Number of patients referred to sleep clinics who are prescribed selective serotonin re uptake inhibitors

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Dear Orkney NHS Board,

Please can you provide the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:

1) The number of people who have been referred to specialist sleep clinics within NHS Scotland facilities between April 2009 and April 2019?

2) How many of those who have been referred to specialist sleep clinics within NHS Scotland facilities (between April 2009 and April 2019) are prescribed selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors for mental health conditions?

3) What percentage of those who have have been referred to NHS Scotland sleep clinics in this time frame are prescribed selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors?

4) How many people were prescribed selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors in Scotland in 2018 in comparison to 2008?

5) How many people were referred for sleep study assessments in Scotland in 2018 in comparison to 2008?

Yours faithfully,

Alex Gatenby

FOIRequests (NHS ORKNEY),

FOI Request – Acknowledgment of Receipt
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Reference number allocated to this request:
201920-071
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The official date of your request is:
20/05/2019
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17/06/2019

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NHS Orkney
Headquarters, Garden House, New Scapa Road,
Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1BH

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FOIRequests (NHS ORKNEY),

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Dear Mr Gatenby

Please find attached response to your Freedom of Information request.

Kind regards
Lizzy

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