Prescriptions (Hansard, 5 April 1995)

§ Mr. Donohoe
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, further to his answer of 21 March,Official Report, column 174, (i) how many pre-payment certificates were issued and (ii) how many prescriptions were dispensed on presentation of a pre-payment certificates, in each financial year since 1979–80 and for each health board in Scotland. [18254]

§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
This information is not available. The number of pre-payment certificates issued is not held centrally. Prescriptions dispensed on presentation of pre-payment certificates are not separately identified.

§ Mr. Donohoe
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, further to his answer of 21 March, Official Report, column174, how many prescriptions for which no charge was made were issued excluding items issued on prescription on presentation of a pre-payment certificate, in each financial year since 1979–80 and for each health board in Scotland. [18253]

§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
This information is not available. Prescriptions dispensed on presentation of pre-payment certificates are not separately identified.

§ Mr. Donohoe
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been(a) the amount raised from prescription charges within the NHS in Scotland and (b) the expenditure on the system of NHS prescriptions for medication within the NHS in Scotland; and if he will give the difference between (a) and (b) in each year since 1979–80. [18261]

§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
The information for the financial years 1979–80 to 1993–94 is set out in the table. The information shows(a) the annual income from NHS prescription charges paid by patients in respect of drugs and appliances dispensed by community

Health board 1979–80 £ 1980–81 £ 1981–82 £ 1982–83 £ 1983–84 £ 1984–85 £ 1985–86 £

Argyll and Clyde 361,984 654,993 839,544 978,013 1,050,524 1,139,261 1,244,913

Ayrshire and Arran 344,877 543,678 805,826 863,823 916,197 983,569 1,097,596

Borders 77,866 143,945 180,320 215,894 234,704 261,627 305,637

Dumfries and Galloway 115,805 184,775 260,017 309,078 340,806 364,014 411,166

Fife 281,440 450,802 638,069 741,875 811,065 874,511 977,389

Forth Valley 221,844 398,973 517,782 604,889 664,162 713,950 789,965

Grampian 379,213 696,876 907,565 1,112,691 1,216,002 1,381,119 1,599,033

Greater Glasgow 789,443 1,398,192 1,743,182 1,960,743 2,102,009 2,220,729 2,344,749

Highland 142,481 261,926 337,880 394,090 433,661 462,513 516,948

Lanarkshire 480,368 861,032 1,103,182 1,261,896 1,362,351 1,471,735 1,601,002

Lothian 562,167 909,458 1,283,843 1,500,822 1,633,670 1,774,271 1,999,526

Orkney 12,892 23,175 30,774 37,365 38,331 43,098 70,018

Shetland 21,622 42,291 45,832 46,375 44,717 50,399 59,086

Tayside 301,176 544,606 678,014 817,992 873,748 966,408 1,091,185

Western Isles 17,812 30,756 45,661 48,592 52,460 57,889 63,731

Total 4,110,990 7,145,478 9,417,491 10,894,138 11,774,407 12,765,093 14,171,944

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pharmacists, dispensing doctors and appliance suppliers and the sums collected in respect of the sale of prepayment certificates; (b) the net ingredient cost of the drugs and appliances and the remuneration paid to community pharmacists, dispensing doctors and appliance suppliers for dispensing these drugs and appliances; and (c) the difference between (a) and (b).

£ million

Year (a) Annual income (b) Annual expenditure (c) Difference between (a) and (b)

1979–80 4.38 99.94 95.56

1980–81 7.87 120.63 112.76

1981–82 10.27 137.57 127.30

1982–83 11.89 155.86 143.97

1983–84 12.87 172.02 159.15

1984–85 14.03 183.56 169.53

1985–86 15.62 195.30 179.68

1986–87 19.00 211.91 192.91

1987–88 18.25 235.98 217.73

1988–89 19.82 262.59 242.77

1989–90 21.69 292.82 271.13

1990–91 23.03 320.89 297.86

1991–92 25.51 359.55 334.04

1992–93 27.87 402.78 374.91

1993–94 30.51 435.97 405.46

§ Mr. Donohoe
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much was raised through the levying of prescriptions charges by each health board in Scotland in each financial year since 1979–80. [18188]

§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
The information for each health board for the financial years 1979–80 to 1993–94 is set out in the tables. The amounts of revenue shown include NHS prescription charges paid by patients in respect of drugs and appliances dispensed by community pharmacists, dispensing doctors and appliance suppliers. NHS prescription charges recovered from patients under health board post-dispensing checking arrangements are also included.
The amounts shown do not include the sums collected in respect of the sales of pre-payment certificates which are not deemed to be the payment of a charge under the NHS (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) Regulations 1989, as amended.
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Health Board 1986–87 £ 1987–88 £ 1988–89 £ 1989–90 £ 1990–91 £ 1991–92 £ 1992–93 £ 1993–94 £

Argyll and Clyde 1,541,503 1,401,971 1,619,931 1,664,327 1,739,909 1,909,549 2,034,494 2,165,136

Ayrshire and Arran 1,258,265 1,343,944 1,363,265 1,493,341 1,599,391 1,720,195 1,825,740 1,992,347

Borders 357,926 361,707 418,690 432,012 460,828 507,546 566,992 639,116

Dumfries and Galloway 529,758 506,040 591,008 616,088 650,903 731,447 790,551 889,771

Fife 1,290,751 1,127,660 1,224,895 1,367,947 1,451,579 1,634,243 1,752,818 1,799,866

Forth Valley 998,607 920,575 1,059,355 1,088,334 1,165,445 1,300,438 1,401,513 1,596,432

Grampian 1,841,974 2,043,973 2,006,440 2,205,824 2,399,868 2,694,810 3,039,443 3,331,274

Greater Glasgow 2,840,176 2,525,368 2,694,145 2,847,550 2,945,034 3,142,277 3,307,852 3,500,011

Highland 639,028 570,729 715,553 765,988 847,790 959,670 1,042,665 1,119,967

Lanarkshire 1,935,899 1,769,306 1,918,087 2,115,452 2,115,476 2,359,297 2,520,036 2,742,741

Lothian 2,539,710 2,352,445 2,550,357 3,037,177 3,031,138 3,337,516 3,626,777 4,053,025

Orkney 80,435 75,240 85,649 87,711 105,903 119,597 240,408 164,042

Shetland 73,169 73,797 79,223 83,269 105,137 103,192 113,651 130,688

Tayside 1,369,588 1,289,796 1,399,856 1,536,510 1,658,357 1,830,338 2,011,229 2,206,634

Western Isles 69,369 79,929 71,498 77,870 86,351 87,519 99,184 114,418

Total 17,366,158 16,442,480 17,797,952 19,419,400 20,403,109 22,437,634 24,373,353 26,445,468

Health board	1979–80 £	1980–81 £	1981–82 £	1982–83 £	1983–84 £	1984–85 £	1985–86 £
Argyll and Clyde	361,984	654,993	839,544	978,013	1,050,524	1,139,261	1,244,913
Ayrshire and Arran	344,877	543,678	805,826	863,823	916,197	983,569	1,097,596
Borders	77,866	143,945	180,320	215,894	234,704	261,627	305,637
Dumfries and Galloway	115,805	184,775	260,017	309,078	340,806	364,014	411,166
Fife	281,440	450,802	638,069	741,875	811,065	874,511	977,389
Forth Valley	221,844	398,973	517,782	604,889	664,162	713,950	789,965
Grampian	379,213	696,876	907,565	1,112,691	1,216,002	1,381,119	1,599,033
Greater Glasgow	789,443	1,398,192	1,743,182	1,960,743	2,102,009	2,220,729	2,344,749
Highland	142,481	261,926	337,880	394,090	433,661	462,513	516,948
Lanarkshire	480,368	861,032	1,103,182	1,261,896	1,362,351	1,471,735	1,601,002
Lothian	562,167	909,458	1,283,843	1,500,822	1,633,670	1,774,271	1,999,526
Orkney	12,892	23,175	30,774	37,365	38,331	43,098	70,018
Shetland	21,622	42,291	45,832	46,375	44,717	50,399	59,086
Tayside	301,176	544,606	678,014	817,992	873,748	966,408	1,091,185
Western Isles	17,812	30,756	45,661	48,592	52,460	57,889	63,731
Total	4,110,990	7,145,478	9,417,491	10,894,138	11,774,407	12,765,093	14,171,944

£ million
Year	(a) Annual income	(b) Annual expenditure	(c) Difference between (a) and (b)
1979–80	4.38	99.94	95.56
1980–81	7.87	120.63	112.76
1981–82	10.27	137.57	127.30
1982–83	11.89	155.86	143.97
1983–84	12.87	172.02	159.15
1984–85	14.03	183.56	169.53
1985–86	15.62	195.30	179.68
1986–87	19.00	211.91	192.91
1987–88	18.25	235.98	217.73
1988–89	19.82	262.59	242.77
1989–90	21.69	292.82	271.13
1990–91	23.03	320.89	297.86
1991–92	25.51	359.55	334.04
1992–93	27.87	402.78	374.91
1993–94	30.51	435.97	405.46

Health Board	1986–87 £	1987–88 £	1988–89 £	1989–90 £	1990–91 £	1991–92 £	1992–93 £	1993–94 £
Argyll and Clyde	1,541,503	1,401,971	1,619,931	1,664,327	1,739,909	1,909,549	2,034,494	2,165,136
Ayrshire and Arran	1,258,265	1,343,944	1,363,265	1,493,341	1,599,391	1,720,195	1,825,740	1,992,347
Borders	357,926	361,707	418,690	432,012	460,828	507,546	566,992	639,116
Dumfries and Galloway	529,758	506,040	591,008	616,088	650,903	731,447	790,551	889,771
Fife	1,290,751	1,127,660	1,224,895	1,367,947	1,451,579	1,634,243	1,752,818	1,799,866
Forth Valley	998,607	920,575	1,059,355	1,088,334	1,165,445	1,300,438	1,401,513	1,596,432
Grampian	1,841,974	2,043,973	2,006,440	2,205,824	2,399,868	2,694,810	3,039,443	3,331,274
Greater Glasgow	2,840,176	2,525,368	2,694,145	2,847,550	2,945,034	3,142,277	3,307,852	3,500,011
Highland	639,028	570,729	715,553	765,988	847,790	959,670	1,042,665	1,119,967
Lanarkshire	1,935,899	1,769,306	1,918,087	2,115,452	2,115,476	2,359,297	2,520,036	2,742,741
Lothian	2,539,710	2,352,445	2,550,357	3,037,177	3,031,138	3,337,516	3,626,777	4,053,025
Orkney	80,435	75,240	85,649	87,711	105,903	119,597	240,408	164,042
Shetland	73,169	73,797	79,223	83,269	105,137	103,192	113,651	130,688
Tayside	1,369,588	1,289,796	1,399,856	1,536,510	1,658,357	1,830,338	2,011,229	2,206,634
Western Isles	69,369	79,929	71,498	77,870	86,351	87,519	99,184	114,418
Total	17,366,158	16,442,480	17,797,952	19,419,400	20,403,109	22,437,634	24,373,353	26,445,468