Morning After Pill Statistics

The request was partially successful.

Dear NHS England,

I have two data requests related to emergency contraception.

- How much does the UK government spend each year on dispensing free morning after pills?
- Government data for volume of free MAPs dispensed year-on-year. (2000-2019) or furthest back available data.

Yours faithfully,

Rob Sullivan

Dear NHS England,

When can I expect a response on the above FOI request?

Yours faithfully,

Rob Sullivan

FOITEAMCRMMAILBOX (NHS ENGLAND & NHS IMPROVEMENT - X24), NHS England

Dear Rob Sullivan,  

Thank you for your communication dated 16 November 2019.

NHS England has assessed your communication as a request under the Freedom
of Information (FOI) Act 2000. As such, your request is being dealt with
under the terms of the FOI Act, and has been allocated the following
reference number: FOI-1911-1100401.

Your exact request was:
 
“I have two data requests related to emergency contraception.

- How much does the UK government spend each year on dispensing free
morning after pills?
- Government data for volume of free MAPs dispensed year-on-year.
(2000-2019) or furthest back available data.”
NHS England does not hold information in relation to your request.

It may help if we first explain that NHS England is not the same as ‘the
NHS in England’. The NHS in England is not a single organisation but is
made up of a range of organisations such as Hospitals, Clinical
Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and Ambulance Trusts. NHS England is
responsible for commissioning primary care services such as GP and dental
surgeries, as well as some specialised secondary care services. Therefore,
any recorded information NHS England may be able to provide in response to
an FOI request will generally relate to the services NHS England
commissions.

For information on commissioned services and the types of information NHS
England holds can be found on our [1]website and [2]publication scheme.
For further information on the NHS, its structure and other NHS
organisations please refer to the NHS [3]website.

Information in respect of the unit costs for emergency contraception will
be available from individual provider. Please note there are three
different types of provider of emergency contraception; Primary care,
Community pharmacies and Sexual health services commissioned by local
authorities. You may therefore wish to re-direct this part of your request
to individual providers. Contact details for individual primary care
providers (organised by Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)) and community
pharmacies can be found on the NHS website within the following links:
 

* [4]https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/
* [5]https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pa...

Information in respect of Local Authority contact details are also
available at the following link:

* [6]https://www.gov.uk/find-local-council

Information in respect of the volume of emergency contraceptives dispensed
will be held by NHS Business Services Authority (NHS BSA). You can contact
the NHS BSA Freedom of Information team using the contact details within
the following link.
 

* [7]https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/contact-us/fre...

We hope this information is helpful. However, if you are dissatisfied, you
have the right to ask for an internal review. This should be requested in
writing within two months of the date of this letter. Your correspondence
should be labelled “Internal Review” and should outline your concerns
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NHS England
PO Box 16738
REDDITCH
B97 9PT

Email: [8][NHS England request email]

Please quote the reference number FOI-1911-1100401 in any future
communications.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
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The Information Commissioner’s Office
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Telephone: 0303 123 1113
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Please note there is no charge for making an appeal.

Please be aware that in line with the Information Commissioner’s directive
on the disclosure of information under the FOI Act, your request will be
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Please do not reply to this email. This message has been sent from a
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communications are progressed correctly. Their postal address, telephone
number and email details are as follows: PO Box 16738, Redditch, B97 9PT;
0300 3 11 22 33, [11][NHS England request email].

Yours sincerely,

Freedom of Information
Corporate Communications Team
Transformation and Corporate Operations Directorate

NHS England
PO Box 16738
REDDITCH
B97 9PT

Tel: 0300 311 22 33
Email: [12][NHS England request email]

 
 

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