- FoI Number
- 2024-433
- Subject
- Lactose Intolerance
- Date Received
- 23/10/2024
- Request and Response
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Please include the following information for 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24:
- What lactose intolerance medication is prescribed by the NHS Trust
- Total expenditure by the NHS Trust on Lactose intolerance medication for each financial year.
- Total number of people that received lactose intolerance medication for each financial year
- A breakdown of the spending in terms of what form of lactose intolerance medication is administered
Health Board Name
Financial Year
Approved Name
Number of Patients
Number of Items
Cost £
NHS SHETLAND
2020/21
LACTASE
<5
7
67.2
NHS SHETLAND
2022/23
LACTASE
<5
10
159.6
NHS SHETLAND
2023/24
LACTASE
<5
5
75.6
Where we have given <5 answers, this is because NHS Shetland considers that providing more specific information carries a high risk of identifying individuals and/or disclosing information about individuals. As such and in accordance with FOISA s 16(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it holds the information requested but that it is exempt from disclosure under FOISA s 38(1)(b) as read with s 38 (2A) as the information constitutes personal data and disclosure would breach the confidentiality of the data subjects.
