Epilepsy Treatment

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Dear Orkney NHS Board,

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

ORK FOIrequests, Orkney NHS Board

FOI Request – Acknowledgement of Receipt
I hereby acknowledge receipt of the request below:

Reference number allocated to this request:
202223-521
(Please quote this reference number in any future correspondence relating to this request.)
The official date of your request is:
12/01/2023
A response should be sent to your request no later than:
09/02/2023

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NHS Orkney
The Balfour,
Foreland Road,
Kirkwall,
KW15 1NZ

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ORK FOIrequests, Orkney NHS Board

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Dear Mr. Caswell,
Please find attached the response to your FOI request from NHS Orkney.

Kind regards, Jenna

Jenna Johnston
Freedom of Information (FOI) Officer
The Balfour, Foreland Road, Kirkwall, KW15 1NZ
Tel: 01856 888220
FOI Requests e-mail: [email address]
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