National Prescribing Monitoring Document
Statement No 7 October 2002 - England


This statement relates to prescriptions dispensed in October 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
5,008,452,712
472,285,873
3,029,968,261
5,277,065,225
Dispensing Practices
907,898,671
87,642,506
558,518,026
972,709,108
Total Allocation
5,916,351,383
559,928,378
3,588,486,286
6,249,774,333


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
26,461
2,294,273
0


Dispensing Days

 
This Month
Year to Date
Current Year
27
179
Previous Year
27
178

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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