Publication Index a A - Z
Prescribing Review	HTML
Impact
PCT Prescribing Reports
Prescribing Monitoring Documents	HTML	HTML
Prescriber Dispenser 1 (PD1) Report	HTML
PPA Annual Reports
PPA Strategy
Prescription Volume & Cost	HTML
Press Releases
Equality and Diversity
Other Publications	HTML

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Strategy

PPA Business Plan 2005-2006

PPA Strategy 2004-2009

PPA Business Plan 2004-2007

PPA Strategy 2003-2008

PPA Business Plan 2003-2006

PPA Strategy 2002-2007

PPA Business Plan 2002-2005

Annual Reports

	PPA Annual Report and Accounts 2005 - 2006
	PCT Prescribing Dispensing 2005-2006

	PPA Annual Report and Accounts 1 April 2004 - 31 March 2005
	Stakeholder Review 2004-2005
	PCT Prescribing Dispensing 2004-2005

	PPA Annual Report and Accounts 1 April 2003 - 31 March 2004
	Tables showing items prescribed/dispensed by PCT for 2003-2004

	PPA Annual Report 1 April 2002 - 31 March 2003
	Finance Report - Foreword Statement of Responsibilities Pharmaceutical Services Main Administration
	Tables showing items prescribed/dispensed by PCT for 2002-2003

	PPA Annual Report 1 April 2001 - 31 March 2002
	Finance Report - Foreword Statement of Responsibilities Main Administration Pharmaceutical Services

PPA Annual Report 1 April 2000 - 31 March 2001

PPA Annual Report 1 April 1999 - 31 March 2000 PPA Annual Report Appendix 1 April 1999 - 31 March 2000

PPA Annual Report 1 April 1998 - 31 March 1999

Prescribing Review

E-mail Contacts

Pharmaceutical Services Manager

Senior Specialist Pharmacist

Impact

Press Releases

22nd August 2008	Online video guide to new processing technology
30th November 2007	Pharmaceutical companies to provide product information electronically for prescription from NHS systems.
2nd November 2005	New Processing Technology Will Save NHS £20 million
21st October 2004	PPA Public Meeting reviews success and stimulating times
07th September 2004	September edition of Drug Tariff amendments
22nd July 2004	REID - Reducing NHS bureaucracy to release resources to the frontline.
27th April 2004	PPA deliver Electronic Drug Tariff
15th April 2004	Notice of changes to the Drug Tariff Part VIII - Basic Prices of Drugs
02nd February 2004	February 2004 Drug Tariff Part VIII price corrections
26th November 2003	Notification of Correction to December 2003 Drug Tariff
26th November 2003	Drug Tariff Part VIII to move to rINNs
16th October 2003	PPA Annual Public Meeting
23rd July 2003	House of Lords Award PPA Manager at Institute of Leadership Management Ceremony
04th July 2003	Stakeholder Forums: PPA demonstrates commitment to stakeholders
02nd July 2003	PPA report shows 86% of Dispensing Endorsements not required Endorsing Analysis Note, this report has been amended following its original publication on 24 June 2003, to correct an error contained in the tables in Appendix 3.
18th June 2003	PPA set to reduce Prescription Switching by 10%
8th April 2003	PPA receive praise from the Audit Commission
8th April 2003	PPA & NHSIA to work together on UKCPRS
18th March 2003	PPA Comic Relief Effort
19th February 2003	PPA Launch National Poster Campaign View Poster
10th February 2003	IBM's Director of NHS Business to Speak at PPA Conference
10th February 2003	Thailand: PPA Employee participates in Global Development Youth Programme
16th January 2003	Primary Care Trust Prescribing Report Now Available
15th January 2003	IT Success in the NHS! Prescription Pricing Authority (PPA) launches NHS Primary Care Drug Dictionary (PCDD)
8th January 2003	PPA Launch Primary Care Drug Dictionary (PCDD)
7th January 2003	Lord Philip Hunt to deliver keynote address at first Prescription Pricing Authority (PPA) Conference
18th December 2002	PPA launches first independent conference Towards A Modern National Prescriptions Service
17th December 2002	Qualifications are just the right Medicine for PPA Staff
16th October 2002	PPA Wins Praise for New Prescribing Information for PCT Boards
31st July 2002	PPA Research Shows Primary Care Prescribing is Overwhelmingly Computerised

PCT Prescribing Reports

Apr-Jun 2008 Drugs used for Osteoporosis - Prescribing Guidance and Discussion Points
Jan-Mar 2008 Drugs affecting the Renin-Antiotension Systemin - Prescribing Guidance and Discussion Points
Oct-Dec 2007 Mental Health - Prescribing Guidance and Discussion Points
Jul - Sep 2007 Asthma and COPD - Prescribing Guidance and Discussion Points
Mar - Jun 2007 Drugs used in Type 2 Diabetes - Prescribing Guidance and Discussion Points
Jan - Mar 2007 Analgesic drugs - Prescribing Guidance and Discussion Points
Oct - Dec 2006 Antibacterial drugs - Prescribing Guidance and Discussion Points
Jul - Sep 2006 Lipid-regulating drugs - Prescribing Guidance and Discussion Points

This section of the PCT Prescribing Report titled ‘Prescribing Guidance and Discussion Points’ examines an area of prescribing which has been identified as a current area of concern or driver of growth for primary care. The report covers areas such as DH policy statements, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance and implementation of National Service Frameworks (NSFs).

The PCT Prescribing Report is provided electronically to all PCTs on a quarterly basis. Other sections of the report compare and measure PCT prescribing performance against Strategic Health Authority and National comparators in order to determine and manage their overall performance.

PMD

PMD shows the cost of prescribing, to enable management of the drugs element of unified budgets.

National PMD Statements are produced each month and show:

• Prescribing budget for the current financial year (not shown in April or May)
• Total monthly spend
• Cumulative spend year to date (April to current month)
• Forecast of the actual under/over spend for the year (not shown in April or May)
• The number of dispensing days in the month and year to date

The annual statement produced for March shows the actual expenditure for the financial year.

Figures are based on the 'actual' cost of drugs prescribed. 'Actual' cost is calculated by deducting the National Average Discount from the basic price of the prescription items, then adding an allowance for the containers in which the drugs are dispensed.

National Prescribing Monitoring Documents (PMD) - England

PD1

The PD1 Report shows statistical fee based data. This relates to the total NHS prescriptions dispensed or personally administered in England which were submitted to the NHSBSA Prescription Pricing Division in a particular month.

This information is broken down into the areas below as the fees for each differ.

• Pharmacy Contractors
• Appliance Contractors
• Dispensing Doctors
• Prescribing Administration

Pharmacy Contractors LPS Contractors
Glossary	HTML
Appliance Contractors
Glossary	HTML
Dispensing Doctors
Glossary	HTML
Personal Administration
Glossary	HTML

Equality and Diversity

Equality and Diversity Action Plan
Disability Equality Scheme
Gender Equality Scheme
Race Equality Scheme

Other Publications

PPA Conference - Christian Noll (IBM): Speech
Prescription Volume & Cost Reports	HTML
Processor Replacement - Full Business Case
Change to FP10SS design - January 2005
Common Information Requests