FOI 8055 - Dogs used for therapeutic or medicinal purposes
Date: 24 April 2023 to 24 April 2026
- Does the trust use dogs for any therapeutic or medicinal purposes (eg. PAT / autism/epilepsy/ diabetes assistance) within your hospitals or for patients at home?
- If so, are these dogs engaged as part of the NHS or through an external organisation (such as Support Dogs charity)
- Please could you specify how many dogs have been engaged for each of the last ten calendar years (2012-2022), broken down by purpose. (eg. PAT / autism/epilepsy/ diabetes assistance)
- Please list the main breeds used with the most commonly used breeds first.
- How many full time members of staff (trainers, handlers, officers etc) worked with these dogs for each of the years in the same period?
- What was the trust’s total budget for each of these years and how much was allocated to the dog unit?
- Request ID:FOI 8055
- Category:Trust - Service Data
- Response:
May 2023
- Does the trust use dogs for any therapeutic or medicinal purposes (eg. PAT / autism/epilepsy/ diabetes assistance) within your hospitals or for patients at home? PAT only
- If so, are these dogs engaged as part of the NHS or through an external organisation (such as Support Dogs charity) Dog Handlers/Owners recruited through hospital volunteer process. All dogs registered with Pets as Therapy or Canine Concern.
- Please could you specify how many dogs have been engaged for each of the last ten calendar years (2012-2022), broken down by purpose. (eg. PAT / autism/epilepsy/ diabetes assistance) Please see table below.
- Please list the main breeds used with the most commonly used breeds first. Please see table below.
- How many full time members of staff (trainers, handlers, officers etc) worked with these dogs for each of the years in the same period? Please see table below.
- What was the trust’s total budget for each of these years and how much was allocated to the dog unit? No budget – voluntary service.
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Dog Owner
(Volunteer)
Purpose/Breed
Start Date
Leaving Date
Volunteer
Pets As Therapy
Chocolate Labrador
10/11/2008
26/08/2018
Volunteer
Pets As Therapy
Chocolate Labrador
10/11/2008
26/08/2018
Volunteer and Assessor
For Canine Concern
Pets As Therapy
Pomeranian
03/07/2019
01/01/2020
Staff member
(in addition to role)
Pets As Therapy
Boxer
02/03/2020
01/12/2020
Volunteer
Pets As Therapy
Greyhound
07/01/2020
05/10/2021
Staff member and Assessor for Canine Concern – part of current role
Pets As Therapy
Havanese x Maltese
08/2019
Still current
Volunteer
Pets As Therapy
Husky
22/06/2022
Still current
Volunteer
Pets As Therapy
Golden Retriever
13/01/2022
Still current
Staff member
(in addition to role)
Pets As Therapy
Border Collie
23/06/2022
Still current
Volunteer
Pets As Therapy
Golden Retriever
03/04/2019
Still current