Request
Further to the
recent answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Health
Services) in recent Parliamentary Questions. The Department has
published the "National Service Framework for Long term
Neurological
Conditions" that detailed service provision for those living with
long term neurological conditions, including migraine and severe
headaches.... The SHAs now have the responsibility for
commissioning and
ensuring the provision of health care services to meet the local
needs of those living in their local population living with
headaches"
Please would you
provide me with the following information:
1. What is the
figure for the number of people in the East Midlands SHA region who
are recorded as suffering/ known to suffer from headache
disorders?
2. What action
has the SHA taken to put into practice the "National Framework for
Long Term Neurological conditions?
3. How many
specialist headache disorder nurses are the in the East Midlands
SHA and to which organisations are they attached?
This request is
made under the Freedom of Information Act. Your help on
this, and your response at your earliest convenience, would be much
appreciated.
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Our Response
I refer to your
email of 21 January asking for information in respect of support
for headache sufferers.
I can confirm in
accordance with S.1 (1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 that
NHS East Midlands does not hold the information that you have
requested.
Referring to each
of your questions in turn I can advise as follows:-
1. Number of people
in the East Midlands SHA region who are recorded as suffering/
known to suffer from headache disorders?
·
NHS East Midlands does not hold this data.
2. What
action has the SHA taken to put into practice the "National
Framework for Long Term Neurological
conditions?
·
This is the responsibility of local Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) who
are responsible for the health and well being of their local
population.
3. How
many specialist headache disorder nurses are the in the East
Midlands SHA and to which organisations are they
attached?
·
NHS East Midlands does not hold this data.
I am sorry that
NHS East Midlands is unable to provide you with the information
that you have requested. However, I have attached a link to
our website that will enable you to contact PCTs and acute hospital
trusts within the East Midlands region to obtain the data that you
require.
http://www.eastmidlands.nhs.uk/the-local-nhs/nhs-organisations
If you are
dissatisfied with the way in which we have dealt with your request
you can complain in writing to:-
Mr Kevin
Orford
Deputy Chief
Executive and Director of Finance
NHS East
Midlands
Octavia
House
Interchange
Business Park
Bostock's
Lane
Sandiacre
Nottingham
NG10
5QG
If at the
conclusion of any review you remain dissatisfied, you may complain
to the Information Commissioner who can be contacted
at:-
The Office of the
Information Commissioner
Wycliffe
House
Water
Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
