FOI Ref: 0066FOI2021

11^th September 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

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information regarding NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) packages for adults within your local CCG area. 

For clarity, CHC refers to the NHS Continuing Healthcare funding pathway. For further information please see: https://www.england.nhs.uk/healthcare/.

Homecare refers to packages of care delivered in the individuals own homes (not care homes or residential facilities).

Where possible, please kindly include responses on the attached spreadsheet.

1. Please could you supply the name, email address and telephone number of the commissioner with responsibility for packages of homecare for adults aged 18-65.

2. Please provide the number of adults in receipt of CHC funded care packages (number of care packages commenced in the year) at year-end 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21.

3. Of those adults in receipt of CHC funded care packages (q.2), please provide the number that were homecare packages for adults (number of care packages commenced in the year) at year-end 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21.

4. Of those adults in receipt of CHC funded homecare packages (q.3), please provide the number that were processed through the fast track system (this is often related to end of life care packages) at year-end 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21.

5. Of those adults in receipt of CHC funded care packages (q.2), please provide the number that are in receipt of personal health budgets at year-end 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21.

6. Please provide the CCG’s total gross expenditure on continuing healthcare funded packages at year-end 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21. If expenditure for 2020/21 is not yet available, please provide projected expenditure.

7. Please provide the CCG’s total gross expenditure on continuing healthcare funded homecare packages at year-end 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21. If expenditure for 2020/21 is not yet available, please provide projected expenditure.

8. Please provide the lowest, mean and highest rate (fee) paid per week for CHC funded homecare packages at year-end 2020/21. If figures for 2020/21 is not yet available, please provide projected figures or figures from the previous year (2019/20).

9. Please provide a list of the 10 providers who received the greatest amount of funding from CHC funded homecare packages at year-end 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21. If expenditure for 2020/21 is not yet available, please provide projected expenditure.

Response

As per request, please see enclosed spreadsheet - 0066FOI2021 CHC funding and homecare FOI answer sheet COMPLETE.