National Prescribing Monitoring Document
Statement No 8 November 2002 - England


This statement relates to prescriptions dispensed in November 2002. 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
5,004,118,270
441,253,394
3,446,592,077
5,234,174,902
Dispensing Practices
916,536,262
81,094,532
644,242,136
972,699,953
Total Allocation
5,920,654,532
522,347,927
4,110,834,213
6,206,874,854


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
23,762
2,318,035
0


Dispensing Days

 
This Month
Year to Date
Current Year
26
205
Previous Year
26
204

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

 

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