FOI2026/1953

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from Greater Manchester ICB on behalf of Allergy UK. 

Please can you provide me with the following information:

Question 1: How many patients with a coded diagnosis of allergic condition are being treated at primary care level from Greater Manchester ICB, data capture 1st August 2025 – 1st August 2026?

NB: Allergic conditions include:

1. Food allergy (including Cow’s Milk, Egg, Wheat, Peanut, Tree nuts, Fish, Shellfish, Soya, Sesame)
2. Drug allergy
3. Insect venom allergy
4. Latex allergy
5. Anaphylaxis
6. Allergic / atopic eczema
7. Allergic / atopic asthma
8. Allergic rhinitis / hay fever
9. Allergic eye disease / Allergic rhino conjunctivitis

Question 2: Of the patients coded above, how many patients have been referred to secondary care between 1st August 2025 – 1st August 2026? (Free text)

Question 3: Do you have access to a local dedicated allergy clinic that provides a comprehensive service for people suffering from allergic disease to go to when referred? (Yes or No answer)

Question 4: How many specialists do you have supporting patients receiving care for allergies in Greater Manchester ICB?

1. a) specialist nurses trained in allergy (Answer 0, 1-3, 4-6, 7-10, 10+)
2. b) specialist dieticians trained in allergy (Answer 0, 1-3, 4-6, 7-10, 10+)
3. c) GPs with a special interest in allergy (coded GPwsi or GPwer) (Answer 0, 1-3, 4-6, 7-10, 10+)

Question 5: How many patients have been prescribed an adrenaline autoinjector within your ICB (free text number )

Question 6: How many patients have been prescribed extensively hydrolysed formula (EHF) (number) or amino acid formula AAF) (number) within Greater Manchester ICB

Question 7: How many paediatric patients have been treated for suspected or confirmed anaphylaxis at primary or secondary care level from Greater Manchester ICB, data capture 1st August 2025 – 1st August 2026

Please provide the information in a word document.

1. NHS Greater Manchester (NHS GM) does not hold the information requested; it will be necessary for you to contact the GP practices in Greater Manchester who may be able to provide the information you seek. To assist you, please find below link to our website and information about GP services in Greater Manchester.

GP services including evening and weekends | Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership

2. NHS GM does not hold the information requested; it will be necessary for you to contact the Provider Trusts commissioned in Greater Manchester who may be able to provide the information you seek. To assist you, please find below links to their websites and information about how to make a Freedom of Information request.

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust – Freedom of information – Bolton NHS FT (boltonft.nhs.uk)

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust – Freedom of Information Requests :: Northern Care Alliance

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust – Freedom of Information – Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (mft.nhs.uk)

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust – Freedom of Information – Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust – Freedom of Information Requests :: Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care (tamesideandglossopicft.nhs.uk)

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – WWL Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | FOI Disclosure Log

3. Yes. Each of the NHS Acute Hospitals has an allergy clinic delivering adult and / or paediatric allergy services.
4. NHS GM does not hold the information requested; it will be necessary for you to contact the Provider Trusts commissioned in Greater Manchester who may be able to provide the information you seek. Please refer to the response to question 2 for links to their websites and information about how to make a Freedom of Information request.
5. We are unable to provide this information as the BSA have not processed June and July 2026 prescribing data. This is not due to become available until end of September 2026.
6. We are unable to provide this information as the BSA have not processed June and July 2026 prescribing data. This is not due to become available until end of September 2026.
7. NHS Greater Manchester (NHS GM) does not hold the information requested.