Care at Home - FOI Response Register

In accordance with FOISA s 17(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it does not hold the information requested.

Shetland Islands Council will hold the information requested.  You can contact them here –

foi@shetland.gov.uk

1. How many people in your health board receive care at home by nursing or care staff?
2. How many people in your health board have a profiling bed in their home? (By profiling bed I mean a community bed not a hospital bed)
3. What qualifies a person to receive a care package at home? Looking for a definable metric/measure of a person's condition if possible.
4. Of the people receiving care at home, what percentage of people have a profiling bed? (By profiling bed I mean a community bed not a hospital bed)
5. Which local authority purchases the most equipment for care at home?
6. How many people have pressure care mattresses at their own home?
7. What is the annual spend on equipment for moving and handling in a person's home?
8. What is the annual spend on equipment for people to allow them to remain independent and not need to have carers in?
9. Please list the main large spend items that would be recommended (main items over £500).
10. Who are the top 5 (in terms of total number of items purchased or rented) distributors of equipment for the 'care at home' setting in your health board?
11. What is the top 5 (in terms of number of items used/purchased/rented) core pieces of moving and handling equipment that your health board buy in and hold as stock items?
12. How much does it cost for nursing staff to care for someone at home? (for example 4 x home visits per day)