Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 083-2023
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below:
We would like to request the following information from Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS FT
1. We understand the ICS/Trust has representation on the following Medicines Management / Prescribing /
Formulary Committees:
One Gloucestershire Medicines Optimisation Board OGMOB.
Please confirm if this is correct. Yes this is correct
If not correct, please list the relevant Committess.
2. Does the Organisation have representation on any other medicines management / prescribing / formulary
committees? If so, please advise which.
Gloucestershire ICB Drug and Therapeutics Committee
Gloucestershire Health and Care Drug and Therapeutics Group
Gloucestershire Health and Care Medicines Optimisation Group
3. We have the following formularies listed as used by the Organisation:
Gloucestershire Joint Formulary
Please confirm if this is correct and if not, please provide online links./copy of relevant formularies. This
is correct
4. 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. As there is only one
formulary this question is not applicable
5. 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?
FOI Request
We would like to request the following information from Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS FT
1. We understand the ICS/Trust has representation on the following Medicines Management / Prescribing / Formulary Committees:
• One Gloucestershire Medicines Optimisation Board OGMOB.
Please confirm if this is correct.
If not correct, please list the relevant Committess.
2. Does the Organisation have representation on any other medicines management / prescribing / formulary committees? If so, please advise which.
3. We have the following formularies listed as used by the Organisation:
• Gloucestershire Joint Formulary
Please confirm if this is correct and if not, please provide online links./copy of relevant formularies.
4. 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.
5. 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?