Freedom of Information disclosure log

Could you kindly provide me with the written policy and management guidance prepared for Scottish NHS doctor surgeries, medical/healthcare centres/practices relating to 'Change of Surname'?

1) Currently, how many beneficiaries are registered with the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme?

2) How many of the beneficiaries are in each category? I.e. Self categorised not affected, moderate, severe, HCV stage 2, HIV, co-infected, widows.

3) Since July 2017, the announcement of the Infected Blood Inquiry, how many Scottish victims have died? & from within which category?

4) What is the current known amount of Haemophiliacs beneficiaries registered with SIBSS?

5) What categories do the Haemophiliacs fall under? I.e. Self categorised not affected, moderate, severe, HCV stage 2, HIV, co-infected, widows.

6) How many beneficiaries are registered with SIBSS that fall under blood transfusion as their route of infection? and which category do they fall under?

Please could you supply the following listed information relating to General Dental Services in Scotland.

Please provide the current activity of dental practices measured by PSD in percentage terms (or other measure used by PSD) since the reintroduction of the SDR in November 2020. If possible provide activity details from the previous year for comparative purposes.

Additionally, please provide this information in an excel spreadsheet, by healthboard, by individual practices and by month.

Would you be able to provide the list of dental practices: Dental practice names, Full address and postcode and full names of dentists operating at these practices please? Including names of all dentists operating at each practice?

Similar to the list provided under FOI-2018-000090?

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.

I wondered if it was possible to find out the total number of Optometrists registered on the Ophthalmic List, and the number of Scottish Optometry practices in 2020.

This data had been requested previously for the financial year 2018/19 however a more current figure would be beneficial. 

Please kindly provide a full list of dental practices including principal owners in Scotland. Please include the following information:

- Principal Owner

- Name of Practice

- Address

- Postcode

The schedule of payment details to dispensing practices from NSS Practitioner Services and also the current clawback rate and dispensing fee for dispensing doctors?

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.

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.