Freedom of Information Team
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FOI Ref: 0802FOI1718BD
22 November 2017
Ben Goldacre
Richard Croker
Email:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Dear Sirs
Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Request for Information
We are pleased to respond to your request for information and our responses are set out below.
Request / Response Do you have a formulary used by primary care prescribers? If so, what is the current status of
nitrofurantoin and trimethoprim with respect to urinary tract infections (e.g. first line, second line, etc)
Yes, Nitrofurantoin 1st line and Trimethoprim 2nd line.
Has the status of either nitrofurantoin or trimethoprim changed in the formulary since November 2014? If
so, can you please provide the previous status(es) and details of the date(s) of change.
No.
Have you had any work plans in place with respect to nitrofurantoin and trimethoprim prescribing since
2014? If so, can you please provide documents and start date.
No.
Have you had any GP prescribing incentive schemes or similar which relate to trimethoprim or
nitrofurantoin prescribing since November 2014? If so, can you please provide the documents.
Total reduction in antibiotic prescribing not specifically to nitrofurantoin and trimethoprim
We trust this provides you with the information you require.
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Yours sincerely
Ian Oultram.
Senior Associate (FOI Manager)
eMBED Health Consortium
On behalf of NHS Bradford Districts CCG