Patient Care
Dear NHS Barking and Dagenham Clinical Commissioning Group,
I would like to request the information about the following points around the CCG's decisions with patient care and its structure.
• What criteria does the CCG use to select which inhalers should be prescribed for Asthma and COPD?
• How does the CCG compare the cost-effectiveness , efficacy, safety and patient usability of different inhalers when selecting which COPD and Asthma inhalers should be included on its local guidance?
• Over the past three years, has the CCG introduced a planned programme of care which resulted in the medicines optimisation team, contractors or GP practices proactively reviewing patients and aligning their COPD and/or Asthma inhalers to alternative options?
• Please list the alternative asthma and COPD inhalers that were introduced by the CCGs medicines optimisation team, contractors or GP practices during any planned programme of care that proactively reviewed the use of asthma and/or COPD inhalers over the past 3 years
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• Over the past three years, has the CCG used a QIPP scheme to introduce a planned programme of care which resulted in the medicines optimisation team, contractors or GP practices proactively reviewing patients and aligning their COPD and/or Asthma inhalers to alternative options?
• Please list the alternative asthma and COPD inhalers that were introduced by the CCGs medicines optimisation team, contractors or GP practices when using a QIPP scheme to introduce a planned programme of care that proactively reviewed the use of asthma and/ or COPD inhalers over the past 3 years?
Yours faithfully,
Zarafshaan Hussain
Dear Ms Hussain
I am writing to formally acknowledge your request for information regarding asthma and COPD inhalers which will be processed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I can confirm your request was received on 13 April 2018 by NHS NEL Commissioning Support Unit (NEL CSU) on behalf of the Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) listed below. The references for your requests are shown alongside.
NHS Barking and Dagenham CCGFOI.18.BDH019
An initial investigation is currently taking place into whether the information you have requested is held by the CCGs and if so, whether it can be released in accordance with the legislation.
Any fees applicable to this request will be detailed in writing as soon as they can be determined. Your request will then be placed on hold and you will have the choice of whether to proceed with your request. Should any clarification of your request be required we will advise you accordingly.
If you require any assistance, or would like to discuss your request, please do not hesitate to contact us quoting the reference number above.
Kind regards
Caroline E Old
FOI Officer
NEL Commissioning Support Unit
[email address]
07867 140721
Clifton House
75-77 Worship Street
London
EC2A 2DU
www.nelcsu.nhs.uk
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Dear Ms Hussain
Please see the attached response to your recent FOI request.
Kind regards
Caroline E Old
FOI Officer
NEL
[1][email address]
07867 140721
1 Lower Marsh, 3^rd Floor
Lower Marsh, London SE1 7NT
[2]www.nelcsu.nhs.uk
[3]@NELCSU
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