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Consultation response form
Freedom of Information

We manage the information you provide in response to this consultation in accordance with the Department of Health's Information Charter.

Information provided in response to this consultation, including personal information, may be published or disclosed in accordance with the access to information regimes. The relevant legislation in this context is the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA).

If you want the information that you provide to be treated as confidential, please be aware that, under the FOIA, there is a statutory Code of Practice with which public authorities must comply and which deals amongst other things, with obligations of confidence. In view of this, it would be helpful if you could explain to us why you regard the information you have provided as confidential. If we receive a request for disclosure of the information we will take full account of your explanation, but we cannot give an assurance that confidentiality can be maintained in all circumstances. An automatic confidentiality disclaimer generated by your IT system will not, of itself, be regarded as binding on the Department.

The Department will process your personal data in accordance with the DPA and in most circumstances this will mean that your personal data will not be disclosed to third parties. However, the information you send us may need to be passed on to colleagues within the UK Health Departments and/or published in a summary of responses to this consultation.

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Country of qualification
 
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Regulatory Body |
Professional Body |
Education |
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Trade Body |
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In which of the following areas do you live: 
(please tick one box only)

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North West |
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South East |
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Humberside/Yorkshire |
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South West |
No answer |
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  1   What is your gender?  (tick one box only)

If responding on behalf of an organisation you do not need to fill this information out. If responding as an individual we would appreciate your participation in this monitoring exercise to help us identify any gaps in engaging individuals.

Male | |
Female | |
Prefer not to say | |

  2   What is your age range? (tick one box only)
  
Under 18 |
18-25 |
26-35 |
36-45 |
46-55 |
56-65 |
66-75 |
76-85 |
Over 86 |

  3   Are your day to day activities limited because of any health problem or disability which has lasted, or is expected to last at least 12 months?

The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) defines a person with a disability as someone who has a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on his or her ability to carry out normal day to day activities. (tick one box only)

I have a longstanding illness |
I have a disability |
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  4   Do you look after, or give any help or support to family members, friends, neighbours or others because of either long term physical or mental ill-health/disability or problems related to old age? (tick one box only)

Yes |
No |
Prefer not to say |

  5   What is your ethnic group? (tick one box only)

A  White
British | |
Irish | |
Any other White background, write below
B  Mixed
White and Black Caribbean | |
White and Black African | |
White and Asian | |
Any other Mixed background, write below
C  Asian, or Asian British
Indian | |
Pakistani | |
Bangladeshi | |
Any other Asian background, write below
D  Black, or Black British
Caribbean | |
African | |
Any other Black background, write below
E  Chinese, or other ethnic group
Chinese | |
Any other, write below

 6   What is your religion or belief? (tick one box only)

Christian includes Church of Wales, Catholic, Protestant and all other Christian denominations.

None |
Christian |
Buddhist |
Hindu |
Jewish |
Muslim |
Sikh |
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Other, write  below

  7  Which of the following best describes your sexual orientation? (tick one box only)

Only answer this question if you are aged 16 years or over.

Heterosexual  Straight |
Lesbian / Gay Woman |
Gay Man |
Bisexual |
Prefer not to say |
Other, write  below

Renal dialysis services

Q1.         Are the proposals NHS England has made for producing commissioning guidance to support Clinical Commissioning Groups in taking on the commissioning responsibility for renal dialysis services appropriate?
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Q2.         Is there any additional support that Clinical Commissioning Groups might need from NHS England to enable them to take on this new role and ensure renal dialysis services are commissioned and delivered to a high standard?
Yes | No | Don’t know
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Q3.         How long might this support be needed for??
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Q4.         What ongoing monitoring arrangements should be put in place and who should be responsible for ensuring that the transfer is effective and is working well?
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Q5.         Subject to the safeguards and support described in this document, do you think it is feasible to transfer commissioning responsibility for renal dialysis services to Clinical Commissioning Groups from 1 April 2015?
Yes | No | Don’t know
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Morbid obesity surgery services

Q6.         Are the proposals NHS England has made for producing commissioning guidance to support Clinical Commissioning Groups in taking on the commissioning responsibility for morbid obesity surgery services appropriate?
Yes | No | Don’t know
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Q7.         Is there any additional support that CCGs might need from NHS England to enable them to take on this new role and ensure morbid obesity surgery services are commissioned and delivered to a high standard?
Yes | No | Don’t know
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Q8.         How long might this support be needed for?
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Q9.         What ongoing monitoring arrangements should be put in place and who should be responsible for ensuring that the transfer is effective and is working well?
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Q10.         Subject to the safeguards and support described in this document, do you think it is feasible to transfer commissioning responsibility for morbid obesity surgery services to Clinical Commissioning Groups from 1 April 2015?
Yes | No | Don’t know
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