Monthly Archives: December 2010

Email from John Perrott to Bilal Ghafoor, Customer Service Centre, Department of Health (30 December 2010)

Dear Mr Ghafoor,                                           Your Ref: TO00000571627 Thank you for your email of 22nd December in response to over twenty questions … Continue reading

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Press Release to Health Editors, from John Perrott (29 December 2010)

Press Release to Health Editors Department of Health review on addiction to prescribed medicine due for publication in February 2011 I campaign with the All Party Parliamentary Group for Involuntary Tranquilliser Addiction www.appgita.com and suggest that the 2009/10 prescription figures … Continue reading

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Email from Anne Milton, Public Health Minister to Jim Dobbin, MP (22 December 2010)

Dear Jim Following our meeting on 8 December Michael Behan emailed some further points which I am pleased to have this opportunity to answer. The literature review currently being carried out by the National Addiction Centre (NAC) at King’s College London (KCL) … Continue reading

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Email from Bilal Ghafoor, Customer Service Centre, Department of Health to John Perrott (22 December 2010)

Our ref: DE00000571627                                                        22/12/2010 Dear Mr Perrott, Thank you for your emails of 30 November to Earl Howe and 2 December to Andrew Lansley about addiction to tranquillisers.  I have been asked to reply on their behalf. I am sorry … Continue reading

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Parliamentary Questions (21 December 2010)

Eric Ollerenshaw: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the evidential basis was for the increase in his Department’s maximum recommended period for withdrawal from benzodiazepines; [31747] (2) pursuant to the answer of 3 December 2010, Official Report, … Continue reading

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Email from Dr Nageen Hashmi, Freedom of Information Co-ordinator, Senior Executive Officer, Patient Information Quality, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, to John Perrott (17 December 2010)

Our Ref: NH/FOI 10/482 Dear Mr Perrott, REF: FOI 10/482 Thank you for your email dated 24th November 2010, I am writing to let you know we are unable to provide all of the information you have requested. I am … Continue reading

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Letter from Professor Sir John Savill, Chief Executive, Medical Research Council, to Jim Dobbin, MP (16 December 2010)

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Email from Michael Behan to Anne Milton, MP (13 December 2010)

Anne Milton M.P.                                                                             … Continue reading

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Email from John Perrott to Richard Goldfinch, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (09 December 2010)

Dear Richard, I noticed an error in my earier email to you. Request 1. read 1mg and 2mg. I have amended it below to 1mg and 2.5mg – Regards John Perrott I no longer require item 5. below of my recent … Continue reading

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Email from John Perrott to Dr June Raine, Vigilance & Risk Management of Medicines, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (09 December 2010)

Dear Dr Raine, I refer to Professor Lader’s letter of the 5th February 1987 to Dr Graham Burton of the CSM which you sent me presenting Dr Burton with the following scientific evidence: ‘With respect to the partcular position of lorazepam, I … Continue reading

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