Request
I would like to request the following
information:
1. The number of patients currently
receiving methadone.
2. Statistics on the length of time
they receive treatment with methadone, with demographics if
possible.
3. The expected length of time a
patient will receive the drug.
in whichever format is most convenient
for you.
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Our
Response
Freedom of
Information
I refer to your email of 3 February
requesting information in respect of methadone use.
I can confirm in accordance with S.1
(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 that NHS East Midlands
does not hold the information that you have requested.
However, the following organisations
should be able to assist you:-
The National Treatment Agency
(NTA)
- The NTA is a special health authority within the NHS,
established by Government in 2001 to improve the availability,
capacity and effectiveness of treatment for drug misuse in
England.
http://www.nta.nhs.uk/contact/default.aspx
The Drug Action
Team
· DATs are the
partnerships responsible for delivering the drug strategy at a
local level.
http://drugs.homeoffice.gov.uk/dat/
I hope that this information is of some
use to you. Please note that if you are dissatisfied with the
way in which we have dealt with your request you can complain in
writing to:-
Mr Kevin Orford
Deputy Chief Executive and Director of
Finance
NHS East Midlands
Octavia House
Interchange Business Park
Bostock's Lane
Sandiacre
Nottingham
NG10 5QG
If at the conclusion of any
review you remain dissatisfied you may complain to the Information
Commissioner who can be contacted at:-
The Office of the Information
Commissioner
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
