Pharmaceuticals (Cost) (Hansard, 9 December 1992)

HC Deb 09 December 1992 vol 215 cc686-7W 686W

§ Rev. Martin Smyth
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the cost of pharmaceuticals to hospitals, prescribing doctors and normal general practitioner prescription costs for the past five years; and if she will make a statement.
687W

§ Dr. Mawhinney
Expenditure on drugs by the family health services (FHS) and health authorities in England is shown in the table. The FHS figures include the cost of prescriptions written by all family doctors.

£ million

Family health services Hospital and community health services Total

1987–88 1,536 352 1,888

1988–89 1,744 380 2,124

1989–90 1,942 414 2,356

1990–91 2,080 460 2,540

1991–92 2,317 ¹— —

¹ An equivalent figure for 1991–92 is not yet available.

£ million
	Family health services	Hospital and community health services	Total
1987–88	1,536	352	1,888
1988–89	1,744	380	2,124
1989–90	1,942	414	2,356
1990–91	2,080	460	2,540
1991–92	2,317	¹—	—
¹ An equivalent figure for 1991–92 is not yet available.