FOI2026/1903

1. Hypnotic Prescribing Data (BNF 4.1.1): For the most recent 24-month period available, please provide:
2. The total number of prescription items dispensed for drugs within BNF 4.1.1 (Hypnotics).
3. The total Net Ingredient Cost (NIC) for these items.
4. Ideally, please provide this data broken down by month and by Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (IMD) decile of the registered population.
5. Where a full decile-level breakdown is not held, I would be grateful for the data at GP practice level (from which I can derive the deprivation linkage myself) and/or by Sub-ICB Location (SICBL).
6. Where your ICB was established in April 2026 from predecessor ICBs, please provide the breakdown by predecessor ICB and/or Sub-ICB Location where held, so that the data can be aligned to a consistent geography.
7. Specialist Sleep Referrals:
8. What is the median and longest wait time (in weeks) for a patient to have their first outpatient appointment at a specialist Sleep Medicine clinic following a GP referral during the calendar year 2025?
9. CBT-i Commissioning:
10. Does the ICB currently commission a dedicated Digital Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (dCBT-i) pathway (e.g., Sleepio, Sleepstation) or a face-to-face CBT-i service that is distinct from general Talking Therapies/IAPT?
11. If so, please provide the name of the service provider and the current contract end date.
12. Health Inequality Comparison:

If a full decile breakdown at question 1 is not possible, does the ICB at least hold data comparing the volume of BNF 4.1.1 prescriptions between the most deprived decile and the least deprived decile of the population (based on the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)? If yes, please provide these figures.

1. English prescribing data is publicly available at the NHS Business Services Authority and can be accessed and downloaded from here: https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/english-prescribing-dataset-epd-with-snomed-code

To access just the Greater Manchester dataset add in the ICB code filter of ‘QOP’ before downloading.

2. GP referrals only, January to December 2025

3a. NHS GM does not commission a dedicated Digital Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia outside its commissioned sleep services.  The ICB is aware of providers who are operating under Right to Choose and offering dCBT-I  in GM.

3b. N/A

4. N/A