Prescriptions (Hansard, 14 January 1992)

§ Mr. Michael
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many prescriptions have been issued in each of the last five years in each(a) region, (b) district and (c) family practitioner committee area;
(2) what proportion of prescriptions issued in each (a) region, (b) district and (c) family practitioner committee area has been presented and made up in each of the last five years.

§ Mrs. Virginia Bottomley
Information on the number of prescriptions issued is not collected centrally. However, the available information, which relates to the number of prescription items dispensed in each family practitioner committee area, is given in the table:
553W

Family practitioner committee name 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990

East Anglia 9,673,110 10,162,101 10,584,544 10,811,126 11,316,072

Bedfordshire 3,158,106 3,241,140 3,338,690 3,307,595 3,362,846

Hertfordshire 5,796,340 6,001,601 6,138,657 6,223,554 6,416,418

Barnct 1,922,566 1,977,652 2,018,795 2,020,507 2,070,656

Brent and Harrow 3,064,042 3,138,898 3,211,786 3,211,897 3,272,865

Ealing. Hammersmith and Houslow 4,428,364 4,551,380 4,666,220 4,636,206 4,724,122

Hillingdon 1,575,618 1,632,454 1,683,697 1,678,978 1,714,124

Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster 2,289,088 2,326,057 2,332,331 2,328,157 2,367,833

North West Thames 22,234,124 22,869,182 23,390,176 23,406,894 23,928,864

Essex 8,922,179 9,301,235 9,648,183 9,729,639 10,059,813

Barking and Havering 2,672,009 2,743,040 2,810,380 2,780,453 2,801,046

Camdcn and Islington 2,383,359 2,432,223 2,500,214 2,533,761 2,562,905

City and East London 4,740,107 4,882,194 5,028,925 5,046,904 5,197,875

Enficld and Haringey 2,942,757 3,030,488 3,122,151 3,115,785 3,220,649

Redbridgc and Waltham Forest 3,329,448 3,416,349 3,517,436 3,526,107 3,592,268

North East Thames 24,989,858 25,805,529 26,627,289 26,732,649 27,434,556

East Sussex 5,190,738 5,370,258 5,539,846 5,647,059 5,787,777

Kent 9,749,436 10,112,607 10,473,361 10,571,318 10,845,489

Bexley and Greenwich 2,798,125 2,908,591 3,021,368 3,055,823 3,115,813

Bromley 1,826,401 1,867,369 1,921,494 1,947,332 2,002,312

Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark 4,812,242 4,976,931 5,117,628 5,134,866 5,240,558

South East Thames 24,376,942 25,235,758 26,073,697 26,356,398 26,991,949

Surrey 5,875,861 6,001,672 6,148,999 6,217,406 6,348,610

West Sussex 4,590,848 4,726,252 4,877,523 4,936,130 5,048,700

Croydon 2,034,796 2,055,621 2,091,985 2,090,451 2,127,793

Kingston and Richmond 1,968,008 2,015,418 2,053,251 2,057,472 2,078,266

Mcrton, Sutton and Wandsworth 4,009,349 4,065,819 4,117,266 4,107,280 4,202,733

South West Thames 18,478,862 18,864,782 19,289,024 19,408,739 19,806,102

Dorset 4,525,155 4,685,446 4,868,645 4,992,297 5,170,818

Hampshire 9,499,014 9,872,078 10,290,118 10,466,262 10,799,074

Wiltshire 3,008,272 3,141,942 3,267,030 3,328,863 3,415,938

Isle of Wight 916,002 945,087 987,895 997,319 1,019,820

Wessex 17,948,443 18,644,553 19,413,688 19,784,741 20,405,650

Berkshire 4,181,480 4,265,453 4,410,176 4,444,494 4,594,558

Buckinghamshire 3,302,241 3,454,410 3,558,450 3,614,297 3,713,468

Northamptonshire 3,223,831 3,368,337 3,491,114 3,551,395 3,631,358

Oxfordshire 2,463,031 2,577,342 2,681,741 2,711,636 2,801,954

Oxford 13,170,583 13,665,542 14,141,481 14,321,822 14,741,338

Avon 5,847,051 6,028,367 6,237,886 6,309,468 6,466,380

Cornwall 2,690,005 2,799,921 2,939,187 3,035,050 3,151,895

Devon 6,822,875 7,064,588 7,314,134 7,512,263 7,792,928

Gloucestershire 2,760,546 2,868,145 2,977,509 3,043,634 3,135,574

Somerset 2,604,560 2,712,661 2,830,933 2,910,176 2,978,335

South Western 20,725,037 21,473,682 22,299,649 22,810,591 23,525,112

Hereford and Worcester 3,717,999 3,892,642 4,020,928 4,071,426 4,174,223

Shropshire 2,334,642 2,449,139 2,554,580 2,573,840 2,608,489

Staffordshire 6,766,596 7,109,289 7,368,040 7,464,050 7,656,453

Warwickshire 2,914,718 3,040,840 3,164,912 3,196,001 3,260,316

Birmingham 8,675,699 9,021,127 9,169,069 9,184,294 9,349,830

Coventry 2,492,283 2,623,554 2,698,367 2,703,646 2,712,591

Dudley 2,048,786 2,140,744 2,228,303 2,294,169 2,330,390

Sandwell 2,658,880 2,783,957 2,824,966 2,835,700 2,845,582

Solihull 1,339,612 1,416,652 1,470,484 1,489,509 1,516,948

Walsall 2,282,791 2,411,855 2,474,375 2,508,838 2,530,159

Wolvcrhampton 2,105,762 2,199,871 2,271,975 2,252,872 2,260,337

West Midlands 37,337,768 39,069,670 40,245,969 40,574,345 41,245,318

554W 555W

Family practitioner committee name 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990

Cheshire 6,647,036 6,963,275 7,181,824 7,347,467 7,550,720

Liverpool 4,713,287 4,950,361 5,062,609 5,176,887 5,237,237

St, Helens and Knowsley 2,940,148 3,127,422 3,273,044 3,459,262 3,565,418

Sefton 2,476,341 2,619,761 2,728,506 2,856,470 2,931,784

Wirrall 2,828,674 2,989,933 3,108,948 3,214,740 3,306,170

Mersey 19,605,486 20,650,752 21,354,931 22,054,826 22,583,329

Lancashire 11,679,710 12,252,861 12,598,874 12,903,812 13,146,694

Bolton 2,051,459 2,107,670 2,189,25! 2,244,321 2,308,317

Bury 1,556,523 1,607,813 1,666,628 1,691,638 1,730,962

Manchester 4,137,871 4,286,833 4,397,116 4,425,770 4,469,847

Oldham 1,850,941 1,941,125 2,009,543 2,065,234 2,124,595

Rochdale 1,764,038 1,844,374 1,946,469 1,978,637 2,058,036

Salford 2,320,124 2,389,446 2,464,433 2,477,094 2,513,219

Stockport 2,191,910 2,296,053 2,380,888 2,404,459 2,462,905

Tamesidc 1,733,619 1,826,836 1,921,474 1,980,517 2,016,614

Traflbrd 1,982,803 2,072,155 2,136,444 2,166,003 2,217,819

Wigan 2,609,950 2,737,135 2,860,696 2,885,454 2,918,058

North Western 33,878,948 35,362,301 36,571,816 37,222,939 37,967,068

England 322,550,836 335,282,684 346,536,502 351,885,295 360,500,548

§ Mr. Michael
To ask the Secretary of State for Health for what proportion of prescriptions in each(a) county and (b) family practitioner committee area the patient has been liable to make full payment in each of the last five years.

§ Mrs. Virginia Bottomley
Information relating to England is retained only for three years. The available data, which relates to the percentage of prescription items in each regional health authority for which the patient has been liable to make full payment, is given in the table.

Regional Health Authority 1988 1989 1990

Northern 14.8 14.4 13.8

Yorkshire 15.7 15.4 14.7

Trent 16.5 16.1 15.3

East Anglia 19.4 19.2 18.2

North West Thames 21.4 20.9 19.9

North East Thames 18.5 18.0 16.9

South East Thames 17.9 17.6 16.8

South West Thames 21.1 20.7 19.9

Wcssex 18.9 18.7 17.9

Oxford 23.2 23.0 22.0

South Western 17.7 17.5 16.7

West Midlands 16.1 15.9 15.2

Mersey 13.3 13.0 12.2

North Western 14.4 14.2 13.4

England 17.3 17.0 16.1

Family practitioner committee name	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990
East Anglia	9,673,110	10,162,101	10,584,544	10,811,126	11,316,072
Bedfordshire	3,158,106	3,241,140	3,338,690	3,307,595	3,362,846
Hertfordshire	5,796,340	6,001,601	6,138,657	6,223,554	6,416,418
Barnct	1,922,566	1,977,652	2,018,795	2,020,507	2,070,656
Brent and Harrow	3,064,042	3,138,898	3,211,786	3,211,897	3,272,865
Ealing. Hammersmith and Houslow	4,428,364	4,551,380	4,666,220	4,636,206	4,724,122
Hillingdon	1,575,618	1,632,454	1,683,697	1,678,978	1,714,124
Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster	2,289,088	2,326,057	2,332,331	2,328,157	2,367,833
North West Thames	22,234,124	22,869,182	23,390,176	23,406,894	23,928,864
Essex	8,922,179	9,301,235	9,648,183	9,729,639	10,059,813
Barking and Havering	2,672,009	2,743,040	2,810,380	2,780,453	2,801,046
Camdcn and Islington	2,383,359	2,432,223	2,500,214	2,533,761	2,562,905
City and East London	4,740,107	4,882,194	5,028,925	5,046,904	5,197,875
Enficld and Haringey	2,942,757	3,030,488	3,122,151	3,115,785	3,220,649
Redbridgc and Waltham Forest	3,329,448	3,416,349	3,517,436	3,526,107	3,592,268
North East Thames	24,989,858	25,805,529	26,627,289	26,732,649	27,434,556
East Sussex	5,190,738	5,370,258	5,539,846	5,647,059	5,787,777
Kent	9,749,436	10,112,607	10,473,361	10,571,318	10,845,489
Bexley and Greenwich	2,798,125	2,908,591	3,021,368	3,055,823	3,115,813
Bromley	1,826,401	1,867,369	1,921,494	1,947,332	2,002,312
Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark	4,812,242	4,976,931	5,117,628	5,134,866	5,240,558
South East Thames	24,376,942	25,235,758	26,073,697	26,356,398	26,991,949
Surrey	5,875,861	6,001,672	6,148,999	6,217,406	6,348,610
West Sussex	4,590,848	4,726,252	4,877,523	4,936,130	5,048,700
Croydon	2,034,796	2,055,621	2,091,985	2,090,451	2,127,793
Kingston and Richmond	1,968,008	2,015,418	2,053,251	2,057,472	2,078,266
Mcrton, Sutton and Wandsworth	4,009,349	4,065,819	4,117,266	4,107,280	4,202,733
South West Thames	18,478,862	18,864,782	19,289,024	19,408,739	19,806,102
Dorset	4,525,155	4,685,446	4,868,645	4,992,297	5,170,818
Hampshire	9,499,014	9,872,078	10,290,118	10,466,262	10,799,074
Wiltshire	3,008,272	3,141,942	3,267,030	3,328,863	3,415,938
Isle of Wight	916,002	945,087	987,895	997,319	1,019,820
Wessex	17,948,443	18,644,553	19,413,688	19,784,741	20,405,650
Berkshire	4,181,480	4,265,453	4,410,176	4,444,494	4,594,558
Buckinghamshire	3,302,241	3,454,410	3,558,450	3,614,297	3,713,468
Northamptonshire	3,223,831	3,368,337	3,491,114	3,551,395	3,631,358
Oxfordshire	2,463,031	2,577,342	2,681,741	2,711,636	2,801,954
Oxford	13,170,583	13,665,542	14,141,481	14,321,822	14,741,338
Avon	5,847,051	6,028,367	6,237,886	6,309,468	6,466,380
Cornwall	2,690,005	2,799,921	2,939,187	3,035,050	3,151,895
Devon	6,822,875	7,064,588	7,314,134	7,512,263	7,792,928
Gloucestershire	2,760,546	2,868,145	2,977,509	3,043,634	3,135,574
Somerset	2,604,560	2,712,661	2,830,933	2,910,176	2,978,335
South Western	20,725,037	21,473,682	22,299,649	22,810,591	23,525,112
Hereford and Worcester	3,717,999	3,892,642	4,020,928	4,071,426	4,174,223
Shropshire	2,334,642	2,449,139	2,554,580	2,573,840	2,608,489
Staffordshire	6,766,596	7,109,289	7,368,040	7,464,050	7,656,453
Warwickshire	2,914,718	3,040,840	3,164,912	3,196,001	3,260,316
Birmingham	8,675,699	9,021,127	9,169,069	9,184,294	9,349,830
Coventry	2,492,283	2,623,554	2,698,367	2,703,646	2,712,591
Dudley	2,048,786	2,140,744	2,228,303	2,294,169	2,330,390
Sandwell	2,658,880	2,783,957	2,824,966	2,835,700	2,845,582
Solihull	1,339,612	1,416,652	1,470,484	1,489,509	1,516,948
Walsall	2,282,791	2,411,855	2,474,375	2,508,838	2,530,159
Wolvcrhampton	2,105,762	2,199,871	2,271,975	2,252,872	2,260,337
West Midlands	37,337,768	39,069,670	40,245,969	40,574,345	41,245,318

Regional Health Authority	1988	1989	1990
Northern	14.8	14.4	13.8
Yorkshire	15.7	15.4	14.7
Trent	16.5	16.1	15.3
East Anglia	19.4	19.2	18.2
North West Thames	21.4	20.9	19.9
North East Thames	18.5	18.0	16.9
South East Thames	17.9	17.6	16.8
South West Thames	21.1	20.7	19.9
Wcssex	18.9	18.7	17.9
Oxford	23.2	23.0	22.0
South Western	17.7	17.5	16.7
West Midlands	16.1	15.9	15.2
Mersey	13.3	13.0	12.2
North Western	14.4	14.2	13.4
England	17.3	17.0	16.1