National Prescribing Monitoring Document
Statement No 5 August 2002 - England


This statement relates to prescriptions dispensed in August 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
4,967,967,592
426,616,431
2,112,051,555
5,244,160,540
Dispensing Practices
944,288,034
82,944,407
409,823,237
1,012,699,717
Total Allocation
5,912,255,626
509,560,839
2,531,874,792
6,256,860,257


Community Nurse Prescribng 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
151,362
2,150,512
0


Dispensing Days

 
This Month
Year to Date
Current Year
26
127
Previous Year
26
126

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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