FOI Request - Patients Treated

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust did not have the information requested.

Dear Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust,

I would like to please request the following information:

1) Could you please provide the number of patients treated with teriparatide in the last 12 months of data you have (November 2020 - October 2021).

2) Could you provide the proportion that were treated with teriparatide within Rheumatology, Orthopedics or other.

3) Could you provide the number of patients treated with oral bisphosphonates in the last 12 months of data you have (November 2020 - October 2021).

4) Could you provide the proportion that were treated with oral bisphosphonates within Rheumatology, Orthopedics or other.

5) Could you provide the number of patients treated with Vitamin D in the last 12 months of data you have (November 2020 - October 2021).

6) Could you provide the proportion that were treated with Vitamin D within Rheumatology, Orthopedics or other.

Thank you for taking the time to respond to this request, and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours faithfully,
Oliver Caswell

VITTY, Martin (HERTFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY NHS TRUST), Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Dear Oliver,

Thank you for your Freedom of Information enquiry, our reference FOI/2021/1564.
The Trust’s response is as follows:

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust does not provide Rheumatology or Orthopaedic services. We may have administered some of the drugs asked about below but it will have been prescribed and managed by another clinician in another trust. We will therefore not hold specific data.

1) Could you please provide the number of patients treated with teriparatide in the last 12 months of data you have (November 2020 - October 2021). Not applicable

2) Could you provide the proportion that were treated with teriparatide within Rheumatology, Orthopedics or other. Not applicable

3) Could you provide the number of patients treated with oral bisphosphonates in the last 12 months of data you have (November 2020 - October 2021). Not applicable

4) Could you provide the proportion that were treated with oral bisphosphonates within Rheumatology, Orthopedics or other. Not applicable

5) Could you provide the number of patients treated with Vitamin D in the last 12 months of data you have (November 2020 - October 2021). Not applicable

6) Could you provide the proportion that were treated with Vitamin D within Rheumatology, Orthopedics or other. Not applicable

Please note that the information provided remains the property of Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust and is therefore subject to Intellectual Property and Database Rights. In view of the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations, should you wish to re-use this information for commercial reasons, you are advised to obtain permission from us. Agreement to use the information for commercial reasons may incur a fee as the information is issued under licence. If you have any questions about the process, please do not hesitate to contact the Information Governance team in the first instance.
If you require further information please contact the Information Governance team. If you are dissatisfied with this response or wish to appeal, please write to:
The Director of Business Services
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
Unit 1A Howard Court
14 Tewin Road
Welwyn Garden City
Hertfordshire
AL7 1BW
If you still remain dissatisfied with our response, you may appeal to the Information Commissioner whose contact details are available together with further information about the Freedom of Information process at www.ico.org.uk
Kind Regards,

Information Governance
Corporate Governance
Integrated Business Team
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
Howard Court | 14 Tewin Road | Welwyn Garden City | AL7 1BW

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VITTY, Martin (HERTFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY NHS TRUST), Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Dear Oliver,
Thank you for your Freedom of Information enquiry, our reference FOI/2021/1564.
The Trust’s response is as follows:
1) Could you please provide the number of patients treated with teriparatide in the last 12 months of data you have (November 2020 - October 2021).

2) Could you provide the proportion that were treated with teriparatide within Rheumatology, Orthopedics or other.

3) Could you provide the number of patients treated with oral bisphosphonates in the last 12 months of data you have (November 2020 - October 2021).

4) Could you provide the proportion that were treated with oral bisphosphonates within Rheumatology, Orthopedics or other.

5) Could you provide the number of patients treated with Vitamin D in the last 12 months of data you have (November 2020 - October 2021).

6) Could you provide the proportion that were treated with Vitamin D within Rheumatology, Orthopedics or other.

Information not held:
We do not have a Rheumatology or orthopaedics department. We may have administered some of the drugs asked about below BUT it will have been prescribed and managed by another clinician in another trust.

Please note that the information provided remains the property of Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust and is therefore subject to Intellectual Property and Database Rights. In view of the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations, should you wish to re-use this information for commercial reasons, you are advised to obtain permission from us. Agreement to use the information for commercial reasons may incur a fee as the information is issued under licence. If you have any questions about the process, please do not hesitate to contact the Information Governance team in the first instance.
If you require further information please contact the Information Governance team. If you are dissatisfied with this response or wish to appeal, please write to:
The Director of Business Services
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
Unit 1A Howard Court
14 Tewin Road
Welwyn Garden City
Hertfordshire
AL7 1BW
If you still remain dissatisfied with our response, you may appeal to the Information Commissioner whose contact details are available together with further information about the Freedom of Information process at www.ico.org.uk
Kind Regards,

Information Governance
Corporate Governance
Integrated Business Team
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
Howard Court | 14 Tewin Road | Welwyn Garden City | AL7 1BW

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