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Prescription statistics for ADHD, ADD and narcolepsy

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Linnea Magnusson

Dear NHS National Services Scotland, I email you to enquire statistics on drug prescriptions.

Under Freedom of Information Act,
- I would like to know how many people were diagnosed with ADHD, ADD and narcolepsy respectively, in the past 10 years.
- If there's a way, ie. question/screening process to eliminate possible drug misusers.
- What is the typical course of action and if prescribing drugs for these illnesses is the most used one.

Yours faithfully,

Ester Laiho

FOI (NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND),

Dear Ester Laiho

 

Freedom of Information Reference:  FOI-2019-000169

 

I refer to your freedom of information request which we received on 30
April 2019, requesting the following information:

 

“I would like to know how many people were diagnosed with ADHD, ADD and
narcolepsy respectively, in the past 10 years.

- If there's a way, ie. question/screening process to eliminate possible
drug misusers.

- What is the typical course of action and if prescribing drugs for these
illnesses is the most used one.”

 

I confirm that under the terms of the Freedom of Information (Scotland)
Act 2002, a response to your information request will be sent within 20
working days of receipt, i.e. no later than 29 May 2019

 

 

Kind regards

 

David Beattie

Business Systems Administrator

Strategy, Performance and Service Transformation

 

NHS National Services Scotland

Area 003

Gyle Square

1 South Gyle Crescent

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NHS National Services Scotland is the common name for the Common Services
Agency for the Scottish Health Service. [2]www.nhsnss.org
<[3]http://www.nhsnss.org/>

 

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PHI-FOI (NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND),

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Dear Ester Laiho

 

Freedom of Information reference:  FOI-2019-000169

 

Thank you for contacting NSS National Services Scotland with your request
for information under Freedom of Information legislation.

 

I can confirm that your request has now been considered in further
detail.  I n the following paragraphs I include the items of information
you included in italic text. The findings from my search for information
within NSS Information Services Division is as follows:

 

 

- I would like to know how many people were diagnosed with ADHD, ADD and
narcolepsy respectively, in the past 10 years.

 

Unfortunately NSS National Services Division does not hold the information
requested above.  We would not be able to provide  the number of diagnoses
for these conditions from the records we hold, which is information on
inpatient episodes of care and treatment.

 

For the reason that we do not hold the information requested, we consider
that an exemption applies to your request under the Freedom of Information
(Scotland) 2002.  The exemption we consider applies is Section 17(1)  -
Information not held.

 

The following is a link to the Scottish Information Commissioner’s website
and gives further detail on the exemptions
[1]http://www.itspublicknowledge.info/Law/F...

 

 

- If there's a way, ie. question/screening process to eliminate possible
drug misusers.

 

NSS do not hold the information requested.  I highlight that NSS consider
that an exemption applies to this part of your request under the Freedom
of Information (Scotland) 2002.  The exemption we consider applies is
Section 17(1)  - Information not held.

 

NSS do not have a direct role in the treatment of patients. Further
information may be available from those organisations that provide direct
patient care. A Link to further information on these organisations within
the NHS in Scotland is included here:

 

[2]https://www.scot.nhs.uk/organisations/

 

 

- What is the typical course of action and if prescribing drugs for these
illnesses is the most used one.

 

NSS do not hold the information requested.  NSS do not have a direct role
in the treatment of patients.  I highlight that NSS consider that an
exemption applies to this part of your request under the Freedom of
Information (Scotland) 2002.  The exemption we consider applies is Section
17(1)  - Information not held.

 

 

Online Information

 

I found that with an online search there was some information available
from

[3]https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/narcolepsy...

 

I hope this information is helpful to you. 

 

 

Right to Review

 

If you are unhappy with any aspect of how we have dealt with your request
you can make representations to us asking us to review the handling of
your request.  Please write to the

 

Associate Director of Corporate Affairs and Compliance

NHS National Services Scotland

Headquarters

Gyle Square

1 South Gyle Crescent

Edinburgh

EH12 9EB

By email via [4][email address]

 

within 40 working days of the date of this correspondence.

 

If after a review you are still unhappy, you also have the right to apply
to the Scottish Information Commissioner, who can be contacted at Kinburn
Castle, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9DS, or via their [5]online Appeal form.

 

If you have any questions about this email response to you, please contact
me. I can be reached on [6][email address], or by phone on 0131 275
7867 .

 

Sincerely

 

With kind regards

 

Kiri Brown (Ms)

PHI FOI Support Co-ordinator

Statistical and Information Governance Team

Information Services

 

NHS National Services Scotland

NSS Public Health & Intelligence

Gyle Square I 1 South Gyle Crescent I Edinburgh I EH12 9EB

 

Telephone: 0131 275 7867 I Email: [7][email address] I 
[8]www.isdscotland.org

 

Public Health and Intelligence includes Health Protection Scotland (HPS)
and the Information Services Division (ISD), and is part of NHS National
Services Scotland

 

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