Dear Mr Stanford,

 

Re:      Freedom of Information request (Our Ref: FOI-007480)

 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information (FOI) request dated 18 May 2015.

 

Your exact request was:-

 

“I beleive that there is a service called "NHS Minor Ailments service"
which has been running for the last 8 years. I discoverd this information
via the Boots website where it states;

 

"If you don't pay for prescriptions you may be able to receive advice and
be given a medicine for a range of minor ailments, free of charge, on the
NHS, without having to visit your doctor first. Minor ailments could
include coughs, colds, headaches, hay fever, insect bites and stings,
eczema, earache and diarrhoea."

 

They (Boots) say they do not have a list of their Pharmacies that are part
of this service but one would assume that for monitoring purposes that you
have a list of these pharmacies in England. Would it be possible for you
to provide me with the list or details of the relevant authority that
would have said list.”

 

NHS England does not hold this information.

 

It may help if I explain that the NHS in England is not a single
organisation, but is made up of a range of organisations including
Hospitals, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Ambulance Trusts and
other organisations. NHS England are responsible for commissioning primary
care services such as GP and dental surgeries, as well as some specialised
secondary care services. As such, any recorded information which NHS
England may be able to provide in response to an FOI request will
generally relate to the services commissioned by NHS England. Further
information on commissioned services and the types of information NHS
England holds can be found on our [1]website and [2]publication scheme.

 

CCGs are responsible for commissioning Minor Ailment Schemes and as such
you may wish to redirect your enquiry to CCGs directly. You can find CCG
contact information on the NHS Choices website at the following web link:

 

[3]http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pag...

 

I hope this information is helpful. However, if you are dissatisfied, you
have the right to ask for an internal review by writing to us, within two
months of the date of this letter, to:

 

NHS England

PO Box 16738

REDDITCH

B97 9PT

 

Email: [4][NHS England request email]

 

Please quote the reference number FOI-007480 in any future communications.

 

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) can be contacted at:

 

The Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

 

Telephone: 0303 123 1113

Email: [5][email address]  

Website: [6]www.ico.gov.uk

 

Please note there is no charge for making an appeal.

 

Please be aware that in line with the Information Commissioner’s directive
on the disclosure of information under the FOI Act, your request will be
anonymised and published on our website as part of our disclosure log.

 

Please do not reply to this email. This message has been sent from a
central mailbox. To communicate with NHS England regarding Freedom of
Information (FOI) requests, enquiries or complaints we ask these are sent
directly to NHS England’s customer contact centre. This is to ensure all
communications are progressed correctly. Their postal address, telephone
number and email details are as follows:- PO Box 16738, Redditch, B97 9PT;
0300 3 11 22 33, [7][NHS England request email].

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Freedom of Information

Corporate Communications Team

Patients and Information Directorate

 

NHS England

PO Box 16738

REDDITCH

B97 9PT

 

Tel: 0300 311 22 33

Email: [8][NHS England request email]

 

dangos adrannau a ddyfynnir

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