Internal Reference Number: FOI_8524
Date Request Received: 19/03/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 25/03/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Formularies and Committees
Request Category: Companies
Question Number 1: We have the following formularies listed as used by the organisation: Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership ¾¨Ó㴫ý Trust (AWP) Formulary BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW) Joint Formulary Please confirm if this is correct and if not, please provide any relevant online links or copies of formularies. | |
Answer To Question 1: Statement is correct | |
Question Number 2: We understand the following committees maintain the formularies in question 1: AWP Medicines Optimisation Group (MOG) Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Area Prescribing Committee Please confirm if this is correct. If not correct, please list the relevant committees with the corresponding formulary. | |
Answer To Question 2: statement is correct for BSW APC. Not able to comment on Governance arrangements for AWP as is a separate Trust | |
Question Number 3: Does the organisation have representation on the committees listed in question 2? | |
Answer To Question 3: Yes for BSW APC. Do not know the answer for the AWP group as may be represented by someone from our Trust Mental Health team | |
Question Number 4: Are any of the above formularies listed in question 1 dominant when making prescribing decisions or does this depend on therapy area? Please say which is the dominant formulary of the organisation. | |
Answer To Question 4: BSW Formulary is the dominant Formulary | |
Question Number 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? | |
Answer To Question 5: Formulary online (netformulary) and not PDF. | |
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Answer To Question 6: Information is available on our Trust website as we publish FOI responses. So ok to reuse | |
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Our staff at Salisbury District Hospital have long been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment they provide for our patients and for their innovation, commitment and professionalism. This has been recognised in a wide range of achievements and it is reflected in our award of ¾¨Ó㴫ý Foundation Trust status. This is afforded to hospitals that provide the highest standards of care.