Renumeration for Remdesivir

Summary

A request was made to the Isle of Man Cabinet Office regarding financial payments for prescribing Remdesivir and patient mortality statistics. The authority responded that it does not hold the requested information and suggested contacting Manx Care instead.

Key Facts

• The Cabinet Office does not hold information on financial payments for prescribing Remdesivir.
• The Cabinet Office does not hold data on patient deaths post-Remdesivir administration.
• Requesters are advised to contact Manx Care for the requested information.
• The request was received on 28 January 2022 and closed on 3 February 2022.
• The case reference number is 2221813.

Data Disclosed

• 28 January 2022
• 3 February 2022
• 2221813
• November 2020
• IM1 3PN
• IM4 4RJ

Original Request

1) Does any health-care professional, practice or hospital receive any financial payment for prescribing Remdesivir? 2) If so, how much is received each time Remdesivir is prescribed? 3) Who are the beneficiaries of this payment? 4) How many patients per month have died for any and all causes of mortality post Remdesivir being administered November 2020 to present? 5) From Q4, what was the recorded Cause of death?

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Government Office Douglas Isle of Man IM1 3PN Telephone: (+44) 01624 686244 Website: www.gov.im/co

Our ref: 2221813 3 February 2022

Dear ###,

We write further to your request which was received on 28 January 2022 and which states:

"1) Does any health-care professional, practice or hospital receive any financial payment for prescribing Remdesivir? 2) If so, how much is received each time Remdesivir is prescribed? 3) Who are the beneficiaries of this payment? 4) How many patients per month have died for any and all causes of mortality post Remdesivir being administered November 2020 to present? 5) From Q4, what was the recorded Cause of death?"

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the public authority does not hold or cannot, after taking reasonable steps to do so, find the information that you have requested.

However, you may wish to contact Manx Care who may be able to help you: Manx Care, Head Office, Noble’s Hospital Estate, Strang, Braddan, Isle of Man, IM4 4RJ or submit a freedom of information request to Manx Care directly https://iomportal.icasework.com/resource?id=741209&db=iom Please quote the reference number 2221813 in any future communications.

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your freedom of information request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response, by completing a complaint form and submitting it electronically or by delivery/post.

An electronic version of our complaint form can be found by going to our website at https://services.gov.im/freedom-of-information/Review . If you would like a paper version of our complaint form to be sent to you by post, please contact me and I will be happy to arrange for this. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made as soon as practicable. We will respond as soon as the review has been concluded.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioner for a decision on; 1. Whether we have responded to your request for information in accordance with Part 2 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015; or 2. Whether we are justified in refusing to give you the information requested.
In response to an application for review, the Information Commissioner may, at any time, attempt to resolve a matter by negotiation, conciliation, mediation or another form of alternative dispute resolution and will have regard to any outcome of this in making any subsequent decision. More detailed information on your right to a review can be found on the Information Commissioner’s website at www.inforights.im. Should you have any queries concerning this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me. Further information about freedom of information requests can be found at www.gov.im/foi.

I will now close your request as of this date.