Freedom of Information request - prescribing of antibiotics
Dear NHS West Norfolk Clinical Commissioning Group,
We are currently researching the change in GP prescribing behaviour in urinary tract infections.
Please can you provide us with the following information:
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)
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.
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.
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.
Yours faithfully,
Ben Goldacre and Richard Croker
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Dear Mr Goldacre, Mr Croker
I am writing to formally acknowledge your request for information
regarding prescribing of antibiotics which will be processed under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000. I can confirm your request was received
on 15 November 2017 by NHS NEL Commissioning Support Unit (NEL CSU) on
behalf of the Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) listed below. The
references for your requests are shown alongside.
FOI.17.COR150 NHS Corby CCG
FOI.17.NNO157 NHS North Norfolk CCG
FOI.17.NOR160 NHS Norwich CCG
FOI.17.SNO151 NHS South Norfolk CCG
FOI.17.WNO162 NHS West Norfolk CCG
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Kind regards
Sana Humayun
Freedom of Information Officer
NEL Commissioning Support Unit
[1][NHS West Norfolk CCG request email]
3rd Floor
1 Lower Marsh
London SE1 7NT
[2]www.nelcsu.nhs.uk
@NELCSU
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am writing to you on behalf of NHS North Norfolk, NHS South Norfolk, NHS
West Norfolk and NHS Norwich Clinical Commissioning Groups with a response
to the information you have requested pursuant to the Freedom of
Information Act (2000). I have been instructed that the CCGs would like to
respond as follows:
1. Do you have a formulary used by primary care prescribers?
Yes
If so, what is the current status of nitrofurantoin and trimethoprim with
respect to urinary tract infections (e.g. first line, second line, etc)
Nitrofuantoin 1^st line, Trimethoprim 2^nd line with criteria attached as
per Public Health England guidance.
2. Has the status of either nitrofurantoin or trimethoprim changed in
the formulary since November 2014?
Yes, as per Public Health England guidance.
If so, can you please provide the previous status(es) and details of the
date(s) of change.
2015/16 formulary – Nitrofurantoin and Trimethoprim both first choice (if
organism susceptible Amoxicillin) as per Public Health England guidance
and local decision.
3. Have you had any work plans in place with respect to
nitrofurantoin and trimethoprim prescribing since 2014?
No.
If so, can you please provide documents and start date.
N/A
4. Have you had any GP prescribing incentive schemes or similar which
relate to trimethoprim or nitrofurantoin prescribing since November 2014?
No.
If so, can you please provide the documents.
N/A
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Subject: FOI Acknowledgement Request
Dear Mr Goldacre, Mr Croker
I am writing to formally acknowledge your request for information
regarding prescribing of antibiotics which will be processed under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000. I can confirm your request was received
on 15 November 2017 by NHS NEL Commissioning Support Unit (NEL CSU) on
behalf of the Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) listed below. The
references for your requests are shown alongside.
FOI.17.COR150 NHS Corby CCG
FOI.17.NNO157 NHS North Norfolk CCG
FOI.17.NOR160 NHS Norwich CCG
FOI.17.SNO151 NHS South Norfolk CCG
FOI.17.WNO162 NHS West Norfolk CCG
An initial investigation is currently taking place into whether the
information you have requested is held by the CCGs and if so, whether it
can be released in accordance with the legislation.
Any fees applicable to this request will be detailed in writing as soon as
they can be determined. Your request will then be placed on hold and you
will have the choice of whether to proceed with your request. Should any
clarification of your request be required we will advise you accordingly.
If you require any assistance, or would like to discuss your request,
please do not hesitate to contact us quoting the reference number above.
Kind regards
Sana Humayun
Freedom of Information Officer
NEL Commissioning Support Unit
[7][NHS West Norfolk CCG request email]
3rd Floor
1 Lower Marsh
London SE1 7NT
[8]www.nelcsu.nhs.uk
@NELCSU
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