Pharmacy network in England shrinks by 166 pharmacies
Multiple operators hardest hit
There are 166 fewer pharmacies in England than a…
NHS statistical reports
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…
16 dispensing practice losses in England
Patient numbers on the rise
NHS data for England in 2018-19 shows there are…
Net rise in the cost of providing the dispensing service
Expenses up by more than earnings
Latest earnings estimates for UK dispensing GPs show a…
Prescribing volumes up 0.3 per cent in England in 2018
NIC down
Prescribing volumes increased 0.3 per cent (2.9 million) items…
GP earning and expenses 2016/17
Analysis by DDA vice-chairman Dr Allan Tennant
Following the publication of GP Earnings and Expenses Estimates 2016/17,…
Shortages push NIC up 3.7pc in Scotland
Prescribing volumes down
Net ingredient costs in Scotland have risen 3.7 per…
