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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).