FOI003114 FOI Adults' Social Care

I am writing to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for factual information relating to your Local Authority’s commissioning and provision of post-diagnostic dementia support, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), and community-based cognitive health services.
Instructions
To enable consistent analysis across all Local Authorities, I have structured this request as a set of factual questions with defined response formats.
Where a specific number or figure is requested, a reasonable estimate is acceptable. Where information is not held, please state "not held".
All questions relate to the most recent 12-month period for which data is available unless otherwise specified. Please indicate the period covered in your response.
SECTION A: CST AND COGNITIVE SUPPORT PROVISION
A1. Does your Local Authority currently commission, fund, or provide Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) for people with dementia, either directly or through funded partners?
Response: Yes / No
A2. If yes, which organisation(s) deliver CST or structured cognitive support funded by your Local Authority?
Response: Organisation name(s)
A3. How many individuals received CST funded by your Local Authority during the most recent 12-month period?
Response: Number (or estimate)
A4. Does your Local Authority currently fund any structured cognitive support programmes for people with dementia other than CST?
Response: Yes / No
A5. If yes, please provide the name(s) of the programme(s).
Response: Name(s)
A6. Is there currently a waiting list for CST or structured cognitive support funded by your Local Authority?
Response: Yes / No / Not held
A7. If yes, how many people are currently waiting?
Response: Number / Not held
A8. What is the average waiting time from referral to commencement of CST or structured cognitive support?
Response: Number of weeks / Not held
A9. In which setting(s) is CST or structured cognitive support delivered?
Response: Day centre / Community venue / Care home / Person's home / Online / Other
A10. Which service(s) most commonly refer people into CST or structured cognitive support?
Response: Memory service / Adult Social Care team / GP / Community mental health service / Voluntary sector organisation / Self-referral / Other
A11. Who primarily delivers CST or structured cognitive support commissioned by your Local Authority?
Response: Local Authority service / NHS provider / Voluntary sector provider / Independent provider / Mixed model
SECTION B: DAY SERVICES AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT
B1. Approximately how many people with a recorded dementia diagnosis are currently receiving Adult Social Care services (excluding residential and nursing care)?
Response: Number (or estimate)
B2. How many dementia-specific day service places does your Local Authority currently commission or provide?
Response: Number
B3. Has the number of dementia-specific day service places increased, decreased, or remained the same during the last three years?
Response: Increased / Decreased / Remained the same
SECTION C: CARER SUPPORT
C1. Does your Local Authority commission or fund support services specifically for unpaid carers of people with dementia?
Response: Yes / No
C2. Does your Local Authority offer or fund training or education programmes for carers of people with dementia?
Response: Yes / No
SECTION D: FALLS AND CARE CO-ORDINATION
D1. Does your Local Authority have a specific protocol, pathway, or formal arrangement linking dementia support services with falls prevention services?
Response: Yes / No
SECTION E: DIGITAL APPROACHES
E1. Has your Local Authority commissioned, piloted, funded, or evaluated any digital or technology-enabled cognitive intervention for people with dementia?
Response: Yes / No
E2. If yes, please provide the name of the technology and provider organisation.
Response: Name(s)
SECTION F: WORKFORCE
F1. Which staff group(s) currently deliver CST or structured cognitive support within services funded by your Local Authority?
Response: Occupational therapist / Dementia support worker / Social care worker / Activity coordinator / Voluntary sector staff / Other
F2. Has your Local Authority identified workforce capacity as a barrier to providing CST or structured cognitive support at scale?
Response: Yes / No