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Request Refernce:  290403   
Request Date:  16 Sep 2005
I am seeking to understand the value and volume of products delivered direct to home. Although I know that many of these products are prescribed and dispensed through FP10HP, many of these products could be dispensed in pharmacies. In addition, I know that some products delivered to home are not included on FP10 HP. A group of pharmacies (listed below) do direct to home delivery, and the value of products which go through these pharmacies would help me understand the value of this part of the market. Would it be possible to get information on the value of products dispensed through these pharmacies? It would also be interested to know the value of these products by BNF chapter and section. I don''t know how relevant the freedom of information act is to this request, and as you mentioned I recognise that this needs to be balanced with some level of confidentiality as this research is not for the DH. However, I am asking for the information to help me understand the importance of direct to home delivery for a client who wants to work in partnership with the NHS to deliver direct to home - I have been talking to PaSA and the National Home Care Medicines Supplies Committee who are keen for new companies to support the NHS in delivering direct to home as it helps hospitals reduce costs - by reducing bed days and tax liability. If you need to anonymise or aggregate the data to enable you to send it to me, it would still be helpful to me. It would be much appreciated if you are able to send me anything, and the more detail you are able to release - even if in anonymised form - the more helpful that will be. Your help with this is much appreciated. The companies I am interested in which I believe have pharmacies are... ADS Allied Oxycare Alpha Therapeutic Amcare B Braun Medical UK Calea (Frezenius AG) Careology Ltd (Genzyme) Central Homecare Ltd Clinovia Cool logistics DeVilbiss Factors Direct (part of Baxter Haemophilia) Firstplus Healthcare Ltd Flexible Homecare Services Fresenius Medical Care (UK) Healthcare at Home Healthcare Logistics Ltd Holister Intercare Distribution Services Limited InterCare HomeCare Limited Medigas (Allied Healthcare Group) Medigas (Allied Healthcare International Inc) Nestor Primecare Services Ltd Nutricia Clinical Care Polar Speed Sunscript UK The Oxygen Therapy Company Willow Healthcare Services

Status: Complete

Response Date:  30 Sep 2005

I am writing to advise you that following a search of our paper and electronic records, I have established that the information you requested is not held by the Authority. Under the act I have a duty to advise and assist you and with regard to that duty it is possible that the information you requested is available on the internet from the Department of Health?s web-site, the address of which is (http://www.publications.doh.gov.uk/prescriptionstatistics/index.htm). The information may be contained in the Prescription Cost Analysis reports listed there.




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