Paediatric usage of Buccolam for pre-med/diagnostic use

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Dear Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,

I write to you to request information to answer the below questions:

What number of Buccolam syringes were administered to paediatric patients for the purposes of sedation pre procedures over the last 12 months of data you hold (please provide details of what this date range is).

What number of Buccolam syringes were administered to paediatric patients for the purposes of treating epilepsy over the last 12 months of data you hold (please provide details of what this date range is).

If a specific purpose is not discernible please could I request the number of syringes administered to all paediatric patients. If the number of syringes is not possible but the number of paediatric patients that received Buccolam is, then again this information would also be gratefully received.

Yours faithfully,

Ed Fryer

PUBLICATIONSCHEMEOFFICER (BLACKPOOL TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Our ref: 04190

Dear Mr Fryer,

Thank you for your information request which will be processed under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI).

We will aim to provide you with the requested information within the 20 working days following receipt. However, due to the extraordinary circumstances and unprecedented challenges faced by our Trust during the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please be advised that there may be a delay in providing a response to your request.

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Yours sincerely,

Stephen Connor
Freedom of Information Manager

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Whinney Heys Road | Blackpool | Lancashire | FY3 8NR

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PUBLICATIONSCHEMEOFFICER (BLACKPOOL TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear Mr Fryer,

Please accept My apologies if there has been any delay in our replying under this very difficult time and find attached our response to your recent FOI request.

Kind regards

Stephen Connor
Freedom of Information Manager
Home 15 | Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Whinney Heys Road | Blackpool | Lancashire | FY3 8NR

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