FOI Ref: 0234FOI1920

18^th March 2020

Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Request for Information

We are pleased to respond to your request for information and our response is set out below:

Request /Response

We are trying to determine the variation in practice across the country regarding the collection of prescription charges by Urgent Care Providers to comply with NHS regulations for patients receiving a direct supply of a medicine from the provider under a Patient Group Direction (PGD) or an FP10REC prescription and what methods they use if they do collect a prescription charge.

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please could you provide us with the following information to help us with our scoping:

1. Please give the names of any providers providing urgent care services commissioned by your CCG.

1. Sheffield Teaching Hospitals

- A&E

- Walk in (WiC is outsourced from STHFT)

- GP Collaborative

- Minor Injuries Unit

2. Sheffield Children's Hospital

- Emergency Department (Children’s)

3. Primary Care Sheffield

- Extended Access Hubs

2. Do any of these providers directly supply pre-labelled medication from stock against a PGD or FP10REC?

Sheffield CCG does not hold this information. Please contact the providers to fulfil this request.

1. Sheffield Teaching Hospitals: sth.foi@nhs.net

2. Sheffield Children's Hospital: scn-tr.schfoi@nhs.net 

3. Primary Care Sheffield: pcs.enquiries@nhs.net 

3. Do any providers take a prescription charge if medicines are directly supply pre-labelled medication from stock against a PGD or FP10REC?

 Please see Q2.

4. If the answer to question 3 is YES please provide a brief description of how they collect the prescription charge.

Please see Q2.

5. Please feel free to add any comments that you think would be useful or if you would like to discuss please do so using the contact details below.

Name of urgent care provider	Medication directly supplied against a PGD or FP10REC   (Y/N)	Prescription charge collected for medication directly supplied against a PGD or FP10REC (Y/N)	Method used to collect a prescription charge.	Other information