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Social Care OT Waiting List
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1. Please confirm your OT waiting list status, including:
a) The total number of cases: ASC: 89 / CS: 10
b) No of Adult service user cases: Adults OT Team Today 89
c) No of Paediatric service user cases: 10
d) A breakdown of service users waiting by:
i. DFG: ASC 45 / CS 5
ii. Moving & Handling: ASC 3 / CS 0
iii. Functional assessment: ASC 71 / CS 10 (including home safety assessment)
iv. Other: ASC 14
e. The mean average wait in months for an OT assessment in the last 12 months (if not recorded: please state your current longest and shortest case wait in months): ASC 6 weeks / CS longest 7 months and shortest two weeks – It depends on the matter of urgency or priority needs.
2. What percentage of your OT assessment service has been outsource in the last 12 months?
None
3. If the service is being outsourced to the NHS: No
a) Is the service being delivered under section 75 agreement? No
b) Who is the main contact responsible for the delivery of the OT assessments service within the NHS? N/A
i. Name
ii. Job title
iii. Email
iv. Telephone number
4. If the service is commission to an independent provider: N/A
a) Can you advise what commissioning mechanism you use:
i. Through frameworks (If so, where is your framework published?)
ii. Direct relationships
iii. Preferred Supplier lists
iv. Other (please elaborate)
b) Who is your current independent provider(s) for OT Assessments: N/A
i. Name of supplier(s)
ii. The number of cases outsourced and a cost paid per assessment (on average if easier)
iii. The forecast total value spent during the contract term
iv. Contract start date
v. Contract end date
5. Who is your current community equipment provider for the OT assessment service?
i. Name of supplier(s): NRS
ii. Total spend for 2023/24 financial year:
Adults Only April 2023 to February 2024 (£654,678.21), March 2024 outstanding due to Cyber Attack at NRS
Childres Services 2023-24 P1 to P11 for Wokingham Children:
Gross spend: £169,125
Net spend: £143,614
P12 March is not available at the moment.
iii. When is the contract end date: 31/03/2029
6. Who is the main contact responsible for the OT services at the Council?
Adult Social Care
i. Name: Anita Balmer
ii. Job title: Head of Prevention and Support
iii. Email: anita.balmer@wokingham.gov.uk
iv. Telephone Number: 01189746000
Childrens services
i. Name: Kelli Scott,
ii. Job title: Service Manager, CWD, Early Help and PYJS
iii. Email: Kelli.Scott@wokingham.gov.uk
iv. Telephone Number: 01189746000
