Prosthetic and Orthotic Services - FOI Response Register

Please provide the following information you have pertaining to prosthetic and orthotic services.

1. Does your Trust provide in-house prosthetic and / or orthotic services? Please specify if this
is a combined prosthetics and orthotics service, or just prosthetics or orthotics.

Just Orthotics

a. If not, which organisation(s) currently provide prosthetic and orthotic services to your
Trust? If multiple providers are used, please clarify what area / services each provider
covers.

Prosthetic services are provided by NHS Grampian’s Mobility and Rehabilitation Service.

2. What is the total annual spend for the following years on:
a. prosthetics (products and services)
b. orthotics (products and services)
c. if this is not possible, please provide total spend on prosthetics and orthotics
(products and services)

Note: if data is not available for all years or requested detail, please provide data that is
available.

3. Could you provide a breakdown of annual spend for the following years for:
a. prosthetic services
b. prosthetic products

In accordance with FOISA s 17(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it does not hold the
information requested as the split is not available for Prosthetics

c. orthotic products
d. orthotic services

Note: if data is not available for all years or requested detail, please provide data that is
available.

4. If using a third-party provider, when did the current prosthetic and / or orthotic contract(s)
start and what is the contract end date? Please include any information on contract extension.

NHS Grampian has been the continuous provider since the service started and there is no
termination date for the contract.