Dispensing Cost
Dear South Birmingham Primary Care Trust (PCT),
How much did the PCT spent in the last 3 years on the dispensing
cost (excluding drug costs) by (a) pharmacies (b) GPs.
What is the number of prescriptions by (a) GP and (b) pharmacies.
What is the number of dispensing patients for (a) GP and (b)
pharmacies.
Yours faithfully,
Dr Phillip Lee MP
Dear Dr Lee
Thank you for your request for information submitted under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) which you sent to Heart of Birmingham tPCT, NHS Birmingham East and North, NHS South Birmingham and Solihull PCT.
Your request has been transferred to Birmingham and Solihull NHS Cluster which has been entrusted by each PCT, Heart of Birmingham tPCT, NHS Birmingham East and North, NHS South Birmingham and Solihull PCT, to lead the local NHS across the city and borough.
Birmingham and Solihull NHS Cluster acknowledges receipt of your request for information attached below and confirms that this is now receiving action. A response will be sent to you within the next 20 working days in accordance to the FOIA. We will notify you as soon as it comes to our attention if this may not be possible.
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Kind regards
Andy
Andy Thompson
Information Governance Senior Officer
Commissioning Support Unit
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How much did the PCT spent in the last 3 years on the dispensing cost (excluding drug costs) by (a) pharmacies (b) GPs.
What is the number of prescriptions by (a) GP and (b) pharmacies.
Information is available for the above queries via the link below: http://www.ic.nhs.uk/
What is the number of dispensing patients for (a) GP and (b)pharmacies.
What is the number of dispensing patients for (a) GP and (b) pharmacies.
Answer : We do not hold this information
How much did the PCT spent in the last 3 years on the dispensing cost (excluding drug costs) by (a) pharmacies (b) GPs.
Information is available via the link below:http://www.ic.nhs.uk/
What is the number of prescriptions by (a) GP and (b) pharmacies.
What is the number of dispensing patients for (a) GP and (b) pharmacies.
We do not hold this information
The above response has been sent from Birmingham and Solihull NHS Cluster which has been entrusted by each PCT, Heart of Birmingham tPCT/NHS Birmingham East and North/NHS South Birmingham and Solihull PCT, to lead the local NHS across the city and borough.
Kind Regards
Andy
Andy Thompson
Information Governance Senior Officer
Commissioning Support Unit
Bartholomew House | 142 Hagley Road | Birmingham | B16 9PA
T: +44 (0)121 255 0574 | F: +44 (0)121 711 6209
E: andy.thompson1@nhs.netEmail: [email address]
If you are unhappy with the way your request for information has been treated, you can request a review by contacting:
Alan Haycock
Information Governance Manager
Acting on behalf of Birmingham and Solihull NHS Cluster
Bartholomew House, 142 Hagley Road
Birmingham
B16 9PA
[email address]
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