Thank you for your request for information about the following: 

I’m requesting the following information on private prescriptions for unlicensed cannabis-based products for medicinal use.

I would like to know the number of prescription items that have been dispensed for unlicensed cannabis-based products for medicinal use, both NHS and private, each month since November 2018.

Your request was received on 1st August and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 

Summary of Response

Under Section 21 of the Act, we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you. The information you requested is available from web link:

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01304

Please note that this response will be published on our Freedom of Information disclosure log at: 

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01349