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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Number of items prescribed and net ingredient costs by prescribing unit, area and year
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Click here to sortItems (number)Items prescribed by GPs in Wales and dispensed in community pharmacies in Wales, or elsewhere in the UK (often referred to as GP prescriptions)Click here to sortItems per prescribing unit (number)Click here to sortNet Ingredient Cost (NIC) (£)Net ingredient cost (refers to the cost (which the dispenser is reimbursed) of the drug before discounts and does not include any dispensing costs or fees. It does not include any adjustment for income obtained where a prescription charge is paid at the time the prescription is dispensed or where the patient has purchased a pre-payment certificate).Click here to sortNet ingredient cost (NIC) per prescribing unit (£)Click here to sortCost per item per prescribing unit (£)Click here to sortWeighted populationPrescribing units are calculated by giving a greater weight (by a factor of three) to the population aged 65 or over (used as the denominator). They have been adopted here to take account of the greater need of elderly patients for medication and so to make more meaningful comparisons between health boards. Prescribing units are calculated from the number of patients registered at GP practices mid-way through the financial year.
Wales84,597,49118.1704,215,447.65150.388.324,682,772
Betsi Cadwaladr18,377,14117.6148,232,513.01141.708.071,046,091
Powys3,781,88117.231,214,856.80141.918.25219,955
Hywel Dda10,862,64818.093,229,733.18154.918.58601,813
Swansea BayFrom 1st April 2019 health service provision for residents of Bridgend local authority moved from Abertawe Bro Morgannwg to Cwm Taf. The health board names have changed.10,776,90719.188,638,865.09156.998.22564,628
Cwm Taf MorgannwgFrom 1st April 2019 health service provision for residents of Bridgend local authority moved from Abertawe Bro Morgannwg to Cwm Taf. The health board names have changed.13,544,53420.5110,406,115.85167.238.15660,198
Cardiff and Vale10,512,14414.897,166,705.20137.009.24709,235
Aneurin Bevan16,742,23619.0135,326,658.52153.638.08880,852

Metadata

Title

Prescriptions items and costs by prescribing unit

Last update

19 September 2024 19 September 2024

Next update

Autumn 2025

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Prescribing Services, NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership

Contact email

stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local health boards

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

General description

Data on prescription items and cost by prescribing unit.

Data collection and calculation

GP Prescription data (NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership).

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

2013-14 onwards

Users, uses and context

See associated Statistical Release for detailed notes, background and definitions.

Statistical quality

See associated Statistical Release for detailed notes, background and definitions. Additional quality information and specific definitions are included in the quality report: https://www.gov.wales/primary-care-prescriptions#Qualityreport

Keywords

Prescriptions; prescribing unit