Primary Care Rebate Scheme
Dear Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland),
I would like to enquire about primary rebate schemes you have signed in the last 12 months. Could you please supply the following information with regards to primary rebate schemes:
What product names (brand and generic if possible)?
What were the start and finish dates (or ongoing if applicable)?
Which rebates are aligned to PrescQIPP, and which ones are independent?
Thank you for taking the time to look in to this request, and I look forward to your response.
Yours faithfully,
Oliver Caswell
Thank you for your email.
We acknowledge receipt of your request.
You will be aware of the significant pressures on our health and social
care services during the current surge of the Covid-19 pandemic. During
this time we have been asking our staff to prioritise their professional
caring duties and to support front line health and social care services in
responding to the emergency. This has understandably had an impact on
other duties within their role such as responding to legislative
requirements under FOI and the processing of Subject Access Requests.
We assure you that your request will be logged and processed, and we will
do our utmost to respond as quickly as possible.
Yours faithfully
Information Governance Team
23rd September 2021 Our Ref: FOI 740
Dear Mr Caswell
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – INFORMATION REQUEST
I acknowledge your request which was received on 21st September 2021 requesting information held by the Trust.
Your request is currently being addressed and if approved you will receive the information requested within the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Freedom of Information Act 2000. For your information, the Act defines a number of exemptions which may prevent release of the information you have requested. If any of the exemption categories apply then the information will not be released. You will be informed if this is the case, including your right of appeal.
If the information you request contains reference to a third party then they may be consulted prior to a decision being taken on whether or not to release the information to you. You will also be informed if this is the case.
There may be a fee payable for the information you have requested. In this event the fee must be paid before the information is processed and the 20 working day time limit for responses will be suspended until receipt of the payment. If a fee is required I will write to you again to advise of this.
If you have any queries or concerns then please contact:
Head of Information Governance
Southern Health & Social Care Trust
Ferndale
Bannvale Site
10 Moyallen Road
Gilford
BT63 5JX
Email: [email address]
Tel: 028 37561458
Yours sincerely
Karen Harrison
Information Governance Officer
Dear Mr Caswell
Please see response attached in respect of your recent Freedom of
Information request to the Southern Health & Social Care Trust.
Kind Regards
Karen Harrison
Information Governance Dept
Southern Health & Social Care Trust
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