).

FOI 5019 –  1.What is the current policy the ICB has on working from home for non-patient-facing staff.
2.What rules/ expectations/ policies are set by the ICB in terms of employees working from the office?
3.Are any staff groups exempt from these rules? If so, please give details
4.When was this policy issued?
5.Please could you detail any changes to the WFH policy from a) April 2020 and b) September 2022
6.Do you plan to change your work from home/ office policies in the next year? If so, please detail the changes
7.How regularly is the ICB monitoring office attendance/working from home?
8.How many staff in non-patient-facing roles are currently
•Working full time from the office
•Working full time from home
•Working from office 1 day a week
•Working from office 2 days a week
•Working from office 3 days a week
•Working from office 4 days a week
•Working from office 5 days a week
9.Has there been any disciplinary action taken against any member of staff for not working in the office? Are any cases being investigated?

FOI 5020 – Is ICB or intends to mandate that PCNs/GP practices switch patients already taking a direct-acting oral anticoagulant for atrial fibrillation to apixaban over edoxaban.

FOI 5021 – Number of junior doctors in your trust who are recorded as taking sick leave from the dates December 25th, 2023 – January 9th, 2024 inclusive.

FOI 5022 – List of community diagnostic centers within the system alongside the following information:
•Name of CDC
•Location of CDC
•Services that CDC provides
•Which trusts are aligned to the CDC
•The Senior Responsible Officer for Workforce and OR overall responsible officer
•Contact for SRO

FOI 5023 – Will the ICB directly commission the 59 services that are being delegated to it from April 2024 or are they going to be commissioned as part of a collaborative.
If it will be as part of a collaborative, what will be the identity of the other members of the collaborative and its name.
What is the name of the accountable officer for commissioning each of the services, and the names of those sitting on any commissioning committee or equivalent body.

FOI 5024 – End dates and details for all current NHS 111 call handling contracts within your geography? (including contracts that sit across ICS boundaries), is there an option to extend the contract, has it been triggered and if so when does it end? Who is the current provider? What is the estimated procurement announcements dates for renewal of the contracts above?

FOI 5025 – •What is the main provider of adult community health services in each of the areas served by the ICB?
•What is the main provider of children’s community health services in each of the areas served by the ICB?
•For each of the ICB’s main adult community health service provider contracts, which month and year is it due to run out?
•For each of the ICB’s main children’s community health service provider contracts, which month and year is it due to run out?
•For each of the areas served by the ICB, do you have any current plans to procure or award a new contract for its adult or children’s community health services?

FOI 5026 – The total number of patients currently on the waiting list to receive speech and language therapy services.

FOI 5027 – What is the availability of NT-proBNP testing.

FOI 5028 – Information about mental health support teams (MHSTs) that operate in the ICB area or that will be operational by the end of 2024.

FOI 5029 – The total amount of your ICS budget in pounds-sterling (£) that is allocated for funding dentistry in each of the financial years a) 2023-2024, b) 2023-2022, c) 2022-2021, d) 2021-2020, e) 2020-2019.

FOI 5030 – Primary care funding in the ICS.

FOI 5031 – 1.Have the funds been allocated to 1 or more ICB stakeholder and who would they be? 2.Who is the ICB Executive Lead for Women’s Health/Women’s Health Champion?

FOI 5032 – 1. How many hospitals are affected by RAAC concrete in your health board? 2. How many wards and patients are affected by RAAC concrete?
3. How much money do you spend monthly to make sure that hospitals and hospitals wards to ensure they are safe to use? 4. How do you ensure patients safety when In a ward that contains RAAC concrete?

FOI 5033 – How many nephrostomy procedures are conducted each year within your ICB?

FOI 5034 – The number of Very Senior Managers (VSM’s) the ICB employs, i.e., those above Agenda for Change Band 9 for the current year. The job title of those VSM’s. The salary bands of those VSM’s for the current full year.
The number of employees at Band 9. The job titles of those at Band 9.

FOI 5035 – For each provider, please provide a copy of Schedule 2A and Schedule 2Aii from the contract:
BMI Healthcare Ltd
InHealth
Spire

FOI 5036 – ‘North East Essex Adult Community Continence Formulary 2023/24’ – copy of all document(s) covering the previous period(s) up until the 21st February 2023 for the 10 year period from 2013 with information on the use of Urological Catheters.

FOI 5037 – 1. What Electronic Patients Records System(s) do you use and when was it implemented?
2. Does the ICB scan paper records? If yes, do you
– scan day forward and legacy records? or
– just day forward records?
3.Is above handled
– In house by your own scanning team?
– Outsourced to an off site external service provider?
– On site by an external provider?
– Combination of above?
4.If any of the above outsourced, please name provider(s) and details of when the contract(s) ends
5.What route to market used to obtain these services (a) open tender (b) framework – if yes, which one?
6.Do you have a published road map for paper-free at point of care ‘Digital at point of care’? If yes, please provide a copy or link to this document
7.Finally, please advise names of any individuals involved in this process including your Medical Records Manager (b) Chief Information Officer (c) Digital Project Lead?

FOI 5038 – Number of complaints made to the ICB concerning the practice of a physician associate (PA) working in general practice for each month since the establishment of ICBs in July 2022. (i.e. monthly data from July 2022 up to and including January 2024).

FOi 5039 – How much does ICB spent with First Options Healthcare from 1st January to 31st December 2023 on the provision of complex care packages within peoples own homes.

FOI 5040 – The total number of vaccinations administered for each of the following diseases, broken down by year.
Diseases/ illnesses:
Leprosy
Tuberculosis
Measles
Polio
Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
Smallpox
Typhoid
Cholera
Malaria
Typhus

FOI 5041 – What specialist NHS referral services are provided for people suffering from sleep disorders (such as sleep apnoea, narcolepsy, insomnia)?

FOI 5042 – Who is the Acute Provider Collaboratives Senior Responsible Officers (SROs)

FOI 5043 – Names of the trusts or organisations within your area/jurisdiction that provide wheelchair and Postural Seating services.

FOI 5044 – What is the total spending by ICB on unconscious bias training for your staff in the financial year 2022/23 and the number of staff that undertook unconscious bias training in the financial year 2022/23.

FOi 5045 – 1.Name and email address of the medicines management team member who led on the Eye Care (Chapter 11) formulary review when it was last reviewed?
2.Name and email address of the member of the ICS Medicines management team who is currently responsible for overseeing Eye Care formularies?
3.Do you have an area prescribing committee/Medicines Optimisation Committees/ Medicines advisory group or similarly named group that manages your drug formulary decisions?
4.Names and email addresses of all members of these formulary groups?
5.Copies of the previous two minutes from the Area Prescribing Committee/ Medicines Optimisation Committees/ Medicines advisory group or similarly named groups meetings.
6.Which products within Chapter 11 (Eye) of your formulary, you have a primary care rebate in place, when the agreement commenced, the rebate amount and the end date?
7.Does the ICS have a deficit forecast for 2023/2024 financial year? If so, how much is this deficit? And How much is the forecast deficit for 2024/2025 financial year?
8.What is the value of your ICS’s planned savings from the Medicines management drug prescribing budget in the financial year: 2023-2024? And 2024 – 2025?

FOI 5046 – List of Primary Networks within your area to include the following information for each PCN:
Name of PCN
Names of GP Surgeries within each PCN
Name of the Clinical Director for each PCN
The email address for the Clinical Director

FOI 5047 – Number of patients calling NHS 111 for the following conditions for the last 5 years
• Back Pain
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• Falls (due to frailty or age)

FOI 5048 – 1) The total annual number of referrals to fertility units within your ICS in years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023
2) How many of these referrals, per year, were rejected?
3) What was the average waiting list time for referrals, per year, to fertility units within your ICS?
4) How many of these referrals, per year, were rejected due to missing/incomplete tests?

FOI 5049 – Number of abortions broken down by ethnic group, then from ethnic groups broken by the age of the women, broken down by how many weeks pregnant and the gender of the baby (if known).

FOI 5050 – The total amount of money ICB spent commissioning services for NHS patients from private health providers, broken down by month and by private provider, since July 2022.

FOI 5051 – working with GenderGP.

FOI 5052 – For the 2022 / 23 financial year (between 1st April 2022 and 31st March 2023), what was (a) the total value (£) of East Suffolk and North East Essex ICS’s capital spend, and (b) the total value (£) of external vendor contracts commenced by East Suffolk and North East Essex ICS during the FY22/23 period, relevant the following areas:
(a)Cloud migration of patient data.
(b)The consolidation of patient information systems to support interoperability
(c)The development of performance analytics dashboards.
(d)AI tools within NHS services and clinician decision support
(e)The secure storage and transfer of NHS patient data.

FOI 4954 – 1. How many Community Diagnostic Centres do you have within your ICS or under ICB control ?
2. Please list your Community Diagnostic Centres
3. Do your Community Diagnostic Centres take blood tests?
4. How many patients have blood taken by the Community Diagnostic Centres take every week?
5. Do the Community Diagnostic Centres need paper blood forms to do blood tests?
a. From GP requests
b. From Hospital blood test requests

FOI 4955 – Does ICB have an in-house legal team that supports your continuing health care, s117 aftercare, responsible commissioner and transforming care teams? If yes how long has this been in place? If yes do you still use external legal support and if so how often?

FOI 4956 – 1. The ICB’s arrangements to enable providers to express an interest in providing services subject to Patient Choice and PSR Direct Award Process B
2. The ICB’s accreditation process for providers of services subject to Patient Choice and PSR Direct Award Process B
3. The name of the person responsible for Patient Choice at the ICB.

FOI 4957 – What is the distribution of different primary care EHR providers.

FOI 4958 – List of all PCNs for NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board including the PCN manager for each, the Clinical Director and the Digital Transformation Lead.

FOI 4959 – Does the ICB commission Community Dermatology Services.

FOI 4960 – Please provide a list of all providers the ICB holds contracts with for Children and Young Peoples (CYP) Autism Spectrum Disorder Service.

FOI 4961 – Where does Palliative, End of Life Care and / or ‘Dying Well’ specifically feature in your overall planning documents?

FOI 4962 – Neurology & Dementia Service – Please provide a list of all providers the ICB holds contracts with for this service with service specification and service discription.

FOI 4963 – What is the total cost for all translation and interpretation activities for each of the financial years 21/22 and 22/23. I would like a separate total for each financial year.

FOI 4964 – Amount of money that is being spent on paying for beds in private mental health hospitals in an ad-hoc fashion due to NHS bed pressures.

FOI 4965 – Capital deployment to system partners for elective recovery and details of the ICB Senior Responsible Officer (SRO) for Elective Recovery and Planned Care.

FOI 4966 – NHS continuing healthcare applications made to the Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) for the 2022/23 financial year.

FOI 4967 – Please confirm the ICB holds the following data, and where it is held please provide the data as requested.
Pain Management Services
1.Please provide a list of all providers the ICB holds contracts with for pain services, which could variously (but not exclusively) be described as:
a.Pain Clinic
b.Chronic Pain Service
c.Pain Medicine
d.Community Chronic Pain
2.For each contracted provider, please provide the Service Specification that describes the service (whether standalone or integrated in a broader Service Specification).

FOI 4968 -What is the Suffolk and NE Essex blood glucose guidance.

FOI 4969 – Please provide a list of all providers the ICB holds contracts with for:

Paediatric allergy services:
Are they community or acute services
For each contracted provider, please provide the Service Specification that describes the service (whether
standalone or integrated in a broader Service Specification)

Cow’s Milk Allergy Services:
Please provide a list of all providers the ICB holds contracts with for Cow’s Milk Allergy services,
which are a subspecialty of paediatric allergy services. For each contracted provider, please provide the Service Specification that describes the service (whether standalone or integrated in a broader Service Specification).

FOI 4970 – List of providers contracted to deliver ophthalmology services and the service specification from their contract.

FOI 4971 – How many GP practices in your ICB area are licensed visa sponsors currently?
How many GP practices in your ICB area were registered visa sponsors 12 months ago?
Is your ICB actively seeking to increase the number of GP practices in the area that are visa sponsors? If so, how.

FOI 4972 – What was your full-year budget for prescribing costs at the start of 23/24? Please also say what your planned prescribing spend was YTD at month 10*
Then forecast full-year spend on prescribing at year-end 23/24. Also actual prescribing spend YTD at month 10**
What was the assumed rate of growth in prescribing costs in your financial plan for 23/24, compared to 22/23
What is the most recent assessment of the actual rate of growth, compared to 22/23
For 22/23 and in the YTD at month 10**, please provide how much was spent on each group of drugs e.g. respiratory, CVD, mental health (i.e. categorised by BNF categories or similar).

FOI 4973 – Names of any independent sector providers (such as but not limited to ACES, CHEC, Newmedica, Optegra, Optimax and Spamedica) that provided cataract and/or YAG capsulotomy procedures for the ICB for the period 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023.

FOI 4974 – What is the distribution of different electronic patient records (EPR) providers.

FOI 4975 – What is the number of serious incidents or never events that have been recorded by ophthalmology departments in relation to missed follow up appointments for wet AMD or glaucoma monitoring. By Missed it is meant delayed or remaining unbooked for hospital reasons such as lack of capacity rather than patient cancellations.

FOI 4976 – Number of doctors currently registered/approved to receive payment for undertaking MHA assessments.

FOI 4977 – Questions regarding Indwelling Catheters.

FOI 4978 – Information in relation to the purchasing of the following eyecare procedure with the following HRG code: BZ34A Phacoemulsification Cataract Extraction and Lens Implant, with CC Score 4+

FOI 4979 – From July 2022 to the end of January 2024, how many people receiving fast-track NHS continuing healthcare had their funding reviewed through an assessment.

FOI 4980 –

1. How many babies were born in your ICS from 1 April 2021 to 1 April 2023?
2. How many babies do you estimate there are aged 0-2 living in your Integrated Care System currently?
3. What proportion of them accessed Start for Life services during the period 1 April 2022 to 1 April 2023?
4. What percentage of babies aged 0-2 in your ICS are you commissioning specialised parent-infant relationship services for? i.e. a clinical psychologist or child psychotherapist led service.

FOI 4981 –

1. The number of Domiciliary Dental Contracts the Suffolk and North East Essex ICB commission
2. The specific termination/renewal date for each specific PDS Domiciliary Contract
3. The name of the current provider for each contract
4. The name and contact details for the lead commissioner

FOI 4982 – Organisation’s contract relating to energy management system.

FOI 4983 – Diagnostic testing in the ICB area.

FOI 4984 –

1. Please can you confirm which agencies have supplied healthcare workers to support complex care packages between 1st January 2023 and 31st December 2023.
2. Please can you confirm the associated spend per supplier of these workers, broken down by month for the same time period as specified in Q1.

FOI 4985 – Total spend on communications and public relations for the last three financial year’s (20/21,21/22,22/23).

FOI 4986 – Povide information about online sexual health testing services:
1.Does the authority commission or procure these services
2.In each of the financial periods 2021-22, 2022-23, April to December 2024
a.How much did the authority spend on these services
b.How many citizens were tested using online services
3.How much was spent (by the authority or predecessor organisations) in each period with each of the following providers for online sexual health services
a.Preventx
b.SH 24
c.TDL or their NHS joint venture, Health Service Laboratories
d.Viapath
e.Synlab or their joint venture, Synnovis
f.Lloyd’s pharmacy
g.NHS Trusts/ their laboratory services
h.Other. Please name any provider where the spend in any year exceeded £100,000
4.When did the authority last issue a tender for these services
5.When does the current contract expire.

FOI 4987 –  Full and entirety of the organisation’s contract register or database. The register should include the following columns/headings or something similar:
• Contract Reference -Unique reference number associated with the contract.
• Contract Title
• Procurement Category
• Supplier Name
• Spend (Total, Annual or contract value)
• Contract Duration
• Contract Extensions
• Contract Start Date
• Contract Expiry Date
• Contract Description [Please provide me with as much detail as possible.
• Contact Owner (Person that manages the contract register)
• Contact details of section 151 officer
• CPV codes/Pro-Class

FOI 4988 – Organisation’s gas and electricity contracts.

FOI 4989 – Who within the ICB, has the commissioning responsibility for supporting young adults and adults with learning disabilities, austism to come out of hospital settings back into the community? Please could you provide their:
a. Name
b. Job title
c. Telephone number
d. Email address

FOI 4990 – Please provide a list of all providers the ICB holds contracts with for the clinical specialty Endocrinology & Diabetes, Adults Gonadal Clinic Service, Adults Thyroid Clinic Service.
For each contracted provider provide the Service Specification that describes the service (whether standalone or integrated in a broader Service Specification).

FOI 4991 – Confirm the ICB holds the following data, and where it is held please provide the data as requested.

1.Bulimia Nervosa services
2.Binge Eating Disorder services
3.Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and/or Traumatic Stress services
4.Body Dysmorphic Disorder services
5.Obsessive Compulsive Disorder services

FOI 4992 – Does the ICB hold the data for Late Effects of Cancer Services, and where it is held, details are:

Late Effects/LE Service, Radiotherapy Late Effects Service
Pelvic, Pelvic Radiotherapy, Pelvic Radiation Disease/PRD Late Effects Service
Gastrointestinal & Urological, Gastrointestinal Late Effects Services
Gastrointestinal Consequences of Cancer service
Urological Late Effects Service
Radiation Cystitis clinic
Complex Cancer Late Effects Rehabilitation

FOI 4993 – Does NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB have any local treatment guidelines, pathways or protocols for treatment of Hidradenitis Suppurativa (Acne inversa)?

FOI 4994 – Senior Responsible Officers for:
Virtual Wards Elective Care (Outpatients)
Financial Management
Estates
Workforce
Continuing Health Care

FOI 4995 – Telephone details for the following people:

1. Continuing Healthcare
2. Learning Disability / Autism Lead
3. Mental Health Lead Berkshire West
4. Transforming Care Lead

FOI 4996 – Support service provision for multiple myeloma patients.

FOI 4997 – How much did your Trust spend in total on education and training in the following financial years?
April to March 2021-2022 (overall spend)
April to March 2022- 2023 (overall spend)
Please advise how much of this total spend was with external providers?
April to March 2021-2022 (overall spend)
April to March 2022- 2023 (overall spend)
Please can you break down the overall spend into the following categories?
Apprenticeship training
April to March 2021-2022 (overall spend)
April to March 2022- 2023 (overall spend)
Mandatory, statutory and compliance training
April to March 2021-2022 (overall spend)
April to March 2022- 2023 (overall spend)
Management and Leadership training
April to March 2021-2022 (overall spend)
April to March 2022- 2023 (overall spend)
Healthcare support worker training
April to March 2021-2022 (overall spend)
April to March 2022- 2023 (overall spend)
Nursing
April to March 2021-2022 (overall spend)
April to March 2022- 2023 (overall spend)
Allied Healthcare Professionals
April to March 2021-2022 (overall spend)
April to March 2022- 2023 (overall spend)
What are the top five categories that you procure externally?

FOI 4998 – Current waiting times for young people being assessed for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder within your local area, e.g. when a young person is referred and how long it will take for them to be seen for an assessment/treatment.

FOI 4999 – 1.From the total winter resilience payments from NHS England to your ICB in the financial year 2023/24, what spend was committed to primary medical services (PCNs and/or GP surgeries)?
2.From within the ICB’s total budget in financial year 2023/24, what is the total committed spend on primary medical services (PCNs and/or GP surgeries) which is not delegated and wholly discretionary?

FOI 5000 – Which Helpdesk tool does the IT department use for managing tickets? When was the tool purchased? When is the existing contract due to end? When does the trust intend to review the solution with a view to potential replacement? Who is responsible for this solution.

FOI 5001  – Purchase of bed capacity in the private mental health sector.

FOI 5002 – List of NHS eye care services commissioned in primary and community settings and who are the contracted provider(s) of those services.
Confirmation of when any of these services are contracted until.
What are the commissioners’ intentions to improve primary and community eye care service provision?

FOI 5003 – Questions regardig NICE Quality Standard 204 on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.

FOI 5004 – How many tier 4 referrals did Colchester set camhs make within the last 12 months?

FOI 4932 –  A request for latest organogram for the ICB/ICS which covers CHC (continuing healthcare) and gives the overview of the structure, manager/names and the locality leaders.

FOI 4933 – Number of IFRs (Individual Funding Request) the ICB has received for PANS (Paediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome)/PANDAS (Paediatric Autoimmune Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections) / Immune mediated component to behaviour.  How many of these have been accepted for an IFR.

FOI 4934 – 1.Do you have a specialist service for long Covid patients? Please name the clinic/service
2.How many patients in your local NHS area have been referred to the clinic/service to date?
3.How many staff do you have working in the service FTE (full time equivalent) broken down by job title of:
a) doctor
b) nurse
c) physiotherapist
d) occupational therapist
e) clinical psychologist/psychiatrist/ CBT practitioner
f) other, please specify
4.For any doctors employed, please specify their specialism e.g. GP, cardiologist, neurologist
5.Does the service have the ability in-house to prescribe medications to long Covid patients?
6.If so, please list the 3 most common drugs prescribed for long Covid patients by the clinic
7.Does the service have the ability to order tests and scans?
8.If so please list the 3 most commonly ordered tests/scans/diagnostic questionnaires for long Covid patients by the clinic
9.Please provide figures for how many patients referred to the clinic/service received the following type of treatment:
a) A wellbeing programme
b) physical rehabilitation
c) psychological support
d) A brain retraining or Neuro Linguistic Programming-based course such as the Lightning Process, Gupta Programme or Nuffield programme (please specify which)
d) drug treatment
e) other, please specify
10.If not provided in-house, which of the following types of services does the clinic/service refer patients on to or recommend?
a) A wellbeing programme
b) physical rehabilitation
c) psychological support
d) A brain retraining or Neuro Linguistic Programming-based course such as the Lightning Process, Gupta Programme or Nuffield programme (please specify which)
d) drug treatment
e) other, please specify
11.Is the clinic expected to continue running after 2025?
12.Which NHS trust is responsible for the care of patients referred to a long Covid clinic in your area?

FOI 4935 –

1. Who within the ICB, has the commissioning responsibility for care home placements for older people (aged 65+) under a Continuing Healthcare package (CHC)? Please provide their:
a.Name
b.Job title
c.Telephone number
d.Email address
2. Please provide the gross total expenditure on older person’s (age 65+) services under a CHC package for financial year 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23 (actual) and financial year 2023/24 (projected):
For question 2a, please provide total spend on personal social services for people aged 65+. This will include spend on residential, nursing, and domiciliary care (2b, 2c, and 2d) as well as other social care for older people such as day services, etc
a.Gross total expenditure on older person’s (65+) services
b.Gross total expenditure on residential home placements (65+)
c.Gross total expenditure on nursing home placements (65+)
d.Gross total expenditure on domiciliary care/home care (65+)
3. Please provide figures for the total number of older people (age 65+) that the ICB has placed under a CHC package in the financial year 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24 (projected) and funded in:
a.Residential care
b.Residential dementia care
c.Nursing care
d.Nursing dementia care
e.Domiciliary care/home care
4. Please provide the average (mean) weekly fees paid for care home placements for older people (aged 65+) under a CHC package in financial year 2022/23 and 2023/24:
a. Older person’s residential
b. Older person’s residential dementia
c. Older person’s nursing
d. Older person’s nursing dementia

FOI 4936 –

1.Do you have Teledermatology services in all your area (please list them)?
2.What is the percentage of patients on the 2 Week Wait (2WW) suspected skin cancer pathway are rejected and referred back to primary care with “advice and guidance”? (for each service) (for 2022-2023; or if not available, for 2021- 2022)
3.Who is currently delivering teledermatology (NHS providers – community, hospitals, GPs; or private providers, others)? (for each service)
4.Where are these delivered (primary care facilities, community hospitals, community diagnostic centres)? (for each service)
5.What type of dermoscopic equipment(s) are used to take high quality images? (for each service)
6.What teledermatology image sharing platform(s) are used? (for each service)
7.Are these services commissioned per patients or per lesion-mole or as contracted service?
8.What is the duration of these service contract(s) and when will they end?
9.Please provide any links for on-going teledermatology procurement exercises
10.Is the budget for teledermatology service(s) held by the ICB or devolved to the community (please specify)?

FOI 4937 – How many community diagnostic centres are open across the ICB, their postcode, and what date they were first operational. The number of appointments they have fulfilled per month since opening and the number of NHS staff working on site, and contracted staff working on site.

FOI 4938 –

1.Are you partnering with any other private or public sector organisations to deliver your Personal Health Budgets (PHBs)? If so, please provide the names of those organisations and a summary of the services they provide?
2.Who is responsible for the delivery of the PHB targets (e.g. PHB Lead) and what are their contact details (name, email and phone number)?
3.Who is responsible for the delivery of the Continuing Healthcare programme and what are their contact details (name, email and phone number)?
4.Who is the Personalised Care or Personalisation Lead/Personalised Care Operations Lead at the ICB and what are their contact details ((name, email and phone number)?
5.Who is the Integrated Care Lead at the ICB and what are their contact details (name, email and phone number)?
6.Who is responsible for improving faster hospital discharges at the ICB and what are their contact details (name, email and phone number)?
7.Who is the Urgent & Emergency Care Lead at the ICB and what are their contact details (name, email and phone number)?
8.Who is responsible for the digital transformation within the ICB and what are their contact details (name, email and phone number)?
9.Who is the current Director of Finance within the ICB and what are their contact details (name, email and phone number)?
10.How many people in your ICB have been awarded a Continuing Healthcare budget and how many of these have taken up a PHB?
11.Excluding wheelchair budgets, how many PHBs have been awarded in the last 12 months and what is the average PHB budget value?
12.What was total annual spend on PHBs for your ICB and how does that spend break down by Direct Payment, 3rd party managed and notional budgets?
13.What software, if any, is used to manage PHBs and direct payments in your ICB?
14.What is the total annual cost for this software and what licensing model is used, e.g., X% of budget/per user/fixed cost
15.When is the contract for the PHB software up for renewal?
16.If not in use already, are you considering digital automated services to assist with the delivery of services and budget management of your PHBs, personal budgets, direct payments and integrated personal budgets?
17.Do you use a Direct Payment Support Service (DPSS) to assist direct payment recipients and if so, please provide details of who this is?
18.Is the DPSS a contracted service and if so when does that contract expire?
19.What is the annual cost of the DPSS?

FOI 4939 – How many IPC (Intermittent Pneumatic Compression sleeves) does the Trust purchase each year covering 2022-2023? Which brand? Where from?

FOI 4940 – How many AES(Anti-Embolism Stockings) does the Trust purchase per year covering 2022-2023? Which brand? Where from?

FOI 4941 – What are the contractual performance KPI’s for key worker contracts which have been developed as a response to the NHS England & NHS Improvement Long Term Plan (LTP) commitment that by 2023/24, children and young people with a learning disability, autism or both, with the most complex needs will have a designated Keyworker.

FOI 4942 – Practice list closures (not accepting new patients).

FOI 4943 –  What Learning Disabilities support does ICS offer to adults aged 18-64.

FOI 4944 – Does your ICB commission Tier 3 weight management services.

FOI 4945 – Who are the ICB’s current contracted providers for tertiary level IVF/Fertility Specialist services?
Who are the ICB’s current contracted providers for secondary level reproductive medicine/sub fertility services?
Who have held the ICB/CCG’s contracted providers for tertiary level IVF/Fertility Specialist services and for what time period/dates since 2012
Who are the ICB’s/CCGs contracted providers for secondary level reproductive medicine/sub fertility services and for what time period/dates since 2012
When was the last procurement exercise undertaken for IVF/Fertility Specialist services?
When is it expected the next procurement exercise will be undertaken for IVF/Fertility Specialist services?
Is there a fixed tariff for IVF? If so what is this if not what is the tariff per current provider
What volume of activity did the ICB commission for IVF and ICSI services per year from 2012?
What volume of activity did the ICB commission for IUI services per year from 2012?
What volume of egg and or sperm donor services did the ICB commission per year from 2012?

FOI 4946 -Information for each of the previous 3 financial years, namely 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21.

• The total expenditure by the ICB on cataract surgery
• The total expenditure by the ICB on cataract surgery in the non-nhs independent sector
• The total expenditure by the ICB on cataract surgery in the NHS
• The total cataract surgery activity commissioned by the ICB in the non-nhs independent sector
• The total cataract surgery activity commissioned by the ICB in the NHS.

FOI 4947 – What is the number of UK nationals employed at your organisation in the 3 calendar years 2016, 2022, and 2023 & the number of non-UK nationals employed at your organisation for the same years.

FOI 4948 – How much has the ICB spent on inpatients with a learning disability and/or autism (who meet the NHS Digital Assuring Transformation criteria*) for the time period April 2022 – March 2023.

FOI 4949 – Please supply the average daily rate for a person with a learning disability and/or autistic person in an inpatient bed commissioned by the ICB in the financial year 22/23 where the patient was included in the Assuring Transformation criteria.

FOI 4950 – What is the allocation of funds attributed to the Better Care Fund (BCF).

FOI 4951 -How many people under the age of 18 were admitted by paramedics or police to a&e  due to mental health  between 01 December 2023 – 26 December 2023?

FOI 4952 – What is the the total expenditure made by your organisation, in every facet of its operations and purview, on translation, interpretation, and language services for years 2020-2023.

FOI 4953 – Between the 1st of September 2022 and the 31st of August 2023:
1. How many patients registered within your ICB footprint were readmitted as emergency admissions within 30 days of any discharge from secondary who were receiving any dose of Dalteparin at the time of readmission?
2. How many patients registered within your ICB footprint were readmitted as emergency admissions within 30 days of any discharge from secondary who were receiving any dose of Enoxaparin at the time of readmission?
3. How many patients registered within your ICB footprint were readmitted as emergency admissions within 30 days of any discharge from secondary who were receiving any dose of Tinzaparin at the time of readmission.

FOI 4882 – The total value the ICB has been invoiced by care homes between 1 July 2022 and 30 June 2023.

FOI 4883 – What ophthalmology services ICB commissions within NHS Trusts and private providers.

FOI 4884 – In relation to SNEE ICB, in March 2023 how many people had: Continuous health care (CHC) & Funded nursing care (FNC).

FOI 4885 – Has the ICB or any of its system partners mobilised surge wards during FY 2022/2023 or in FY 2023/2024 (to date).

FOI 4886 – Which wheelchair services does ICB oversee.

FOI 4887 – Names of all ‘place’ structures and forums within the ICS, ICB and ICP, including all place-based partnerships/place provider partnerships/collaboratives or lead provider arrangements; including place-based provider collaboratives.

FOI 4888 – Questions in relation to the role of CIO and professionalism.

FOI 4889 – Name the organisation(s) that deliver(s) ASD (autism spectrum disorder) and ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) assessments / diagnoses in your ICB area for both adults and CYP (children and young people).

FOI 4890 – Does the ICB have a policy regarding abuse, violence or aggression towards primary care staff by patients.

FOI 4891 – Mental health patients in a rehab and recovery unit, patients occupying a bed for specialist neuropsychiatry disorders, and patients with an acquired brain injury occupying a level 3 neuro-rehab facility bed.

FOI 4892 – Which primary care rebate schemes is your ICB/ Health Board currently signed up to.

FOI 4893 -Does NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB and its local authorities that are part of NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICS have an agreed Dementia Strategy (10-year plan) for its Mental Health commissioning priorities?

FOI 4894 – Are there AQP providers for audiology in the ICB area.

FOI 4895 – Has the ICB you run an incentive scheme (or similar) to effect change in prescribing with your GP practices since 2019.

FOI 4896 – Org design with the names and email addresses and contact numbers of all your central functions Directors.  Specifically, Directors of Finance, BI, Health and IT.

FOI 4897 – ARRS spend of PCNs for the 2023/24 Financial Year (April-November).

FOI 4898 – Total number of health services commissioned through the public contract regulations, by quarter, since 2019 to September 2023.

FOI 4899 – Postural Tachycardia Syndrome PoTS

FOI 4900 – Number of Caesarean Section births performed with forceps assisted delivery in the last 12 months at Ipswich Hospital.

FOI 4901 – Structure and staffing of the ICB services provided by SNEE ICB, including the Continuing Healthcare (CHC) team, Personal Health Budget (PHB) team, Individualized Funding Care staff, and Safeguarding team.

FOI 4902 – The number of out-of-area (OOA) placements as well as the number of people with a delayed transfer of care (DTOC) in an in-patient setting for the following conditions:
i.)Mental Health (MH) conditions – Patients in a rehab and recovery unit inpatient bed
ii.)Neuropsychiatry (NP) disorders – Patients in a specialist neuropsychiatry inpatient bed.
iii.)Acquired Brain Injuries (ABI) condition – Patients in a level-3 neuro-rehab facility in-patient bed.

FOI 4903 – Which Trust(s)/Organisation(s) your ICB commissions to undertake Adult Autism Assessments and Diagnosis.

FOI 4904 – Periocular and facial surgical funding policies for patients with thyroid eye disease (TED) or facial nerve palsies (FNP) within ICB.

FOI 4905 – Does the ICB fund the enteral feeding of children and young people in education settings (eg early year settings, mainstream schools and specialist provision).

FOI 4906 – What is ICB’s estimated YTD deficit, and how much of this has been caused by industrial action.

FOI 4907 – What is ICB’s budget for dentistry this financial year.

FOI 4908 – What is the new financial plan that has been reportedly requested from NHS England, and will ICB publish it.

FOI 4909 – Do you have a dedicated service for lower limb wounds in your ICB.

FOI 4910 – Which of the following high impact intervention areas have been chosen as an priority this winter: Please see highlighted areas:
o Same day emergency care
o Frailty
o Inpatient flow and length of stay (Acute)
o Community bed productivity and flow
o Care transfer hubs
o Immediate care demand and capacity
o Virtual wards
o Urgent community response
o Single point of access
o Acute respiratory infection hubs.

FOI 4911 – How many Managers are currently employed in your Trust and

FOI 4912 – The amount your ICB has spent with the private provider Mountain Healthcare Ltd to deliver sexual assault referral centre services between Oct 2021 to Sept 2022.

FOI 4913 – Digital Strategy, Data strategy, Cyber security plan.

FOI 4914 – Please can you send me the names of the members of staff in the following positions:

• CFO
• Head Of Finance
• Head OF HR
• Head Of Procurement
• Head Of Estates
• Finance Manager
• HR Manager
• Estates Manager
• Procurements Manager

FOI 4915 – The director (or senior manager) of ICT services, their email and telephone number.

FOI 4916 – Medicine pill pouches.

FOI 4917 – For the last financial year, what was the total amount spent on translation costs.

FOI 4918 – Does your ICS manage any patient referrals centrally, or is this only done by a Trust.

FOI 4919 – How much money the ICB has spent In solicitors fees between Jan 2021 to present – not including employment claims.

FOI 4920 – How does ICB commission children’s palliative care for children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions.

FOI 4921 – Information regarding capital spending following central government funding offers.

1) What was the longest A&E wait across the ICB in:
a) 2023.
b) 2022.

2) How many new ambulances have you bought in across 2023, (if applicable) the number of ambulances due to be bought in by the end of FY23/24.

3) Total ambulance fleet at 1.1.2023 and on 1.12.2023.

4) The number of virtual beds on 1.1.2023, 1.3.2023 and on 1.12.2023.

FOI 4922 – List of GP Practices and their email addresses for all the GP Practices in the Suffolk and North East Essex area.

FOI 4923 – Please provide:

1. The name of the lead officer responsible for the Telecare analogue to digital switchover, their email address, and phone number
2. The number of Telecare recipients
3. An approximate percentage of completion to switching over from analogue to digital telecare boxes
4. The name of the supplier of the Telecare alarm receiving centre software that is utilised.

FOI 4924 – Discharge hub/ transfer of care hub in the ICB

FOI 4925 – Summary of the current/live community cardiology contracts (including Echocardiography and ECG) across the NHS Trusts within the Suffolk & N E Essex ICB footprint. Including:
-Contract start and end dates
-Contract value
-Current provider of the service(s)

FOI 4926 – Packages of care funded under NHS Continuing Healthcare that are provided in the service users own home. Mainly packages of care provided by home care agencies or domiciliary care provider.
a) How many packages involve the commissioning/funding of a nurse for 24 hours a day?
b) How many packages of care fall within the cost bracket of £10,000 to £11,000 a week?
c) How many packages of care fall within the cost bracket £11,000 to £12,000 a week?
d) How many packages of care fall within the cost bracket of £12,000 to £13,000 a week?
e) How many packages fall within the cost bracket of £13,000 to £14,000 a week?
f) What is the budget/cost of the most expensive package of care? This can be weekly or annual budget, rounded to the nearest £1000 to avoid identifying the package by giving exact budget.

FOI 4927 –

1.Since 1st January 2022 how many staff have been given permission to work remotely outside of the UK?
2.List unique approval detailing; country, job title of the individual concerned and length of time spent working outside of the UK.
3.Are there any additional associated costs created by staff working outside of the UK. Please provide a breakdown of these costs and the total spent since 1st January 2022.

FOI 4928 – Has the ICB set aside a budget this current year to address Health Inequalities, if so, please can you state the budget.

FOI 4929 – Which geographical area do you commission orthodontic services for? Suffolk & North East Essex (excluding any area which comes under Norfolk & Waveney).

FOI 4930 – List of practices which have not signed up to PCNs  or have they signed Data Sharing Agreements with the PCNs.

FOi 4931 – How many private v NHS-funded patients did your trust treat for IVF in the financial year 2012-2013 and in the same period for 2022-2023? Please can you break this down by year and state whether they were private patients or NHS patients.

FOI 4843 – Record of any complaints made against physician associates since 2020.

FOI 4844 – Referral pathways for Gastroenterology and Direct Access Endoscopy.

FOI 4845 – Names of supplier(s) contracted for flexible pool solutions by the ICB.

FOI 4846 – How many assessments led to a recommendation of eligibility and how many did not.

FOI 4847 – NHS agency/locum spending cap/ceiling.

FOI 4848 – In your Integrated Care System area, how many patients have you seen with insomnia over the last 12 months.

FOI 4849 – Locked rehabilitation placements for adults with all mental health diagnosis.

FOI 4850 – Total sum of items provided to community users by ICB’s Community Equipment Store.

FOI 4851 – SNEE ICB’s local treatment guidelines, pathways or protocols for the use of human growth hormone.

FOI 4852 – Budget and spend by the ICS to maternity and neonatal services in 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24.

FOI 4853 – Providers of pain clinics in the ICB over the past two NHS financial years.

FOI 4854 – ICB’s digital strategy & regional shared care record.

FOI 4855 – SNEE ICB’s contact information for the Provider or Trust responsible for decision-making and the purchasing of services.

FOI 4856 –  Clinical ICT Strategy

FOI 4857 – The total number of expectant mothers in your area.

FOI 4858 – Management of regional patient flow.

FOI 4859 – Expiry date of your Minor and Urgent Eyecare community service.

FOI 4860 – Spending on private provision/ out of area placements.

FOI 4861 – Guidelines for the treatment of insomnia in adult patients.

FOI 4862 – SNEE ICB’s number of permanently employed staff split by band, gender and ethnicity.

FOI 4863 – Amount or percentage of funding allocated to virtual ward development/implementation or support.

FOI 4864 – ICS’s contracts with private hospitals to provide surgeries and tests to NHS patients.

FOI 4865 – ICB’s Chief Pharmacist.

FOI 4866 – Referral management centre protocol for patient’s of 5 providers for consultant led, elective care for Ophthalmology.

FOI 4867 – Last networking (LAN, Core & Edge refresh) and when is the next refresh planned.

FOI 4868 – Collaborative lipids fund (CLF).

FOI 4869 – Confirmation of ICB operating on a CHC framework with a single, or range of rates.

FOI 4870 – What are the contractual performance KPIs for the service of Musculoskeletal/Physiotherapy.

FOI 4871 – What proportion of GP practices are doing spirometry themselves.

FOI 4872 – Senior leadership team.

FOI 4873 – Is there a TLHC programme running in your system.

FOI 4874 – ICB founded continence pads & containment product for disabled children and young people living in ICB’s area.

FOI 4875 – How many Adults are receiving CHC funded care in their own homes under certain categories.

FOI 4876 – How does the NHS pay for prescriptions filled by pharmacies.

FOI 4877 – Details of NHS staffing expenditure in the ICB/ICS area in Occupational Health and Occupational Health and Wellbeing for 2020, 2021 and 2022.

FOI 4878 – Social media management platform.

FOI 4879 – Eligibility decisions for NHS Continuing Healthcare.

FOI 4880 – Medium-term financial plan for the ICS.

FOI 4881 – How many applications for support under the HTCS were made to the ICB.