Epilepsy Treatment

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Dear Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust,

I would like to please request the following information, with regards to treatment of Epilepsy in your trust/ board.

In the last 12 months of available data:

1a. What number of unique patients have been treated for Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, Dravet Syndrome and Tuberous Sclerosis Complex? Please give answers for each condition separately.

1b. For each indication (Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, Dravet Syndrome and Tuberous Sclerosis Complex), what number of these have been treated in a paediatric environment?

2a. How many patients have been treated with Epidyolex in a paediatric environment?

3a. Can you please detail which NHS Trusts/ Health Boards these patients have been referred from?

Yours faithfully,
Oliver Caswell

FOI (MID YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST), Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF FOI REQUEST

 

Thank you for your request for information received on 12 January
2023.  It has been allocated the reference number FOI 22/23 6855  and is
being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

The Trust still is facing unprecedented challenges relating to the
coronavirus (COVID-19) virus and flu virus at the current time. 
Understandably, our resources have been diverted to support our front-line
colleagues who are working tremendously hard to provide care for our
patients, and to those in need of our services.

 

We will endeavour to respond as soon as possible, and hope you appreciate
that we do not wish to place any additional burden on our teams at this
time.

If you require further information as to the process or have any queries
in relation to your request, please contact me quoting the reference
above.

 

Kind Regards

Response Issued by

FOI Lead on behalf of The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Pinderfields Hospital,

Aberford Road

Wakefield

WF1 4DG

 

Tel: 0844 811 8110

Email: [1][email address]

 

 

 

 

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FOI (MID YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST), Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust

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Re : Freedom of Information Act request - 6855 

Thank you for your freedom of information request. Please find attached
our response. 

We are still experiencing increased pressures on the Trust and it's staff
at this present time, so some responses may be delayed and some
information may not have been provided as per your request. 

We have endeavoured to supply as much information as we can at this
present time, but if further information is required, may we suggest that
you submit another request at a later date. 

Response Issued by

FOI Lead on behalf of The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Pinderfields Hospital,

Aberford Road

Wakefield

WF1 4DG

 

Tel: 0844 811 8110

Email: [1][email address]

 

 

 

 

 

From: FOI (MID YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST) <[Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust request email]>
Sent: 16 January 2023 13:34
To: Oliver Caswell <[FOI #935340 email]>
Subject: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQEUST 22/23 6855

 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF FOI REQUEST

 

Thank you for your request for information received on 12 January
2023.  It has been allocated the reference number FOI 22/23 6855  and is
being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

The Trust still is facing unprecedented challenges relating to the
coronavirus (COVID-19) virus and flu virus at the current time. 
Understandably, our resources have been diverted to support our front-line
colleagues who are working tremendously hard to provide care for our
patients, and to those in need of our services.

 

We will endeavour to respond as soon as possible, and hope you appreciate
that we do not wish to place any additional burden on our teams at this
time.

If you require further information as to the process or have any queries
in relation to your request, please contact me quoting the reference
above.

 

Kind Regards

Response Issued by

FOI Lead on behalf of The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Pinderfields Hospital,

Aberford Road

Wakefield

WF1 4DG

 

Tel: 0844 811 8110

Email: [2][email address]

 

 

 

 

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