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Tuesday 10 February 2026
Salisbury Foundation Trust

FOI_8997

Internal Reference Number: FOI_8997

Date Request Received: 29/10/2025 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 12/11/2025 00:00:00

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Request Summary: Friends and Family Test survey contract

Request Category: Private Individuals

 
Question Number 1:
Under the Freedom of Information Act, could you kindly provide details in respect to your contract for Friends and Family Test Surveys.

Are you currently using a 3rd party provider platform to manage the FFT surveys ?, if so please provide the name?
 
Answer To Question 1:
Healthcare Communications UK Limited
 
Question Number 2:
Actual spend from the Start of the contract to the current date with costs detailed per annum.
 
Answer To Question 2:
£23,931.54
 
Question Number 3:
Initial Start date of the contract?
 
Answer To Question 3:
01/11/2024
 
Question Number 4:
Expiry date of the original contract?
 
Answer To Question 4:
31/10/2025
 
Question Number 5:
Is there an extension option in the contract ? How many extension terms are available ? and what stage of extensions are you currently on ?
 
Answer To Question 5:
No
 
Question Number 6:
If nearing extension has a decision been made on extending the contract and to what period?
 
Answer To Question 6:
Contract is being renewed with the incumbent provider until no later than 31st August 2026.
 
Question Number 7:
The pay bands of staff and Whole Time Equivalents directly responsible for the management of the Friends and Family Test.
 
Answer To Question 7:
Band 6 full time – day to day facilitation, reporting, management, support
 
Question Number 8:
Kindly advise on all the methods of collecting feedback used : ( For example, online survey, telephone survey, SMS outbound and inbound , paper forms). Annual volumes of each.
 
Answer To Question 8:
The methods of collection are online survey, SMS outbound and inbound, paper forms.

Annual volumes split by collection method are published here:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/friends-and-family-test/friends-and-family-test-data/
 
Question Number 9:
Name & Job Title of the senior staff (outside of procurement) responsible for this contract?
 
Answer To Question 9:
Currently awaiting commencement of post – Head of patient experience
Responsibility currently under Jayne Sheppard, Deputy Chief Nursing Officer
 
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