National Prescribing Monitoring Document Annual Return
Statement No 05 August 2005 - England


This statement relates to prescriptions dispensed in August 2005. WARNING: The figures shown on this report are for monitoring purposes only and do not reflect the actual charge to the cash limit.

Practice Prescribing

The total Actual Cost of Drugs and Appliances prescribed by General Practitioners and other Prescribers within ENGLAND by type of prescriber is:
 
Budget for Year
£
Monthly Spend
£
Cumul. Spend YTD
£
Forecast Out-Turn For Year
£
Prescribing Only Practices

6,070,474,524

479,780,990
2,419,240,164
5,946,352,030
Dispensing Practices 
1,159,990,222
94,022,282
469,072,463
1,152,937,747
Total Allocation
7,230,464,746
573,803,272
2,888,312,627
7,099,289,777


Community Nurse Prescribing Contracts (CNPC)

The total Actual Cost of Drugs and Appliances prescribed by nurses employed under a CNPC within ENGLAND
Budget for Year £
Monthly Spend £
Cumul. Spend YTD £
Expected Expenditure For Year £
0
35,655
138,288
0


Out of Hours Care FP10 Prescribing

The total Actual Cost of Drugs and Appliances prescribed by OOHC providers within ENGLAND
Monthly Spend
Cumul. Spend YTD
585,896
2,900,809


Dispensing Days

 
This Month
Year to Date
Current Year
26
128
Previous Year
25
126


OOHC budgets are held locally. The OOHC expenditure shown only relates to FP10 prescribing.

Figures in the amount column refer only to aggregated (PCT and above) practice budgets notified to the PPA by PCT's. The PPA does not hold records of local contingency funds.

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