Mental health prescribing data highlights dementia medicines use
Antidepressant prescribing increases
Prescribing of dementia medicines has bucked a downward trend,…
NHS statistical reports
Dispensing practices pay 14 per cent more on business costs than non-dispensing GPs
Earnings increment only 5.8 per cent more
The GP Earnings and expenses estimates 2019/20 report shows…
Scottish prescribing costs fall 5pc
Return to falling GIC after one-year rise
Scottish prescribing data shows a return to falling gross…
Prescription volumes fall in England by 2 per cent
21.5 million fewer items dispensed
The number of prescription items dispensed in England during…
North west GPs felt the brunt of COVID-19
Primary care dealt with 3.27m COVID diagnoses
Prevalence of COVID-19 in primary care was highest in…
Pharmacy network in England shrinks by 166 pharmacies
Multiple operators hardest hit
There are 166 fewer pharmacies in England than a…
Primary care prescribing spend up 5.2 per cent on previous year
Rise is less than half that seen in hospitals
The cost to the NHS of primary care prescribing…
Dispensing GPs see less than half non-dispensing GPs’ gross earnings growth
NHS statistics reveal four-year financial attrition
Dispensing GPs have seen less than half of the…
Prescription volumes reach 1.12 billion in England
Costs rise by almost 3%
Prescription volumes rose by 10.9 million (0.98 per cent)…
Community prescribing costs fall for third year running
Rise in hospital prescribing expenses fuels overall rise
Primary care prescribing costs have reduced 2.8 per cent…
