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Data Provider: Welsh Government Accredited Official Statistics Prescription items and cost by area and BNF chapter by year
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[Collapse]Net Ingredient Cost (NIC) (£)Actual cost[Collapse]Items (number)Total number of items prescribed (irrespective of where they were dispensed) or dispensed by General Medical Practitioners in Wales.[Collapse]NIC (£) per itemNet ingredient cost per item[Collapse]NIC (£) per GP registered populationNet ingredient cost per person registered with a GP in Wales[Collapse]Items per GP registered populationItems per person registered with a GP in Wales
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WalesIncludes items / cost which could not be attributed to an individual LHB.626,690,646.85672,993,239.40704,215,447.6582,837,45984,165,12984,597,4917.578.008.32193.12207.39214.1025.525.925.7
Betsi Cadwaldr131,806,157.29141,301,107.99148,232,513.0118,002,29618,286,70918,377,1417.327.738.07186.28199.70207.8625.425.825.8
Powys27,506,895.5329,417,132.7731,214,856.803,589,8763,681,7413,781,8817.667.998.25195.25208.81220.3625.526.126.7
Hywel Dda82,904,179.9889,695,228.0293,229,733.1810,641,41710,876,03710,862,6487.798.258.58209.25226.39232.6026.927.527.1
Swansea Bay78,464,993.4284,382,758.7088,638,865.0910,486,42810,625,86810,776,9077.487.948.22200.43215.55221.8226.827.127.0
Cwm Taf Morgannwg99,304,469.78105,859,352.70110,406,115.8513,203,09613,398,29113,544,5347.527.908.15212.97227.03234.4928.328.728.8
Aneurin Bevan119,602,220.74128,639,581.85135,326,658.5216,378,76816,687,73316,742,2367.307.718.08193.24207.85215.7526.527.026.7
Cardiff & Vale87,101,730.1193,698,077.3797,166,705.2010,535,57810,608,75010,512,1448.278.839.24166.29178.88181.3120.120.319.6

Metadata

Title

Prescription items and cost by area and BNF chapter

Last update

19 September 2024 19 September 2024

Next update

TBC

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

Statistical quality

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

Keywords

Prescriptions

General description

GP prescribing data by LHB and BNF therapeutic chapter

Data collection and calculation

GP Prescription data (Prescribing Services, NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership).

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

2009/10 onwards

Users, uses and context

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