Freedom of Information disclosure log
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Free Prescriptions in Scotland
I am seeking information regarding free prescriptions in Scotland. Can you please provide figures for each of the last four years (2017-2020) regarding the number of free prescriptions which were given out in Scotland? Can you also provide numbers for these years which outline what % of prescriptions were given for certain medical issues such as psychological medicine, pain killers etc. In addition, can you give figures for the number of prescriptions which were approved by a GP but never picked up from the chemist for said years.
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Payment & Clawback rate for Dispensing Doctors & Practices
The schedule of payment details to dispensing practices from NSS Practitioner Services and also the current clawback rate and dispensing fee for dispensing doctors?
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Community Pharmacy Details, Dispensed Items and Payment Amounts
Please provide a list of each community pharmacy in Scotland detailing: Pharmacy name, address with postcode, related NHS board, the total number of dispensed NHS items in the previous calendar year and the total amount paid to each contractor in a previous calendar year.
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Use & Cost of Esketamine for Severe Depression
I read an article in The Guardian stating that esketamine has been approved as a nasal spray for severe depression in the UK. I have suffered from severe depression for 20 years. Can I be considered for this treatment through my GP and if so, do I have to pay for the prescription? Any feedback and advice on this would be greatly appreciated.
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Dental Implants on Medical Grounds
I am looking to find out if anyone in Scotland has been able to get full set of dental implant's with help from NHS on medical ground and what medical ground they would have been. i.e. epilepsy.
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Optometrist NHS Contract Information
I am looking for the proposed contract document that a newly qualified independent optometrist who wanted to offer NHS GOS to his/her patients in Scotland. As you deal with Business Support I assumed that your department would have this information so that no fraud is committed. If your department does not have this application form who do, I contact? I would appreciate the second request by return of email if that is possible.
If it is an application form that shows what criteria a new optometrist has to meet would be helpful.
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Dental Deregistration Figures (Monthly by Health Board from Feb 2020)
How many Patients have been deregistered by dental practices each month since February 2020 broken down by NHS board area.
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Adult Population Trends
I am looking for the trends in adult population numbers over the age of 65. Both for UK and Scotland.
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Deregistering from a GP Practice Process
Please provide me with a copy of the procedure and process to be followed by GP Practices when a patient request to deregister from that Practice. To be clear, I am referring to deregistration only with no transfer to any other Practice or provider.
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Employment Verification
We are a third party background screening company, reaching out to inquire about your company's policy on handling employment verifications for former and/or present employees.