FOI Ref: 0142FOI1920
26th November 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
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, could you please provide me with information on the following:
1.The number of 'wellbeing prescribers' or 'social prescribers' employed in your CCG area in this financial year (2019/20) and in the previous two years.
2. The amount of money spent on employing either of the above in this financial year (2019/20) and the previous two years.
Response
From a CCG perspective - we provide funding through our Better Care Fund pooled arrangements to Sheffield City Council who manage the Social prescribing commissioning / contract monitoring including data flows / key performance Indicators
For more detailed information, please contact Sheffield City Council. You can either complete an online request form here: https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/home/your-citycouncil/freedom-of-information-request.htmlÂ
or you can write to:
Information Management Team Business Change & Information Solutions (BCIS) Sheffield City Council PO Box 1283 Sheffield S1 1UJ
Headquarters
722 Prince of Wales Road
Sheffield
S9 4EU