FOI Ref: 0018FOI2021

22^nd June 2020

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 writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

On the 29th April, the Chief Executive and the Chief Operating Officer of NHS England, Sir Simon Steven and Amanda Pritchard wrote in a letter addressing the second phase of the NHS response to COVID19; a recommendation to ‘risk-assess staff at potentially greater risk and make appropriate arrangements accordingly'.

I would therefore like to make a FOI about the Clinical Commissioning Group’s (CCGs) action in this regard, to date. This is to help assess the differences and or similarities in CCGs practices and to help inform best practices in primary care nationwide.

Please provide communications addressing:

- recommendations made to your local primary care providers

- recommendations received from primary care providers or

- any monitoring process that is currently in place concerning this risk assessments/ appropriate arrangements.

Response

Advice has been sent out to all GP practices in Sheffield on risk assessment for premises and staff, this is enclosed. It was based on a review of the available information and evidence led through the CCG Command and Control Structure that included clinical and non-clinical CCG and practice staff.