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wound care formulary - october 2012-3358

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wound care formulary - october 2012-3358

Dear

Freedom of information – wound care formulary

I write in response to your request of 1 October 2012 for information in relation NHS Lothian’s Wound Care Formulary.

I have been provided with information to help answer your request by Ms Anne Gilchrist, Lead Pharmacist, Medicines Management Team – NHS Lothian.

Question:-

  1. A copy oftheWound Care Formularyforthe Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

Answer:-

The Lothian Joint Formulary Wound care formulary can be found at:-

This information is exempt under Section 25 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information otherwise accessible

(1) Information which the applicant can reasonably obtain other than by requesting it under section 1(1) is exempt information.

Question:-

  1. Confirmation of when the Formulary is due for review

Answer:-

This formulary was recently reviewed and the update approved in August 2012. Reviews of formulary sections are carried out as part of a rolling programme and/or when significant new evidence becomes available or changes are formally requested or required.

Question:-

  1. Confirmation of whether the Formulary is a joint Formulary shared with any other primary or secondary care units in the region (e.g. other hospitals / community clinics).

Answer:-

The formulary is a joint formulary and is used within NHS Lothian across primary and secondary care, including the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

I hope this information helps with your request.

If you are unhappy with our response to your request, you do have the right to request us to review it. Your request should be made within 40 working days of receipt of this letter, and we will reply within 20 working days of receipt. If our decision is unchanged following a review and you remain dissatisfied with this, you then have the right to make a formal complaint to the Scottish Information Commissioner.

If you require a review of our decision to be carried out, please write to Mr I Whyte, FOI Reviewer at the address at the foot of this letter. The review will be undertaken by Mr Whyte as he was not involved in the original decision-making process.

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FOI responses (subject to redaction of personal information) may appear on NHS Lothian’s Freedom of Information website at :-

Yours sincerely

Alan Boyter

Director of Human Resources

and Organisational Development

Cc: Chief Executive