Freedom of Information register — Alston Moor Health

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Freedom of Information register.

A public record of the Freedom of Information requests submitted by Alston Moor Parish Council in connection with the campaigns. The register updates as requests are sent, acknowledged, and answered. Responses will be added here when they arrive.

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Response received

Acknowledged FOI 0000 6883 Both campaigns

Pathway 2 / D2A and Grisedale Croft (NCIC redirect from ICB)

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB has directed the PC to North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust ("the Trust") under reference FOI ICB 26-033, advising that the Trust holds the information sought in relation to step-down and Discharge… (and 6 further questions).

Sent: 29 Apr 2026
Deadline: 29 May 2026

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Acknowledged FOI-2604-2323728 Alston Cottage Hospital

Success Regime decision-making and STP records

NHS England

Please provide all documents held by NHS England (and its predecessor bodies) that record: 1 The development, decision-making and implementation of the closure of the Alston in-patient beds at Ruth Lancaster James Community Hospital, including doc…

Sent: 29 Apr 2026
Deadline: 29 May 2026

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Acknowledged Alston Cottage Hospital

North Cumbria Success Regime legacy records

NHS England

All documents held by NHS England (including the North East and Yorkshire regional team and its predecessor regional structures) concerning the commitments made to the Alston Moor community during the work of the North Cumbria Success Regime (2015… (and 2 further questions).

Sent: 25 Apr 2026
Deadline: 26 May 2026

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Acknowledged FOI-215087-2026 Grisedale Croft

Inherited CCC records and cross-border arrangements

Cumberland Council

Any records held by Cumberland Council that were inherited from Cumbria County Council concerning the 2017–2018 closure of the Alston in-patient beds at the Ruth Lancaster James Cottage Hospital, or concerning the Alston Alliance / Eden Integrated… (and 3 further questions).

Sent: 24 Apr 2026
Deadline: 26 May 2026

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Responded FOI ICB 26-033 Both campaigns

Step-down commissioning and 2017-2018 legacy records

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Every contract, framework agreement, spot-purchase arrangement or individual placement agreement that the ICB (and its predecessor, NHS North Cumbria Clinical Commissioning Group) has held since 1 April 2020 with Grisedale Croft Care Home, Alston,… (and 5 further questions).

Sent: 24 Apr 2026
Deadline: 22 May 2026
Response: 29 Apr 2026

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Response: NENC ICB sent a substantive response inside the statutory deadline. Replies to all six questions were issued in the attached PDF "FOI ICB 26 033 Response Letter.pdf". An internal review was subsequently requested.

Acknowledged FOI 0000 6812 Both campaigns

Alston bed closures and Cumberland Infirmary discharges

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

All documents inherited from Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust concerning the closure of the in-patient beds at the Ruth Lancaster James Cottage Hospital in 2017–2018, the replacement package of community-based care, and the Alston Alliance… (and 5 further questions).

Sent: 24 Apr 2026
Deadline: 23 May 2026

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Acknowledged Alston Cottage Hospital

Hexham General discharges and RLJ Cottage Hospital

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

For each financial year from 2020/21 to the latest completed year: the number of patients discharged from Hexham General Hospital whose home address was within the Alston Moor parish, broken down by destination (home with no new care; home with a… (and 4 further questions).

Sent: 24 Apr 2026
Deadline: 23 May 2026

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Acknowledged Alston Cottage Hospital

Freeman and RVI discharges of Alston Moor residents

Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

For each financial year from 2020/21 to the latest completed year: the number of patients discharged from the Freeman Hospital or the Royal Victoria Infirmary whose home address was within the Alston Moor parish, broken down by discharge pathway (… (and 3 further questions).

Sent: 24 Apr 2026
Deadline: 26 May 2026

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Acknowledged Grisedale Croft

Regulatory record and correspondence

Care Quality Commission

All inspection reports, intelligence-gathering notes, monitoring-call records and provider-information-return records held about Grisedale Croft Care Home, Alston (across both the archived Cumbria County Council registration and the current Westmo… (and 6 further questions).

Sent: 24 Apr 2026
Deadline: 26 May 2026

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