Prescription drugs for mental health conditions (FOI)

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Request

How many people in the island are currently prescribed medication for mental health conditions?

Response

As noted in Freedom of Information responses published in July 2024 (linked below), records are not held for either community pharmacies or Health and Community Services’ Pharmacy that detail patient diagnosis or indication for treatment against prescription data, nor are records held for the number of people in Jersey prescribed such medications. Furthermore, records are not available in respect of items prescribed and dispensed privately. Therefore, Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.

Prescription drugs for mental health issues (FOI)

Prescribed anti-anxiety or anti-depressant medication since 2014 (FOI)

Information and annual figures for prescriptions dispensed by HCS’ Pharmacy and those dispensed by community pharmacies under the Health Insurance Fund for specified medications, including those that may be used to treat mental health conditions (as well as other conditions), has been provided in response to a Freedom of Information request published in July 2024, available on www.gov.je at the following link:

Prescription drugs for mental health conditions in Jersey (FOI)​

Article applied

Article 3 - Meaning of “information held by a public authority”

For the purposes of this Law, information is held by a public authority if –

(a)     it is held by the authority, otherwise than on behalf of another person; or

(b)     it is held by another person on behalf of the authority.​