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CCG 562 What is the population size covered by your community continence service provider?

Request 1

What is the population size covered by your community continence service provider? 

Response

257,600. 

Request 2

Please provide a copy of your community provider continence service specification

Response 2 attached

Request 3

Does your provide incontinence pads to patients, or do they assess patients and advise which products the patient needs to purchase?

Response 3

Yes, we provide pads. 

Request 4

If your provider does provide incontinence pads, is there a limit to how many they are prescribed? If so how many are they allocated? 

Response 4

Generally 5 per day this may be increased on clinical need. 

Request 5

How many weeks supply of pads do patients get at a time?

Response 5

12. 

Request 6

What is the average number of pads prescribed to each patient per day?

Response 6

3.6 

Request 7

How often are patient’s continence requirements reviewed?

Response 7

Annual review and or at the request of patients by telephone or face to face. 

Request 8

How many pads does your provider prescribe a year, for the last full year of data that is available.

Response 8

Unknown, due to contract change in November 2014. 

Request 9

What is the average daily cost of a patient within the continence service? 

Response 9

Adults

Community                  56p per day

Residential bed           62p per day

Nursing bed                 85p per day

Children                       79p per day 

Request 10

Please confirm the percentage of the continence patient case load that are prescribed pads due to mobility issues rather than incontinence?

Response 10

Unknown. 

Request 11

Do you provide products for CHC patients in nursing homes, or would this be included in their CHC package of care?

Response 11

Yes and yes. 

Request 12

Could you please share any prices of products that you may have available?

Response 12

Part of Hub contract. 

Request 13

What is the overall cost of your community continence service for the last year available? Please then split this into the amount spent on products, and the amount spent on service delivery. 

Response 13

£897,731.  We are unable to split this amount due to a contract change in November 2014.  This amount of money is spent on products – staff costs are separate. 

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