Dear Mr Gowers
Thank you for your email of 24 July about your Freedom of Information request which you sent to us on 24 June (our reference Our ref: DE00000323345).
I have attached below, and in an enclosure, a copy of the response to this request which was sent to you by William Scott on 10 July.
I hope this is helpful. If you are unhappy with the way the Department of Health has handled your request you may ask for an internal review. You should write to the Section Head of the Freedom of Information group at the Department of Health, quoting the reference number above:
Freedom of Information Unit
Department of Health
Room 334b
Skipton House
80 London Road
SE1 6LH
Email:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxx.xxx.xx If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the Department. The ICO can be contacted at:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Yours sincerely,
Colin McDonald
FOI Manager
Customer Service Centre
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Our ref: DE00000323345
10 July 2008
Dear Sir or Madam,
Thank you for your email of 24 June to the Department of Health requesting, under the Freedom of Information Act, a list of all dispensing GP practices in the United Kingdom . Your email has been passed to me for reply.
The Department of Health does not collect routinely the information requested. However, data for England and Wales was collected as part of a one-off exercise in January 2007. Please find this attached. As this data is about 18 months old, we cannot guarantee that it is up-to-date.
The Department does not hold this information for Scotland or Northern Ireland . You may wish to direct your request to:
Information Services
NHS National Services Scotland
Gyle Square
1 South Gyle Crescent
Edinburgh
EH12 9EB
Tel: 0131 275 7777
Email:
xxxxxxx@xxx.xxx.xxxx.xxx.xx NHS Northern Ireland
Central Services Agency
2 Franklin Street
Belfast
BT2 8DQ
Tel: 028 9032 4431
Email:
xxxxxxx@xxx.xxx.xxx.xx If you have any queries about this response, please contact me. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.
I hope this reply is helpful. If you are unhappy with the way the Department of Health has handled your request you may ask for an internal review. You should write to the Section Head of the Freedom of Information group at the Department of Health, quoting the reference number above:
Freedom of Information Unit
Department of Health
Room 334b
Skipton House
80 London Road
SE1 6LH
Email:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxx.xxx.xx If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the Department. The ICO can be contacted at:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Yours sincerely,
William Scott
Customer Service Centre
Department of Health