Lothian NHS Board
Waverley Gate
2-4 Waterloo Place
Edinburgh
EH1 3EG
Telephone 0131 536 9000
Fax 0131 536 9088
www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Date
Our Ref
04/10/12
3358
Enquiries to Richard Mutch
Extension 35687
Direct Line 0131 465 5687
Email
richard.mutch@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Dear
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – WOUND CARE FORMULARY
I write in response to your request of 1 October 2012 for information in relation NHS Lothian’s
Wound Care Formulary.
I have been provided with information to help answer your request by Ms Anne Gilchrist, Lead
Pharmacist, Medicines Management Team – NHS Lothian.
Question:1. A copy of the Wound Care Formulary for the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
Answer:The Lothian Joint Formulary Wound care formulary can be found
www.ljf.scot.nhs.uk/LothianJointFormularies/Adult/Wound%20Section/Pages/default.aspx
at:-
This information is exempt under Section 25 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act
2002 - Information otherwise accessible
(1) Information which the applicant can reasonably obtain other than by requesting it
under section 1(1) is exempt information.
Question:2. Confirmation of when the Formulary is due for review
Answer:This formulary was recently reviewed and the update approved in August 2012. Reviews of
formulary sections are carried out as part of a rolling programme and/or when significant new
evidence becomes available or changes are formally requested or required.
Question:3. Confirmation of whether the Formulary is a joint Formulary shared with any other primary or
secondary care units in the region (e.g. other hospitals / community clinics).
Answer:The formulary is a joint formulary and is used within NHS Lothian across primary and
secondary care, including the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
Headquarters
Waverley Gate, 2-4 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh EH1 3EG
Chair Dr Charles J Winstanley
Chief Executive Tim Davison
Lothian NHS Board is the common name of Lothian Health Board
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I hope this information helps with your request.
If you are unhappy with our response to your request, you do have the right to request us to review
it. Your request should be made within 40 working days of receipt of this letter, and we will reply
within 20 working days of receipt. If our decision is unchanged following a review and you remain
dissatisfied with this, you then have the right to make a formal complaint to the Scottish Information
Commissioner.
If you require a review of our decision to be carried out, please write to Mr I Whyte, FOI Reviewer
at the address at the foot of this letter. The review will be undertaken by Mr Whyte as he was not
involved in the original decision-making process.
FOI responses (subject to redaction of personal information) may appear on NHS Lothian’s
Freedom
of
Information
website
at
:http://www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/YourRights/FOI/Pages/default.aspx
Yours sincerely
ALAN BOYTER
Director of Human Resources
and Organisational Development
Cc: Chief Executive