Social care and personal health budgets (FOI-2011)
Message from Hackney Council
Clarification of Information
Following receipt of your enquiry for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, we require further information in order to fully process your request.
You requested the following:
Social Care Financial Review
- Has the council undertaken any financial reviews to identify erroneous payments with regards to social care funding allocation or payments in the last five financial-years (2012/13 – 2017/18)?
- If so, please state who conducted this review?
- What was the period covered in the review?
- Description of the review which was conducted?
- What was the value of the erroneous payments identified?
- Of which, how much was recovered?
- How much did the third-party charge for the review?
Can you clarify what do you mean by a "financial review" (Question 1a-f)? Are you referring to a financial assessment or a review of a package?
Please note that your request is on hold and that the 20 working days starts on receipt of clarification of your initial enquiry. If we do not hear from you by 3 January 2019, we will determine that you no longer require the information and close this on our system.
Thanking you in advance for your assistance in this matter.
Yours sincerely
Information Management Team
Customer
Dear Information Management Team,
Thank you for your email, happy to clarify! Financial review refers to a
financial assessment to identify erroneous payments.
Please let me know if you require any further information
Kind regards
Amy
On Mon, Dec 3, 2018 at 8:51 AM [email protected] <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear Hutchinson
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> *Clarification of Information*
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> Following receipt of your enquiry for information under the Freedom of
> Information Act 2000, we require further information in order to fully
> process your request.
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> *You requested the following:*
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> *Social Care Financial Review*
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> 1. *Has the council undertaken any financial reviews to identify
> erroneous payments with regards to social care funding allocation or
> payments in the last five financial-years (2012/13 - 2017/18)? *
> 1. *If so, please state who conducted this review?*
> 2. *What was the period covered in the review?*
> 3. *Description of the review which was conducted?*
> 4. *What was the value of the erroneous payments identified?*
> 5. *Of which, how much was recovered?*
> 6. *How much did the third-party charge for the review?*
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> Can you clarify what do you mean by a *'financial review' (Question 1a-f)*
> ? *Are you referring to a financial assessment or a review of a package?*
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> Please note that your request is on hold and that the 20 working days
> starts on receipt of clarification of your initial enquiry. If we do not
> hear from you by* 3 January 2019*, we will determine that you no longer
> require the information and close this on our system.
>
>
>
> Thanking you in advance for your assistance in this matter.
>
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> Yours sincerely
>
> *Information Management Team*
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>
>
Message from the customer
Hello London Borough of Hackney,
I am interested in social care and personal health budgets in the local authority, under the FOI act, could you please provide me with a response to the attached document
Please don"t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions,
Many thanks for the time taken on this request,
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Social Care Financial Review
- Has the council undertaken any financial reviews to identify erroneous payments with regards to social care funding allocation or payments in the last five financial-years (2012/13 – 2017/18)?
- If so, please state who conducted this review?
- What was the period covered in the review?
- Description of the review which was conducted?
- What was the value of the erroneous payments identified?
- Of which, how much was recovered?
- How much did the third-party charge for the review?
Personal Health Budgets
- Please provide the Councils spend and number of patients on social care personal health budgets (PHBs) for two financial years (16/17 and 17/18)
No. of PHB patients
PHB Spend (£)
2016/17
2017/18
- Does the council have any targets associated to the expansion of patients receiving a PHB?
- If so, please provide detail of the targets (please include if applicable, detail of the proportion increase or target number and the year set to achieve)
- Does the council use any third-party system to process the PHB payments?
- If yes, please state the third-party system
- Contract start date
- Contract end date
- Annual cost to the council for this system in 17/18?
- Do patients receiving a PHB have to evidence their spending?
- If yes, please provide detail on this process
Social Care Spend and Patient Numbers
- Please provide the number of organisations which provide social care services to the council by setting type, and the associated cost to the council for these services for 16/17 and 17/18
Setting/Provider Type
2016/17 –
No. of organisations
2016/17 – Cost to the council
2017/18 –
No. of organisations
2017/18– Cost to the council
Nursing Homes
£
£
Residential Care Homes
£
£
Domiciliary Care Providers
£
£
Supported Accommodation
£
£
- Please provide the number of patients receiving social care support for 16/17 and 17/18 split by the following types of care:
Care Type
2016/17
2017/18
Physical support
Sensory support
Support withy memory and cognition
Learning Disability Support
Mental Health Support
Total
Message from Hackney Council
Re: Freedom of Information Request.
Thank you for your initial request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and clarification received 6 December 2018. Your request has been considered and our response is in bold below.
You requested the following:
Clarification - I am interested in social care and personal health budgets in the local authority, under the FOI act, could you please provide me with a response to the attached document.
Social Care Financial Review
1) Has the council undertaken any financial reviews to identify erroneous payments with regards to social care funding allocation or payments in the last five financial-years (2012/13 – 2017/18)?
We carry out a yearly financial review for client contributions (client charges) for all of our clients (2000 Non-residential and 600 residential). Charges are adjusted as and when assessments are completed. Charges and refunds are processed on a case by case basis at the point of assessment. We do not hold a list of these adjustments.
- If so, please state who conducted this review?
Reviews are carried out by the Care Charging Team
- What was the period covered in the review?
Reviews are for the financial year in question
- Description of the review which was conducted?
Annual reassessment of clients Care Charges
- What was the value of the erroneous payments identified?
We do not hold this data
- Of which, how much was recovered?
We do not hold this data
- How much did the third-party charge for the review?
Not Applicable (N/A)
Personal Health Budgets
1) Please provide the Councils spend and number of patients on social care personal health budgets (PHBs) for two financial years (16/17 and 17/18)
Personal Health Budgets in Hackney are provided and funded by heath, the City and Hackney Clinical Commissioning Group.
2) Does the council have any targets associated to the expansion of patients receiving a PHB?
- If so, please provide detail of the targets (please include if applicable, detail of the proportion increase or target number and the year set to achieve)
N/A
3) Does the council use any third-party system to process the PHB payments?
- If yes, please state the third-party system
- Contract start date
- Contract end date
- Annual cost to the council for this system in 17/18?
N/A
4) Do patients receiving a PHB have to evidence their spending?
- If yes, please provide detail on this process
N/A
Social Care Spend and Patient Numbers
1) Please provide the number of organisations which provide social care services to the council by setting type, and the associated cost to the council for these services for 16/17 and 17/18
Setting/Provider Type
2016/17 –
No. of organisations
2016/17 – Cost to the council
2017/18 –
No. of organisations
2017/18– Cost to the council
Nursing Homes
39
£4,756,374
56
£5,586,067
Residential Care Homes
208
£19,118,169
211
£18,252,400
Domiciliary Care Providers
41
£9,710,652
50
£11,750,625
Supported Accommodation
74
£8,384,356
78
£9,615,706
2) Please provide the number of patients receiving social care support for 16/17 and 17/18 split by the following types of care:
Care Type
2016/17
2017/18
Physical support
1323
1392
Sensory support
60
61
Support withy memory and cognition
615
683
Learning Disability Support
493
529
Mental Health Support
937
413* (mental health related support was re-categorised as a short term service)
Total
3428
3078* (mental health related support was re-categorised as a short term service)
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Appeals & Complaints Procedure
If you are dissatisfied with this response and wish to appeal, please write to the Information Management Team and this will be dealt with through our Internal Review procedure.
Information Management Team - Governance
London Borough of Hackney
Hackney Service Centre
1 Hillman Street
London E8 1DY
Your request for an internal review should be submitted to us within 40 working days of receipt by you of this response. Any such request received after this time will only be considered at the discretion of the Council.
If you are still not satisfied following the Internal Review, you have a right to appeal to the Information Commissioner at the contact details provided below.
Information Commissioner"s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 01625 545 700
Yours sincerely
Information Management Team
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