FOI_8164

Internal Reference Number: FOI_8164

Date Request Received: 17/09/2024 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 09/10/2024 00:00:00

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Request Summary: Botox

Request Category: Companies


Question Number 1: This is an information request relating to Botox treatments administered by the NHS Please include the following information for 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24: • Total expenditure by the NHS on Botox treatments (Botulinum toxin injections) for all purposes, including cosmetic and medical treatments, for each financial year.

Answer To Question 1: See attached file for answers to Qs 1. To accompany this answer to question 1 please also see the documents listed below: FOI 8164 - Q1 for issue.xlsx

Question Number 2: • Total number of people that received botox treatments for each financial year

Answer To Question 2: Please see attached file for answer to Q2 To accompany this answer to question 2 please also see the documents listed below: FOI_8164 - Botox Q2.xlsx

Question Number 3: • A breakdown of the spending on Botox treatments by medical necessity (e.g., for conditions such as chronic migraines, muscle spasms, excessive sweating, etc.) versus cosmetic purposes (if any such spending is applicable). • In this breakdown include where on the body the treatment was administered.

Answer To Question 3: Information not held
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