National Prescribing Monitoring Document Annual Return
Statement No 12 March 2006 - England


This statement relates to prescriptions dispensed in March 2006. 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

6,077,054,244

531,887,574
5,967,168,701
109,885,543 -
Dispensing Practices 
1,151,967,223
104,064,382
1,157,469,609
5,502,386
Total Allocation
7,229,021,467
635,951,956
7,124,638,310
104,383,157 -


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
37,969
362,066
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
638,312
7,498,540


Dispensing Days

 
This Month
Year to Date
Current Year
27
306
Previous Year
25
301


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

Figures in the annual 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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