FOI/25/211

Request

 I am requesting the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:

 

1. Please confirm whether the trust delivers its own physiotherapy services, or whether these are provided by a third party organisation.
   Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust can confirm that, the Trust operates and delivers Musculoskeletal (MSK) physiotherapy services within North Central London, specifically
   in Barnet.Additionally, a number of our services across the Trust offer physiotherapy as part of their support to patients, including our inpatient rehabilitation units. These services are all delivered by the Trust.

2. If they are provided by a third-party organisation, please provide the name of the organisation.
   Our Barnet MSK physiotherapy service subcontracted to Your Medical Services to provide a weekend service to support our waiting list management between December 2023 and September 2024. This has now concluded and the Barnet MSK physiotherapy service is fully delivered by the Trust. 

3. If they are provided within the trust, please provide the name of the individual who leads on this service, and their email address.
   Shafeekha Alif is the clinical lead for the Barnet MSK physiotherapy service and her email address is: shafeekha.alif3@nhs.net
    
4. Who is the Health Inequalities Lead or if there isn’t one in post, who holds responsibility for Health Inequality? 
   Sharon Poon - Health Inequalities Lead