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0157FOI1920
FOI Ref: 0157FOI1920
4th December 2019
Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Request for Information
We are pleased to respond to your request for information and our response is set out below:
Request
I am making a request for information under the FOI act. The information I require relates to the national building the right support service models, published for transforming care service. For each of the below, please answer the question in relation to children/adults from [NHS Sheffield CCG]’s area accessing services within the Transforming Care Partnership area.
- What proportion of children with a learning disability in your CCG area have access to an enhanced/intensive community support service within the TCP area (subject to meeting the access criteria for the service)? If no service exists please state
- What proportion of children with a diagnosis of autism in your CCG area have access to an enhanced/intensive community support service within the TCP area (subject to meeting the access criteria for the service)? If no service exists please state
- If yes to the above questions, please share the relevant service specifications (including access criteria)
- For all children in your CCG area please state whether there is alternative short-term accommodation within the TCP area for children with a learning disability and or autism who are in crisis or potential crisis? (if the accommodation is not commissioned for either LD or autism please make that clear)
- If there is no alternative short-term accommodation within the TCP area, is the service commissioned by you or others outside of the TCP area?
- If yes to the above on alternative short term accommodation, please share the relevant service specifications (including access criteria, and how many beds the accommodation is commissioned to have)
- If yes to the above, on how many occasions have children who met the criteria for short term accommodation not been able to access it in the financial year 2018-19.
Response
NHS Sheffield CCG does not hold the information being requested. Please direct request to both:
Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust (foi@sch.nhs.uk) and;
Sheffield City Council (you can complete an online request form here: https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/home/your-city-council/freedom-of-informationrequest.html).