Freedom of Information Act 2000 2000 CHAPTER 36 An Act to make provision for the disclosure of information held by public authorities or by persons providing services for them and to amend the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Public Records Act 1958; and for connected purposes. [30th November 2000]

Date of Request:

19th Feb 2014

Request ID Number:

NN-156

Freedom of Information Request Dear FOI Department Can you please provide the following information for your CCG(s): FORMULARY Which Formulary do you use? Which group or committee is responsible for developing this formulary? Who at your organisation sits on this committee? Is this a joint formulary with other organisations? If Yes: which organisations do you share the formulary with?

MEDICINES MANAGEMENT Is your Medicines Management a joint Committee/Team? If yes: which organisations do you share the committee/Team with?

Who are the people that sit on your medicines committee/Team?

Do you commission any medicines management services from, Private providers? If yes: who are those providers? AREA PRESCRIBING Which Area Prescribing Committee covers your organisation? Who at your organisation sits on the Area Prescribing Committee? DRUG AND THERAPEUTIC COMMITTEES Which Drugs and Therapeutic Committee covers your organisation? Who at your organisation sits on the Drugs and Therapeutic Committee?

NHS North Norfolk CCG’s Response Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing to you on behalf of NHS North Norfolk, NHS South Norfolk, NHS West Norfolk & NHS Norwich Clinical Commissioning Groups with a response to the information you have requested under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I have been instructed by the CCGs that they wish to respond as follows:

FORMULARY

1. Which Formulary do you use?

All CCGs commission NHS Anglia Commissioning Support Unit to provide formulary support and have developed various BNF chapter formularies.

2. Which group or committee is responsible for developing this formulary?

The Prescribing Reference Group is responsible for developing this formulary.

3. Who at your organisation sits on this committee?

GP representatives from NHS North Norfolk, NHS South Norfolk, NHS West Norfolk, NHS Norwich & NHS Great Yarmouth and Waveney CCGs, secondary care representatives, the NHS Anglia Commissioning Support Unit Head of Medicines Management and a prescribing adviser from NHS Anglia Commissioning Support unit all sit on this group.

4. Is this a joint formulary with other organisations? If Yes: which organisations do you share the formulary with?

Yes, with the 5 CCGs mentioned above.

MEDICINES MANAGEMENT

5. Is your Medicines Management a joint Committee/Team? If yes: which organisations do you share the committee/Team with?

For NHS North Norfolk, NHS South Norfolk, NHS West Norfolk, NHS Norwich & NHS Great Yarmouth and Waveney CCGs all medicines management is purchased by NHS Anglia Commissioning Support Unit Medicines Management team.

6. Who are the people that sit on your medicines committee/Team?

Not applicable – please see response to question five.

7. Do you commission any medicines management services from, Private providers? If yes: who are those providers?

No medicines management services are commissioned from private providers.

AREA PRESCRIBING

8. Which Area Prescribing Committee covers your organisation?

The 5 CCGs mentioned above in our responses to questions three and five.

9. Who at your organisation sits on the Area Prescribing Committee?

Representatives from:       

Each of the five CCGs; 3 acute trusts in area; Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust; Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust; Local Medicines Committee; Local Pharmaceutical committee; and Healthwatch

DRUG AND THERAPEUTIC COMMITTEES

10. Which Drugs and Therapeutic Committee covers your organisation?

The Drugs & Therapeutics Commissioning Board.

11. Who at your organisation sits on the Drugs and Therapeutic Committee?

Representatives from:    

5 CCGs; Hospital trust; 3 representatives from CSU medicines management; and Healthwatch

Your request has been dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please use the reference numbers NN-156, SN-149, WN-186 & N-226 if you have any further correspondence regarding these requests.