Formularies - FOI Response Register

We understand the ICS/Trust has representation on the following Medicines Management / Prescribing / Formulary Committees:

• NHS Grampian Formulary Group (FG)

Please confirm if this is correct.

Correct

If not correct, please list the relevant Committees.

1. Does the Organisation have representation on any other medicines management / prescribing / formulary committees? If so, please advise which.

No

We have the following formularies listed as used by the Organisation:

•           NHS Grampian Joint Formulary (GJF)

Please confirm if this is correct and if not, please provide online link(s)/copy of relevant formularies.

 NHS Grampian Formulary

2. Are any of the above formularies dominant when making prescribing decisions or does this depend on therapy area? Please say which is the relevant formulary of the Organisation.

NHS Grampian Formulary

3. If you use a PDF formulary, have you considered moving it to an online platform like Netformulary, and if yes, when are you planning to do so?

NHS Grampian Formulary is already hosted on an online Netformulary platform.

Request for Re-use

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In respect of your request for re-use of information, we have interpreted this to be a request made under the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015. As a Scottish Health Board, NHS Shetland is not subject to these regulations and so cannot process this request.

Shetland Islands Council and the Shetland Integration Joint Board are bodies subject to the RPSIR; you may wish to contact them regarding re-use of information:

•     foi@shetland.gov.uk

•    https://www.shetland.gov.uk/social-care-health/community-health-social-care-partnership/2

Please note that NHS Shetland publishes all of its responses to requests made under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) and the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EISR).