§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is(a) the average and (b) the range of expenditure per patient between general practitioner practices in each family practitioner committee area of the Northern health region in the year 1988–89, using the PACT database.
Northern Regional Health Authority Range of basic prices/patients Average basic price/patient Lowest Highest Quarter Ending £ £ £ Cleveland FPC 11.46 6.64 42.80 July 1989 Cumbria FPC 10.95 2.53 19.21 August 1989 Durham FPC 11.87 6.90 20.21 August 1989 Gateshead FPC 10.56 7.80 14.85 June 1989 Newcastle FPC 10.15 2.94 14.71 July 1989 Northumberland FPC 10.85 7.41 16.13 June 1989 North Tyneside FPC 12.54 6.42 21.45 June 1989 South Tyneside 11.00 8.35 13.60 June 1989 Sunderland FPC 12.05 7.45 17.66 August 1989 Notes:
1. The figures are based on patient list sizes of 500 or more of prescribing doctors within the FPC. Lists of less than 500 and of dispensing doctors are not included.
2. The figures are net ingredient cost (basic price) of prescriptions dispensed in response to prescriptions written by practices within the FPC. They take no account of discount, dispensing costs or fees and therefore do not represent actual expenditure.
3. The FPCs are divided into three streams for reporting purposes. Each stream has a different quarterly cycle. Aggregated annual data is not available.