funding from the department to provide pregnancy advice or counselling services to the public

Summary

The requester asked for details of funding provided by the Department of Health and Social Care to organizations for pregnancy advice or counselling since 2011. The Department responded that it does not hold this information because it does not fund any organization specifically for these services, though such advice is available within existing primary and secondary care services.

Key Facts

• The Department of Health and Social Care does not fund any organization specifically to provide pregnancy advice and counselling.
• Pregnancy advice and counselling are available as part of primary care, secondary care, Family Planning, and Genito-urinary medicine services.
• The request covered the period from 2011 to the date of the response.
• The response was issued on 09 August 2017 under the Freedom of Information Act 2015.
• The outcome of the request was classified as 'Information not held'.

Data Disclosed

• 2011
• 2017-08-08
• 2017-08-15
• 09 August 2017
• IM98-511i
• 01624 642621

Original Request

For each year since 2011, please provide details of any organisation which received funding from the department to provide pregnancy advice or counselling services to the public, and how much each received.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Department of Health and Social Care

Rheynn Slaynt as Kiarail y Theay

Page 1 of 2 FOIA/DHSC/rvsd/01

Chief Executive: Malcolm Couch

By email:

Freedom of Information Team Department of Health & Social Care Chief Executive’s Office Crookall House Demesne Road Douglas Isle of Man, IM1 3QA Tel: Email: Website: Date: FOI Reference: (01624) 642621 foi.dhsc@gov.im www.gov.im/dhsc 09 August 2017 IM98-511i

Dear

REQUEST UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2015 (“the Act”) Thank you for your request to the Department of Health and Social Care, dated 08 August 2017 Your request You asked for: Question 01: “For each year since 2011, please provide details of any organisation which received funding from the department to provide pregnancy advice or counselling services to the public, and how much each received” Response to your request While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance Department of Health and Social Care (“the Department”) does not hold the information that you have requested. This is because the Department does not fund any organisation (including private or third sector organisations) specifically to provide pregnancy advice and counselling. Pregnancy advice and counselling is available within a number of services provided by the Department. These would include primary care (general practice), secondary care (obstetrics and gynaecology) and services such as Family Planning and Genito-urinary medicine. Members of the public accessing these services would be able to seek advice about pregnancy as part of their care, as appropriate. Your right to request a review
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Freedom of Information Team Department of Health and Social Care