FOI – 2024-000252 Coagulation Factors Haemophila A and B (HTML)

Date received – 30 June 2024 | Date responded – 29 July 2024

Request

Under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2002 I would like to obtain the following information:

In the last 3 months (April, May, June 2024), how many haemophilia A and B patients were treated with the following coagulation factors in your trust and how much volume (IUs) was used?

Response

I refer to your freedom of information request that we received on 30 June 2024 requesting the following information.

In the last 3 months (April, May, June 2024), how many haemophilia A and B patients were treated with the following coagulation factors in your trust and how much volume (IUs) was used?

We have now completed the search of our records and can provide you with the following information:

Under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act, 2002 (FOISA) an organisation does not have to provide that information if it does not hold it. NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) does not hold the information you have requested. Quarter 1 data is not yet available (April 2024 – June 2024).

What we can provide you with is Appendix 1 – Coagulation Factors, detailing information National Procurement, part of NSS hold in relation to framework NP30124 homecare deliveries of clotting medicines. For the information we do hold, please note there will be other usage in hospitals that is not captured in this appendix.

Under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information Scotland Act 2002 (FOISA), NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) has redacted details where patient numbers are 5 or below to protect their identity in line with the Caldicott Principles.

You may wish to contact the individual Health Boards at the addresses below who might be able to provide more detailed figures:

• Ayrshire and Arran – foi@aapct.scot.nhs.uk
• Borders – foi.enquiries@borders.scot.nhs.uk
• Dumfries and Galloway – dg.feedback2@nhs.scot
• Fife – fife.foirequestfife@nhs.scot
• Forth Valley – fv.freedomofinformation@nhs.scot
• Grampian – gram.foi@nhs.scot
• Greater Glasgow & Clyde – foi@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
• Highland – nhsh.foirequestshighland@nhs.scot
• Lanarkshire – foi@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
• Lothian – foi@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
• Orkney – ORK.FOIrequests@nhs.scot
• Shetland – shet.foi@nhs.scot
• Tayside – tay.informationgovernance@nhs.scot
• Western Isles – wi.foi-requests@nhs.scot
• NHS24 – foi@nhs24.scot.nhs.uk
• NHS National Waiting Times Centre – FOI@gjnh.scot.nhs.uk
• Scottish Ambulance Service – sas.foi@nhs.scot
• Healthcare improvement Scotland – his.foi@nhs.scot
• Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland – mwc.enquiries@nhs.scot
• NHS Education for Scotland – foidp@nes.scot.nhs.uk
• Public Health Scotland – PHS.FOI@phs.scot
• State Hospital Board for Scotland – tsh.info@nhs.scot

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