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Freedom of Information request 317-2023

Response published: 28 December 2023
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FOI Request

I am submitting this request, on behalf of myself, under the Freedom of Information Act and the Code of Practice on Openness in the NHS. I would like to receive this information by email. 1. Does your Trust offer Diabetes Structured Education service? a. If yes, please confirm the name and type of each service b. What healthcare professionals are delivering this service and how many FTE.? c. If not, which organisation commissions these services for your population? d. Please list the relevant services provided to your population. e. How many places were commissioned for each service for FY 2023/34? f. How many referrals have been received so far for each service in FY 2023/24? g. How many patients are currently waiting for their first appointment for each of these services.? h. Which funding pots. is used to deliver the services.? i. What was the value of the budget for each service in FY 23/24? j. Do you anticipate expanding, maintaining or decreasing the current service provision in the next financial year? k. Are there currently staffing vacancies in these services, if so please provide the title, grade and FTE for each vacancy. l. Who is the senior person in the Trust who is responsible for commissioning this service? m. Who is the senior person in the Trust who is responsible for the delivery of this service? n. If this service is outsourced, who is your provider, and what is the duration and end date of their contract?

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 317-2023
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
1. Does your Trust offer Diabetes Structured Education service?
Yes
a. If yes, please confirm the name and type of each service.
For adults >18 years with Type 2 Diabetes: Diabetes and You /Diabetes Food & You /Diabetes Insulin
& You
b. What healthcare professionals are delivering this service and how many FTE.?
Diabetes Education Team:
Diabetes Patient Education Co-Ordinator & Nutritionist 1.0 WTE
Nutrition Diabetes Educator 0.6 WTE
Nutrition Diabetes Educator 0.6 WTE
c. If not, which organisation commissions these services for your population?

d. Please list the relevant services provided to your population.
Aa above
e. How many places were commissioned for each service for FY 2023/34?
Unlimited
f. How many referrals have been received so far for each service in FY 2023/24?
Referrals received in previous 12 months:
Diabetes Food &You: 1817
Diabetes Insulin & You 144
Diabetes & You 1665
g. How many patients are currently waiting for their first appointment for each of these services.?
Current W/L are as follows:
Diabetes Food &You: 228
Diabetes Insulin & You: 85
Diabetes & You: 224
h. Which funding pots. is used to deliver the services.?
The direct budget for the Community Diabetes Specialist Team is £388,843, this excludes senior
management, support staff, estates, infrastructure etc.
i. What was the value of the budget for each service in FY 23/24?
As above
j. Do you anticipate expanding, maintaining or decreasing the current service provision in the next
financial year?
Maintaining
k. Are there currently staffing vacancies in these services, if so please provide the title, grade and FTE
for each vacancy.
No current vacancies
l. Who is the senior person in the Trust who is responsible for commissioning this service?
ICB Clinical Programme Lead
m. Who is the senior person in the Trust who is responsible for the delivery of this service?
Service Director of Countywide Services within which Diabetes Service sits.
n. If this service is outsourced, who is your provider, and what is the duration and end date of their
contract?