HC Deb 19 June 2002 vol 387 cc442-6W
Mr. Burstow

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research has been undertaken on the trend in prescribing of antipsychotic medication; what the key findings are; and if he will set out prescription numbers for such medication for each region and health authority for 2001 for age groups(a) 0 to 15 years, (b) 16 to 59 years and (c) 60 years and over. [56593]

Mr. Lammy

[holding answer 16 May 2002]: Prescription numbers for antipsychotic medication for each region and health authority for 2001 for age groups (a) 0 to 15 years, (b) 16 to 59 years and (c) 60 years and over are shown in the table.

Preliminary proposals for research to support the development of the national service framework for older people and older people's treatment and care including research proposals on the prescribing of antipsychotic medication were received in March 2002. These are currently being peer reviewed and short-listed, and decisions will be taken later this year about which research to commission.

Estimate number of prescription items dispensed in the community in England for all antipsychotics by broad age group by health authorities and regions, 2001
Thousands
Aged 16 to 59

years
Health authority Children

age 0–15 years

 Elderly people

age 60 and

over

 Exempt Items

personally

administered

Charged1

 Total
North West Lancashire 0.0 27.2 27.3 6.0 0.0 60.7
Salford and Trafford 0.2 31.7 31.0 4.5 0.0 67.5
Sefton 0.0 17.7 21.6 3.2 0.0 42.5
South Cheshire 0.2 32.0 26.7 6.7 0.0 65.6
South Lancashire 0.2 12.3 10.5 3.5 0.0 26.5
St. Helens and Knowsley 0.1 18.3 24.9 3.8 0.0 47.1
Stockport 0.1 23.8 19.9 4.6 0.0 48.5
West Pennine 0.1 20.1 22.9 3.6 0.0 46.7
Wigan and Bolton 0.1 30.7 25.3 5.1 0.0 61.3
Wirral 0.1 16.8 25.6 3.9 0.0 46.5
Total for North West Region 2.2 360.7 404.1 69.4 0.2 836.6
Northern and Yorkshire Region
Bradford 0.1 22.5 24.7 4.1 0.0 51.4
Calderdale and Kirklees 0.3 28.1 24.0 5.3 0.0 57.8
County Durham and Darlington 0.3 31.3 29.1 5.4 0.1 66.2
East Riding and Hull 0.1 26.9 25.6 5.3 0.1 57.9
Gateshead and South Tyneside 0.3 17.9 16.3 2.9 0.0 37.4
Leeds 0.3 35.6 41.0 8.0 0.0 84.8
Newcastle and North Tyneside 0.3 28.8 31.0 4.2 0.0 64.4
North Cumbria 0.2 14.6 14.2 3.8 0.1 33.0
North Yorkshire 0.5 32.0 21.5 6.9 0.2 61.2
Northumberland 0.2 12.9 12.9 2.7 0.1 28.8
Sunderland 0.1 11.0 11.0 1.8 0.0 24.0
Tees 0.3 26.0 27.8 3.8 0.0 57.8
Wakefield 0.1 17.2 15.7 3.4 0.0 36.3
Total for Northern and Yorkshire Region 3.2 304.8 294.8 57.5 0.6 660.9
South East Region
Berkshire 0.2 26.1 23.8 7.8 0.1 58.0
Buckinghamshire 0.3 22.7 19.4 6.2 0.1 48.7
East Kent 0.7 25.7 27.0 5.1 0.1 58.5
East Surrey 0.0 16.3 10.5 3.7 0.0 30.4
East Susex, Brighton and Hove 0.4 37.9 37.7 7.2 0.1 83.2
Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and South East Hampshire 0.1 35.3 26.2 6.7 0.1 68.4
North and Mid Hampshire 0.6 22.2 15.7 6.5 0.1 45.1
Northamptonshire 0.5 20.5 21.6 6.4 0.0 49.0
Oxfordshire 0.3 22.0 15.8 6.5 0.2 44.8
Southampton and South West Hampshire 0.4 27.0 22.8 7.0 0.1 57.3
West Kent 0.5 34.0 33.4 9.5 0.1 77.6
West Surrey 0.4 22.0 16.4 6.6 0.0 45.5
West Sussex 0.3 40.0 24.5 7.8 0.1 72.6
Total for South East Region 4.8 351.8 294.8 86.9 0.9 739.2
South West Region
Avon 0.3 42.5 41.4 8.4 0.1 92.7
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 0.5 20.8 23.7 4.1 0.2 49.4
Dorset 0.3 33.1 24.5 6.4 0.1 64.5
Gloucestershire 0.4 20.1 20.4 6.8 0.1 47.8
North and East Devon 0.6 22.7 21.4 4.9 0.2 49.8
Somerset 0.4 19.4 15.2 3.3 0.1 38.5
South and West Devon 0.7 30.8 36.2 5.2 0.2 73.0
Wiltshire 0.3 26.6 20.3 6.4 0.1 53.7
Total for South West Region 3.5 215.9 203.1 45.6 1.1 469.2
Trent Region
Barnsley 0.1 10.3 8.2 2.6 0.0 21.1
Doncaster 0.2 12.2 12.5 2.7 0.0 27.6
Leicestershire 0.2 32.1 35.2 7.3 0.1 74.8
Lincolnshire 0.7 32.4 23.4 7.8 0.2 64.5
North Derbyshire 0.1 17.7 15.2 3.1 0.0 36.2
North Nottinghamshire 0.1 18.3 11.5 3.0 0.1 32.9
Nottingham 0.1 22.1 17.3 5.0 0.1 44.6
Rotherham 0.1 23.3 11.5 1.8 0.0 36.7

Estimate number of prescription items dispensed in the community in England for all antipsychotics by broad age group by health authorities and regions, 2001
Thousands
Health authority Children

age 0–15 years

 Elderly people

age 60 and

over

 Exempt Items

personally

administered

Charged1

 Total
Sheffield 0.3 20.6 21.5 4.2 0.0 46.6
South Humber 0.3 14.2 14.2 3.2 0.0 32.0
Southern Derbyshire 0.3 24.1 18.2 4.9 0.0 47.5
Total for Trent Region 2.4 227.2 188.8 45.5 0.5 464.5
West Midlands Region
Birmingham 1.4 40.8 55.3 6.7 0.0 104.3
Coventry 0.2 14.3 16.7 3.2 0.0 34.4
Dudley 0.2 13.2 12.5 3.5 0.0 29.4
Herefordshire 0.2 6.2 6.4 1.4 0.1 14.2
North Staffordshire 0.2 22.4 16.9 5.0 0.0 44.6
Sandwell 0.2 11.7 11.8 2.4 0.0 26.1
Shropshire 0.3 18.4 15.0 3.9 0.1 37.6
Solihull 0.2 6.3 6.1 1.8 0.0 14.3
South Staffordshire 0.4 25.6 16.0 4.8 0.1 46.9
Walsall 0.1 14.6 11.6 2.2 0.0 28.4
Warwickshire 0.3 22.2 16.8 5.4 0.1 44.7
Wolverhampton 0.1 11.6 10.8 1.6 0.0 24.0
Worcestershire 0.6 23.8 14.9 3.7 0.1 43.2
Total for West Midlands Region 4.3 231.2 210.8 45.6 0.4 492.3
England 25.6 2,147.2 2,083.9 456.2 5.1 4.717.9
1Charged prescription items inclide those where a charge was made at the point of dispensing and where a patient has a pre-paymentcertificate

Notes:

The analysis of the data for non-charged categories is based on a one in 20 sample of all exempt prescriptions submitted to the Prescription Pricing Authority by community pharmacists, appliance contractors, and dispensing doctors. Personally administered items are free of charge.

Antipsychotics are defined in the British National Formulary (BNF) paragraph 4.2.1, antipsychotic drugs.