Freedom of Information Request – Ref: GHC-19102024-116688
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
1) Does your Rheumatology Department prescribe Janus Kinase (JAK) inhibitors for severe cases of rheumatoid arthritis?;
2) If it does what JAK inhibitors are available/prescribed?;
3) Does your Rheumatology Department prescribe JAK Inhibitor Baricitinib (Olumiant) in table form?
Our response:
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust do not have a Rheumatology department or provide Rheumatology services, we are therefore unable to provide the information requested. Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, however, do have a Rheumatology department and provide Rheumatology services. If you direct your questions there, they will be able to assist you, their FOI email address is ghn-tr.foi@nhs.net.
Next steps:
Should you have any queries in relation to our response in this letter, please do not hesitate to contact us at foi@ghc.nhs.uk. If, however, you are unhappy with the response you have received and wish to ask us to review our response or make a complaint you should write to: –
Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth
GLOUCESTER
GL3 4AW
E-mail: louise.moss@ghc.nhs.uk
If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.