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Dear NHS St Helens Clinical Commissioning Group,

Thank you for your initial response. We have fine-tuned our questions in order to gain more clarity. Please may you answer the following:

1) How many consultations are there per year in each of the following care settings for chronic pain. Please provide us with the financial years of 2018-2019, 2019-2020 and 2020-2021.

- How many consultations are there in Community services?
- How many consultations are there in Primary care (general practice)?
- How many consultations are there in Secondary Care (Acute Hospitals)

2) How many patients per year does that represent? In each care setting for each of the following financial years (2018-2019), (2019-2020) and (2020-2021).

- Primary care (general practice) - in the years (2018-2019), (2019-2020) and (2020-21).
- Community Services - in the years (2018-2019), (2019-2020) and (2020-2021).
- Secondary care (acute hospitals) - in the years (2018-2019), (2019-2020) and (2020-21).

3) What is the total cost of medication per year for Chronic Pain?
Please give us the total cost for providing the following analgesics on prescription in each of the following care-settings: ( Primary = GP and Community Services ) and (Secondary = Acute Hospital Settings) for the following years: 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21. Please note, we recognise that it may be impossible to dissociate the prescription of these drugs for pain or for other indication. In that case, please just provide us with the total cost irrespective of indication. Please consider referring to the BNF analgesics chapter.

5) Do you have a secondary care pain unit in the CCG? If so, how many referrals are made to this unit per year? For the following financial years: (2018-19), (2019-20) and (2020-21).

6) Do you have community pain services? If so, how many consultations are made to these services per year? For the following financial years: (2018-19), (2019-20) and (2020-21). How are these services commissioned?

7) What is the total cost of care per year for Chronic Pain? ​In each setting for each financial year.

- Primary care (general practice) - in the years (2018-2019), (2019-2020) and (2020-2021).
- Community Services - in the years (2018-2019), (2019-2020) and (2020-21).
- Secondary care (acute hospitals) - in the years (2018-2019), (2019-2020) and (2020-21).

Yours faithfully,

Dr Benjamin Viaris De Lesegno and Sabrina Khaloon

FOI, StHelensCCG (NHS ST HELENS CCG), NHS St Helens Clinical Commissioning Group

Hello
Could you provide us with FOI number that we would have sent as part of
the acknowledgement?
Kind regards
Carol

Governance & Corporate Services Team

NHS St Helens CCG

The Gamble Building

Victoria Square

St Helens

WA10 1DY

Tel: 01744 624444

 

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From: Sabrina Khaloon <[FOI #792830 email]>
Sent: 18 September 2021 22:28
To: FOI, StHelensCCG (NHS ST HELENS CCG) <[NHS St Helens CCG request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Cost of Chronic Pain in the UK
 
Dear NHS St Helens Clinical Commissioning Group,

Thank you for your initial response. We have fine-tuned our questions in
order to gain more clarity. Please may you answer the following:

1) How many consultations are there per year in each of the following care
settings for chronic pain. Please provide us with the financial years of
2018-2019, 2019-2020 and 2020-2021.

- How many consultations are there in Community services?

- How many consultations are there in Primary care (general practice)?

- How many consultations are there in Secondary Care (Acute Hospitals)

2) How many patients per year does that represent? In each care setting
for each of the following financial years (2018-2019), (2019-2020) and
(2020-2021).

- Primary care (general practice) - in the years (2018-2019), (2019-2020)
and (2020-21).

- Community Services - in the years (2018-2019), (2019-2020) and
(2020-2021).

- Secondary care (acute hospitals) - in the years (2018-2019), (2019-2020)
and (2020-21).

3) What is the total cost of medication per year for Chronic Pain?

Please give us the total cost for providing the following analgesics on
prescription in each of the following care-settings: ( Primary = GP and
Community Services ) and (Secondary = Acute Hospital Settings) for the
following years: 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21. Please note, we recognise
that it may be impossible to dissociate the prescription of these drugs
for pain or for other indication. In that case, please just provide us
with the total cost irrespective of indication. Please consider referring
to the BNF analgesics chapter.

5) Do you have a secondary care pain unit in the CCG? If so, how many
referrals are made to this unit per year? For the following financial
years: (2018-19), (2019-20) and (2020-21).

6) Do you have community pain services? If so, how many consultations are
made to these services per year? For the following financial years:
(2018-19), (2019-20) and (2020-21). How are these services commissioned?

7) What is the total cost of care per year for Chronic Pain? ​In each
setting for each financial year.

- Primary care (general practice) - in the years (2018-2019), (2019-2020)
and (2020-2021).

- Community Services - in the years (2018-2019), (2019-2020) and
(2020-21).

- Secondary care (acute hospitals) - in the years (2018-2019), (2019-2020)
and (2020-21).

Yours faithfully,

Dr Benjamin Viaris De Lesegno and Sabrina Khaloon

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FOI, StHelensCCG (NHS ST HELENS CCG), NHS St Helens Clinical Commissioning Group

Hello
Just a reminder - could you provide the FOI number as you are referring to
our initial response.
Regards
Carol

Governance & Corporate Services Team

NHS St Helens CCG

The Gamble Building

Victoria Square

St Helens

WA10 1DY

Tel: 01744 624444

 

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From: FOI, StHelensCCG (NHS ST HELENS CCG) <[NHS St Helens CCG request email]>
Sent: 24 September 2021 09:57
To: Sabrina Khaloon <[FOI #792830 email]>
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Cost of Chronic Pain in the
UK
 
Hello
Could you provide us with FOI number that we would have sent as part of
the acknowledgement?
Kind regards
Carol

Governance & Corporate Services Team

NHS St Helens CCG

The Gamble Building

Victoria Square

St Helens

WA10 1DY

Tel: 01744 624444

 

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From: Sabrina Khaloon <[FOI #792830 email]>
Sent: 18 September 2021 22:28
To: FOI, StHelensCCG (NHS ST HELENS CCG) <[NHS St Helens CCG request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Cost of Chronic Pain in the UK
 
Dear NHS St Helens Clinical Commissioning Group,

Thank you for your initial response. We have fine-tuned our questions in
order to gain more clarity. Please may you answer the following:

1) How many consultations are there per year in each of the following care
settings for chronic pain. Please provide us with the financial years of
2018-2019, 2019-2020 and 2020-2021.

- How many consultations are there in Community services?

- How many consultations are there in Primary care (general practice)?

- How many consultations are there in Secondary Care (Acute Hospitals)

2) How many patients per year does that represent? In each care setting
for each of the following financial years (2018-2019), (2019-2020) and
(2020-2021).

- Primary care (general practice) - in the years (2018-2019), (2019-2020)
and (2020-21).

- Community Services - in the years (2018-2019), (2019-2020) and
(2020-2021).

- Secondary care (acute hospitals) - in the years (2018-2019), (2019-2020)
and (2020-21).

3) What is the total cost of medication per year for Chronic Pain?

Please give us the total cost for providing the following analgesics on
prescription in each of the following care-settings: ( Primary = GP and
Community Services ) and (Secondary = Acute Hospital Settings) for the
following years: 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21. Please note, we recognise
that it may be impossible to dissociate the prescription of these drugs
for pain or for other indication. In that case, please just provide us
with the total cost irrespective of indication. Please consider referring
to the BNF analgesics chapter.

5) Do you have a secondary care pain unit in the CCG? If so, how many
referrals are made to this unit per year? For the following financial
years: (2018-19), (2019-20) and (2020-21).

6) Do you have community pain services? If so, how many consultations are
made to these services per year? For the following financial years:
(2018-19), (2019-20) and (2020-21). How are these services commissioned?

7) What is the total cost of care per year for Chronic Pain? ​In each
setting for each financial year.

- Primary care (general practice) - in the years (2018-2019), (2019-2020)
and (2020-2021).

- Community Services - in the years (2018-2019), (2019-2020) and
(2020-21).

- Secondary care (acute hospitals) - in the years (2018-2019), (2019-2020)
and (2020-21).

Yours faithfully,

Dr Benjamin Viaris De Lesegno and Sabrina Khaloon

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[FOI #792830 email]

Is [NHS St Helens CCG request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information
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FOI, StHelensCCG (NHS ST HELENS CCG), NHS St Helens Clinical Commissioning Group

Hello
We have not heard anything further from yourselves, so we will hold this
as pending until we hear further as to regards the initial FOI and its
number and therefore time on this FOI is suspended.
Regards
Carol

Governance & Corporate Services Team

NHS St Helens CCG

The Gamble Building

Victoria Square

St Helens

WA10 1DY

Tel: 01744 624444

 

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From: FOI, StHelensCCG (NHS ST HELENS CCG) <[E-bost cais NHS St Helens CCG]>
Sent: 30 September 2021 12:33
To: Sabrina Khaloon <[Cais Rhyddid Gwybodaeth e-bost #792830 ]>
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Cost of Chronic Pain in the
UK
 
Hello
Just a reminder - could you provide the FOI number as you are referring to
our initial response.
Regards
Carol

Governance & Corporate Services Team

NHS St Helens CCG

The Gamble Building

Victoria Square

St Helens

WA10 1DY

Tel: 01744 624444

 

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From: FOI, StHelensCCG (NHS ST HELENS CCG) <[E-bost cais NHS St Helens CCG]>
Sent: 24 September 2021 09:57
To: Sabrina Khaloon <[Cais Rhyddid Gwybodaeth e-bost #792830 ]>
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Cost of Chronic Pain in the
UK
 
Hello
Could you provide us with FOI number that we would have sent as part of
the acknowledgement?
Kind regards
Carol

Governance & Corporate Services Team

NHS St Helens CCG

The Gamble Building

Victoria Square

St Helens

WA10 1DY

Tel: 01744 624444

 

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From: Sabrina Khaloon <[Cais Rhyddid Gwybodaeth e-bost #792830 ]>
Sent: 18 September 2021 22:28
To: FOI, StHelensCCG (NHS ST HELENS CCG) <[E-bost cais NHS St Helens CCG]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Cost of Chronic Pain in the UK
 
Dear NHS St Helens Clinical Commissioning Group,

Thank you for your initial response. We have fine-tuned our questions in
order to gain more clarity. Please may you answer the following:

1) How many consultations are there per year in each of the following care
settings for chronic pain. Please provide us with the financial years of
2018-2019, 2019-2020 and 2020-2021.

- How many consultations are there in Community services?

- How many consultations are there in Primary care (general practice)?

- How many consultations are there in Secondary Care (Acute Hospitals)

2) How many patients per year does that represent? In each care setting
for each of the following financial years (2018-2019), (2019-2020) and
(2020-2021).

- Primary care (general practice) - in the years (2018-2019), (2019-2020)
and (2020-21).

- Community Services - in the years (2018-2019), (2019-2020) and
(2020-2021).

- Secondary care (acute hospitals) - in the years (2018-2019), (2019-2020)
and (2020-21).

3) What is the total cost of medication per year for Chronic Pain?

Please give us the total cost for providing the following analgesics on
prescription in each of the following care-settings: ( Primary = GP and
Community Services ) and (Secondary = Acute Hospital Settings) for the
following years: 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21. Please note, we recognise
that it may be impossible to dissociate the prescription of these drugs
for pain or for other indication. In that case, please just provide us
with the total cost irrespective of indication. Please consider referring
to the BNF analgesics chapter.

5) Do you have a secondary care pain unit in the CCG? If so, how many
referrals are made to this unit per year? For the following financial
years: (2018-19), (2019-20) and (2020-21).

6) Do you have community pain services? If so, how many consultations are
made to these services per year? For the following financial years:
(2018-19), (2019-20) and (2020-21). How are these services commissioned?

7) What is the total cost of care per year for Chronic Pain? ​In each
setting for each financial year.

- Primary care (general practice) - in the years (2018-2019), (2019-2020)
and (2020-2021).

- Community Services - in the years (2018-2019), (2019-2020) and
(2020-21).

- Secondary care (acute hospitals) - in the years (2018-2019), (2019-2020)
and (2020-21).

Yours faithfully,

Dr Benjamin Viaris De Lesegno and Sabrina Khaloon

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[Cais Rhyddid Gwybodaeth e-bost #792830 ]

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