National Prescribing Monitoring Document Annual Return
Statement No 12 March 2003 - England


This statement relates to prescriptions dispensed in March 2003. 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
£
Actual Over / Under Spend For Year £
Prescribing Only Practices

5,008,006,243

444,922,413
5,226,330,280
218,324,037
Dispensing Practices 
919,110,982
83,095,452
975,651,127
56,540,145
Total Allocation
5,927,117,225
528,017,865
6,201,981,407
274,864,182


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 £
Actual Over / Under Spend For Year £
0
18,478
2,408,435
2,408,435


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
0
0


Dispensing Days

 
This Month
Year to Date
Current Year
26
305
Previous Year
25
303


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

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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