Sheffield Local Involvement Network

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Requests for Information

One of LINk's key legal powers is to request information from the commissioners and providers of services. They are required by law to respond to these requests within 20 working days. Requests for information are a very useful way for us to find out more about what's happening in local services. Click here for the guidance on the legal powers of LINks.

Date

Title of Request

What it was about

Who sent to

20 day response

28 February 2012

Health care funding, Rushey meadows

Lack of health care funding for under19s at Rushey Meadows

NHS Sheffield

Yes

13 February 2012

Memory Clinic

Update on waiting times, profile of participants, how fundings has been spent and GP roles

NHS Sheffield

Yes

24 January 2012

Equipment & Adaptations update

as below - chasing response

Sheffield City Council

Still chasing

4 November 2011

Equipment & Adaptation update

Update on actions following meetng in March 2011 to progress actions following E&A report

Sheffield City Council

Acknowledged but no response

13 May 2011

Use of 084 number by GP practices

The number of GP practices still having 0844 and 0845 phone numbers.  

 NHS Sheffield

 Yes

9 May 2011

Withdrawal of top-up funding to care homes

Plan to withdraw funding from Birch Avenue and Woodland View car homes

NHS Sheffield

 Yes

18 February 2011

Care Homes

Questions about the facilities, staff training etc in lcoal care homes

89 care homes for older poeple

 30 within 20 days (65 in total)

3 February 2011

Sensory impairment

Support for sensory impaired patients at all main GP practices

92 main GP practices

 39 within 20 days (56 in total)

24 January 2011

Discharge prescription turnaround times 

Update on pharmacy preparation times for those being discharged from teaching hospitals

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals

Yes

18 January 2011

E&A Update

Update on actions following E&A report

Sheffield City Council

 Yes

18 January 2011

PCT 'reablement' money

Extra money to help people leave hospital, - how much is being allocated and how it will be used

NHS Sheffield

 Yes

17 January 2011

Memory Clinic

Waiting times for referrals to the memory clinic

NHS Sheffield

 Yes

17 January 2011

Memory Clinic

Waiting times for referrals to the memory clinic

Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS FoundationTrust

 Yes

28 Sept 2010

Regulation of care in care homes

List of questions about the regulation of provision of care for older people in care homes

Care Quality Commission

Yes

28 Sept 2010

Healthcare in care homes

List of questions about the provision of healthcare for older people in care homes

NHS Sheffield

Yes

28 Sept 2010

Care in care homes

List of questions about the provision of care for older people in care homes

Sheffield City Council

24 days

13 August 2010

Patient safety alerts

Continuing occurrences of overdue reporting on Alerts

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

24 days

9 June 2010

Discharge prescription turnaround times 

Update on pharmacy preparation times for those being discharged

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals

Yes

March 2010

Patient safety alerts

Overdue reporting of compliance with Patient Safety Alerts

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals

Yes

March 2010

Patient safety alerts

Overdue reporting of compliance with Patient Safety Alerts

Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust

Yes

March 2010

Patient safety alerts

Overdue reporting of compliance with Patient Safety Alerts

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Yes

March 2010

Patient safety alerts

Overdue reporting of compliance with Patient Safety Alerts

NHS Sheffield

Yes

January 2010

Access to GP's

Appointment Booking Systems

Darnall Community Health

Yes

January 2010

Equipment & adaptations

Request scripts for calls received about Equipment and Adaptations

Sheffield City Council

Yes

December 2009

Handover times (ambulance to A&E)

Clarification on patient 'handover' targets and procedures

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals

Yes

December 2009

Handover times (ambulance to A&E)

Clarification on patient 'handover' targets and procedures

Yorkshire Ambulance service

Yes

November 2009

Access to GPs

Appointment booking systems

Sheffield Medical Centre

Yes

November 2009

Access to GPs

Appointment booking systems

Woodhouse Medical Centre

Yes

October 2009

Equipment & adaptations

Performance of the service

Sheffield City Council

Yes

July 2009

Huntsman ward

Inadequate Shower and bathroom facilities on wards at Northern General Hospital

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals

Yes