Prescriptions (Hansard, 22 October 1985)

HC Deb 22 October 1985 vol 84 cc145-6W 145W

§ Mr. Barry Jones
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what, in each of the last five years, has been the average number of prescriptions issued per patient on general practitioner lists in Wales.

§ Mr. Mark Robinson
The information given in the following table is based on all prescriptions dispensed by chemists, appliance contractors and dispensing doctors in Wales:146W

Average number of prescriptions per patient^*

1980–81 8.6

1981–82 8.6

1982–83 9.0

1983–84 9.1

1984–85 9.2

^* Patients on GP lists at 1 October in each year.

	Average number of prescriptions per patient^*
1980–81	8.6
1981–82	8.6
1982–83	9.0
1983–84	9.1
1984–85	9.2
^* Patients on GP lists at 1 October in each year.