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1 Updated by Rebecca Greaves on February 2019 Next update February 2020

Gluten-Free Food

Service (GFFS)

Foods Available on

Prescription to Patients

February 2019

Version 5

Introduction

Phone: 01595 743370

NHS Shetland

Gilbert Bain Hospital

Lerwick

ZE1 0TB

Pharmacy and Prescribing Department


Introduction

Each month, patients who have been registered by their doctor to the Gluten-Free Food Service

(GFFS), will have to order them from their chosen pharmacy.

Coeliac UK, the world’s oldest and largest Coeliac Disease (CD) charity, has with NHS Scotland

developed a table of food ‘units’ that will be used to give patients a suggested number of ‘units’

for consumption within a calendar month.

Please see the table below to check that your unit allocation has been correct and that you are

using the correct amount to create your monthly food order.

As nutritional requirements vary between; genders, ages, levels of activity, lifestyle and

occupation, so too do the Units reflect this. The unit allocation should allow you to receive a

proportion of your energy requirements from Gluten-Free foods, on prescription.

Monthly Gluten Free Food Prescription Requirements

Age Suggested number of units per month

Child 1-3 years 10

Child 4-6 years 11

Child 7-10 years 13

Child 11-14 years 15

Child 15-18 years 18

Male 19-59 years 18

Male 60-74 years 16

Male 75+ years 14

Female 19-74 years 14

Female 75+ years 12

Breastfeeding Add 4 units

3rd Trimester pregnancy Add 1 unit


The List of Products

The list below does not include all foods that are currently available on prescription. Instead, it

has been created using NHS Shetland prescribing information about the most commonly

prescribed Gluten-Free food items used in Shetland, over the recent months. The products on

the list have also been selected based on their availability through our network of community

pharmacies in Shetland, and their suppliers. Products which have costly delivery expenses

have not been included in this table of products.

Gluten-Free food products such as biscuits, cookies, cakes and other sweet items should be

self-funded by the patient. These products are available locally and are not thought to be

essential parts of the diet. They also contradict the NHS’ public health campaigns and messages

that are there to promote the importance of eating healthily and therefore have not been

included within this list. A small variety of plain biscuits have been included, however a

maximum of 3 units per month should be used by these.

Units per Food TYPE

Food item Number of units

<400g bread 0.5

400-599g loaf/bread 1

600g+ bread 1.5

150-250g rolls/baguettes 0.5

251-400g rolls/baguettes 1

500g bread mix/flour mix 2

<199g savoury biscuits/crackers 0.5

200g+ savoury biscuits/crackers 1

250g pasta 1

251-499g pasta 1.5

500g+ pasta 2

2x110-180g pizza bases 1

500g oats 1.5

300g breakfast cereal 1.5

100-170g xanthan gum 1


Fresh Gluten-Free bread products may be ordered too. Fresh products have to be ordered in

bulk (6-8 loaves depending on the manufacturer’s batch sizes). The maximum number of units

per month should include the need to order these quantities.

In order to obtain the bread as efficiently and freshly as possible, patients are advised to work

with their pharmacy team and choose the appropriate ordering day for them.

The list has been compiled with the aim of obtaining products that are available from the

usual pharmaceutical wholesalers without added delivery charges. Where a product attracts

an extra delivery charge, this will not normally be covered by NHS Shetland.

The list will be reviewed annually in order to keep it up to date and in line with patient

preferences and requests. If something is on the formulary that you normally receive, please tell

a member of your pharmacy team.


NHS Shetland’s Gluten-Free Food Formulary

ITEM NAME PIP Code

Pack Size(s)

GFF Units

BREAD

Ener-G (G/W free)

Brown rice sliced bread 221-2470 1*474g 1

White rice bread sliced 225-9455 1*456g 1

Genius (Gluten free)

Soft Brown Sandwich Loaf Sliced 379-8550 6*535g 6

Soft White Sandwich Loaf Sliced 379-8568 6*535g 6

Seeded Brown Farmhouse Loaf Sliced 403-8345 6*535g 6

Glutafin (G/W free)

Fibre Loaf - Sliced 237-7356 1*300g ½

White loaf -Sliced 090-4268 1*300g ½

Glutafin Select (Gluten free)

Fresh brown loaf - sliced 330-6800 8*400g 8

Fresh white loaf - sliced 290-6840 8*400g 8

Fresh seeded loaf- sliced 402-3685 8*400g 8

Fibre loaf - sliced 054-6101 1*400g 1

White loaf - sliced 054-6093 1*400g 1

Seeded loaf - sliced 308-9364 1*400g 1

Juvela (Gluten free)

Fresh fibre loaf 339-9789 8*400g 8

Fresh white loaf - sliced 322-0217 8*400g 8

White loaf - sliced 074- 1*400g 1


8590

Fibre loaf - sliced 074-8632 1*400g 1

White loaf - unsliced 031-4781 1*400g 1

Fibre loaf - unsliced 010-1675 1*400g 1

Part-baked white loaf unsliced 273-6882 1*400g 1

Part-baked Fibre loaf unsliced 273-6890 1*400g 1

Lifestyle (Gluten free)

Fresh brown bread -sliced 087-6557 8*400g 8

Fresh high fibre bread -sliced 229-4254 8*400g 8

Fresh white bread - sliced 087-6490 8*400g 8

Warburtons (G/W free)

White bread-sliced 368-5260 4*400g 4

Brown bread-sliced 368-5278 4*400g 4

ROLLS

Barkat

Home fresh par-baked Baguettes 327-9023 1*200g 0.5

Par-baked baguettes 339-4970 1*200g 0.5

Home fresh par-baked Bread rolls 325-4679 (6pack)260g 1

Par-baked rolls 339-4988 1*2pack 0.5

Ener-G (G/W free)

Dinner rolls (6 pack) 317-5502 1*280g 1

Glutafin (G/W free)

Part baked fibre rolls (4 pack) 344-3652 4*50g(200g) 0.5

White rolls (4 pack) 344-3645 4*50g(200g) 0.5

Baguette( 2pack) 224-0117 1*350g 1

Part baked Long white rolls (2 pack) 344-3637

2x75g (150g) 0.5

Part baked white rolls(4 pack) 344-2753 4*50g(200g) 0.5



Fresh fibre rolls(5 per pack) 355-6800 8*(5*85g) 8

Fresh white rolls (5 per pack) 355-8871 8*(5*85g) 8

Part-baked fibre rolls (5 per pack) 262-9020 5*85g 1

Part-baked white rolls (5 per pack) 243-7267 5*85g 1

Fibre rolls (5 per pack) 080-3668 5*85g 1

White rolls (5 per pack) 010-5916 5*85g 1

Mixed case fresh white (20*85g rolls +4*400g loaves sliced 836-4259 8

Mixed case Fresh fibre (20*85g rolls +4*400g loaves sliced) 836-4242 8

Mixed case fresh loaves (4*400g fibre + 4*400g white) 839-2821 8

Mixed case fresh rolls (20*85g rolls fibre+20*85g rolls white 839-2839 8

Mixed case fresh loaves and rolls (20*85g rolls+4*400g white loaves 839-2847 8

Mixed case fresh loaves and rolls (20*85g + 4*400g fibre loaves) 839-2730 8

Lifestyle Healthcare

Fresh High Fibre rolls (5 per pack) 224-0125 8*400g 8

Fresh rolls- brown(5 per pack) 264-1322 8*400g 8

Fresh rolls - white (5 per pack) 087-6706 8*400g 8

Warburtons (G/W free)

Rolls white (220g, 3 per pack ) 368-5286 4*3packs 2

Rolls brown (220g, 3 per pack) 368-5294 4*3packs 2

FLOUR MIXES

Barkat

Bread mix 051-5338 1*500g 2

Flour mix 399-2377 1*500g 2

Glutafin (G/W free)

Multi-purpose white mix 231-2981 1*500g 2

Multi-purpose fibre mix 231-2973 1*500g 2


Fibre bread mix 298-8426 1*500g 2

Bread Mix 298-8418 1*500g 2

Glutafin Select (Gluten free)

Fibre bread mix 297-9912 1*500g 2

Bread mix 274-4951 1*500g 2

Multipurpose fibre mix 004-5591 1*500g 2

Multip-purpose white mix 004-5187 1*500g 2

Heron Foods

Wheat free bread and cake mix 299-6437 1*500g 2

Wheat free high fibre bread mix 299-6445 1*500g 2

Innovative solutions

Pure brown rice flour 325-7912 1*500g 2

Pure gluten free blended flour 282-8580 1*1kg 4

Pure potato starch flour 325-7920 1*500g 2

Pure Tapioca starch flour 325-7946 1*500g 2

Pure white rice flour 325-7904 1*500g 2

Pure brown teff flour 343-1467 1kg 4

Pure white teff flour 343-1483 1kg 4


Fibre mix 023-6042 1*500g 2

White mix 035-2161 1*500g 2

Harvest white mix 247-7875 1*500g 2

Orgran ( Order from Phoenix or Alliance)

Pizza & Pastry mix 270-7735 1*375g 1.5

SR Flour 273-4762 1*500g 2


PIZZA BASES

Barkat

Brown Rice Pizza crust 259-2566 1*150g 0.5

White Rice pizza crust 259-3051 1*150g 0.5

Glutafin

Pizza bases (2 pack) 300g 334-1112 1*300g 1

Juvela

Pizza bases (2 pack) 360g 265-4390 1*360g 1

PASTA

Barkat

Macaroni 339-4921 1*500g 2

Spaghetti 339-4947 1*500g 2

Spirals 339-4939 1*500g 2

Shells 392-6763 1*500g 2

Lasagne 394-1937 1*250g 1

Buckwheat pasta penne 232-3319 1*250g 1

Buckwheat pasta spirals 232-2873 1*250g 1

Short-cut tagliatelle 339-4954 1*500g 2

Glutafin (G/W free)

Penne 211-5152 1*500g 2

Fusilli(spirals) 211-5178 1*500g 2

Fibre Fusilli(spirals) 386-2646 1*500g 2

Spaghetti 211-5160 1*500g 2


Fusilli (spirals) 280-7980 1*500g 2

Lasagne sheets 280-7972 1*250g 1

Macaroni 280-8004 1*500g 2


Spaghetti 280-7998 1*500g 2

Tagliatelle 319-3497 1*250g 1

Penne fibre 332-8010 1*500g 2

Orgran (Gluten Free)

Buckwheat spirals 200-4042 1*250g 1

Rice&Corn Lasagne 270-7701 1*200g 1

Rice&Corn Macaroni 273-4770 1*250g 1

Rice&corn spirals 270-7669 1*250g 1

Rizopia

Organic Brown Rice Pasta

Fusilli 340-0074 1*500g 2

Lasagne 340-0108 1*375g 1.5

Penne 340-0082 1*500g 2

Spaghetti 340-0090 1*500g 2

CRACKERS AND BISCUITS

Barkat

Round Matzo Crackers 337-8296 1*200g 1

Crackers 342-7457 1*200g 1

Crispbread 341-0420 1*150g 0.5

Glutafin (G/W free)

Crackers plain 009-3302 1*200g 1

Crackers high fibre 018-7641 1*200g 1

Crispbread ** 338-4443 1*150g 0.5

Mini crackers 353-5515 1*175g 0.5


Crispbread 236-6136 1*200g 1

Savoury biscuits 310-7893 1*150g 0.5

Nairn's


Wholegrain crackers 398-7138 114g 0.5

BAKING AIDS

Barkat

Xanthan gum 400-8074 1*80g 0.5

Ener-G

Xanthan Gum 272-4318 1*170g 1

Innovative solutions

Pure Xantham gum 282-8572 1*100g 1

BREAKFAST CEREALS

Barkat (Gluten free)

Cornflakes 339-4905 1*250g 1.5

Porridge 260-1888 1*500g 1.5

Glutafin (G/W free)

Cornflakes 381-3748 1*375g 1.5

Fibre Flakes 401-4288 1*300g 1.5

Nairn's (Gluten free)

Porridge oats 368-7332 1*450g 1.5


Flakes 371-1652 1*300g 1.5

Fibre flakes 371-1660 1*300g 1.5

Corn flakes 388-2990 1*375g 1.5

Crispy rice 388-2982 1*375g 1.5

Pure oats 371-1678 1*500g 1.5


Ordering Your Gluten-Free Foods When it comes to ordering your foods, you will have to do so by completing a form like the one shown below, using the information from the table above. This form will be retained at your pharmacy and you can have copies of it to make ordering easier for you. More copies of it will also be available at your pharmacy, along with more copies of this booklet. Any questions about the service will be happily answered by the staff.


Useful Contacts

Pharmacies

Name Contact Number Opening Hours

A L Laing (01595) 692579 09:00 – 17:00 Boots (01595) 692619 09:00 – 17:30

Freefield (01595) 693502 09:00 – 17:30 Scalloway (01595) 880303 09:00 – 17:00

Brae (01806) 522206 09:00 – 17:00

Health Centres

Name Contact Number

Bixter (01595) 810202

Brae (01806) 522543

Hillswick (01806) 503277

Lerwick (01595) 693201

Levenwick (01950) 461222

Scalloway (01595) 880219

Hillsgarth (01957) 711318

Walls (01595) 809352

Whalsay (01806) 566219

Yell (01957) 702127

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