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Freedom of Information request Prescriptions Issued for Sleep Medication in the UK

Response published: 25 September 2025

FOI Request

We’re looking to conduct FOI requests with NHS trusts regarding prescriptions issued for sleep medications in the UK. For example, how many prescriptions were issued for sleep medications (e.g. Zopiclone, melatonin) in the last 5 years • Total number of sleep disorders recorded in the last five years (broken down by year) and split by age range - I have attached a spreadsheet with the full list. • The total number of drug prescriptions issued for the following sleep disorders in the past five years (broken down by year and by drug type e.g. Melatonin, Benzodiazepines, Z-drugs) • The total number of patients referred to non-drug treatments, such as CBT-I

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 196-2025

 Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.

You asked:

1. Total number of sleep disorders recorded in the last five years (broken down by year) and split by age range.

Our response:

FOI 196-2025

You asked:

2. The total number of drug prescriptions issued for the following sleep disorders in the past five years (broken down by year and by drug type e.g. Melatonin, Benzodiazepines, Z-drugs)

Our response:

Our systems do not link drugs prescribed to conditions.  The Trust in unable to provide a response to this question.

You asked:

3. The total number of patients referred to non-drug treatments, such as CBT-I

Our response:

FOI 196-2025

Next steps:

Should you have any queries in relation to our response, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:

Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
c/o Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth, 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.