CCG Contact Information and Patient Care

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Zarafshaan Hussain

Dear NHS Canterbury and Coastal 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
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• 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?

I would also like to make a request for the full name, contact number and contact email for the following roles listed below within your CCG;
Roles:
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Medicines Management Lead

Yours faithfully,

Zarafshaan Hussain

Foi (NHS NEL CSU), NHS Canterbury and Coastal Clinical Commissioning Group

Dear Ms Hussain

 

I am writing to formally acknowledge your request for information
regarding inhalers for asthma and COPD, and staff contact details which
will be processed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I can confirm
your request was received on 17 April 2018 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.

 

NHS Canterbury and Coastal CCG    FOI.18.CAN016

 

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

 

Caroline E Old 
FOI Officer   
NEL  
[1][email address]  

07867 140721  

  

1 Lower Marsh, 3^rd Floor  
Lower Marsh, London SE1 7NT  

   

[2]www.nelcsu.nhs.uk  

[3]@NELCSU  

[4]LinkedIn  

 

 

 

 

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Foi (NHS NEL CSU), NHS Canterbury and Coastal Clinical Commissioning Group

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Dear Ms Hussain

 

Please find attached the responses to your recent Freedom of Information
requests on behalf of the Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) listed
below. The references for your requests are shown alongside.

 

NHS Canterbury and Coastal CCG FOI.18.CAN016

 

Kind regards

 

Jade

 

 

FOI Team

NEL

[1][email address

 

Kent House, 4th Floor

Station Road, Ashford, TN23 1PJ

 

[2]www.nelcsu.nhs.uk

@NELCSU

LinkedIn

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