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Zarafshaan Hussain

Dear NHS Bath and North East Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group,

I would like to request the information about the following points around the CCG's decisions with patient care and its structure.
• What criteria does the CCG use to select which inhalers should be prescribed for Asthma and COPD?
• How does the CCG compare the cost-effectiveness , efficacy, safety and patient usability of different inhalers when selecting which COPD and Asthma inhalers should be included on its local guidance?
• Over the past three years, has the CCG introduced a planned programme of care which resulted in the medicines optimisation team, contractors or GP practices proactively reviewing patients and aligning their COPD and/or Asthma inhalers to alternative options?
• Please list the alternative asthma and COPD inhalers that were introduced by the CCGs medicines optimisation team, contractors or GP practices during any planned programme of care that proactively reviewed the use of asthma and/or COPD inhalers over the past 3 years
.
• Over the past three years, has the CCG used a QIPP scheme to introduce a planned programme of care which resulted in the medicines optimisation team, contractors or GP practices proactively reviewing patients and aligning their COPD and/or Asthma inhalers to alternative options?
• Please list the alternative asthma and COPD inhalers that were introduced by the CCGs medicines optimisation team, contractors or GP practices when using a QIPP scheme to introduce a planned programme of care that proactively reviewed the use of asthma and/ or COPD inhalers over the past 3 years?

Yours faithfully,

Zarafshaan Hussain

Foi (NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT), NHS Bath and North East Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group

Reference:  FOI 25926 BAN 11E

 

 

Dear Mr Hussain

 

Thank you for your request for information which we received on 13 April
2018 regarding documents and services relating to Asthma and COPD Inhalers

 

I am pleased to acknowledge your request on behalf of the following
Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG):

 

·        NHS Bath and North East Somerset CCG

 

We will be dealing with your request for information in accordance with
the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

 

Under the Act we have 20 working days to respond to your request and we
expect to be in a position to reply to you by 14 May 2018

 

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apply the 'public interest test' to our decision.

 

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Environmental Information Regulations may be found on the Information
Commissioner’s website at [1]https://ico.org.uk/.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

Kerry Chappelow | Freedom of Information (FOI) Officer

South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit

www.scwcsu.nhs.uk

 

 

 

 

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Foi (NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT), NHS Bath and North East Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group

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Reference:  FOI 25926 BAN 11E

 

 

Dear Mr Hussain

 

Thank you for your request for information which we received on 13 April
2018 regarding documents and services relating to Asthma and COPD Inhalers

 

Under section 1 (1) (a) and (b) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I
can confirm that the CCG does hold the information requested.  Please find
attached the response to your request, which is sent on behalf of the
following Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).

 

o NHS Bath and North East Somerset CCG

 

Your request for information has been dealt with in accordance with the
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Yours sincerely,

 

 

 

Kerry Chappelow | Freedom of Information (FOI) Officer

 

South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit

 

[3]www.scwcsu.nhs.uk

 

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From: Foi (NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT)
Sent: 16 April 2018 09:10
To: '[FOI #477650 email]'
Subject: FOI 25926 BAN 11E - Asthma and COPD Inhalers- FOI Request - ACK

 

Reference:  FOI 25926 BAN 11E

 

 

Dear Mr Hussain

 

Thank you for your request for information which we received on 13 April
2018 regarding documents and services relating to Asthma and COPD Inhalers

 

I am pleased to acknowledge your request on behalf of the following
Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG):

 

·        NHS Bath and North East Somerset CCG

 

We will be dealing with your request for information in accordance with
the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

 

Under the Act we have 20 working days to respond to your request and we
expect to be in a position to reply to you by 14 May 2018

 

Dealing with your request:

In normal circumstances we should be able to (a) confirm or deny that we
hold this information and (b) if we hold it, send it to you within the
statutory timescale of 20 working days. You should note however that the
Act defines a number of exemptions which may prevent us complying with
either of these duties. We will explain if this is the case and if we
apply the 'public interest test' to our decision.

 

If you have any queries about this e-mail, please contact me quoting the
reference number above in any future communications.

Further information about the Freedom of Information Act and the
Environmental Information Regulations may be found on the Information
Commissioner’s website at [4]https://ico.org.uk/.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

Kerry Chappelow | Freedom of Information (FOI) Officer

South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit

[5]www.scwcsu.nhs.uk

 

 

 

 

Please be aware that all e-mails received and sent by this organisation
are subject to the Freedom of Information Act (2000) and may be disclosed
to a third party. If you believe you have been sent this message in error,
please inform the sender and delete the message and any attachments as
soon as possible. All messages sent by this organisation are checked for
viruses but this does not, and cannot, guarantee that a virus has not been
transmitted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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