HC Deb 05 December 1996 vol 286 cc783-7W
Mr. Donohoe

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was(a) for each health board area in Scotland and (b) for Scotland as a whole (i) the amount raised through NHS prescription charges, (ii) the number

Value of NHS prescription charges 1987–88 to September 1996
Health board 1987–88 £ 1988–89 £ 1989–90 £ 1990–91 £ 1991–92 £
Argyll and Clyde 1,401,97 1,619,931 1,664,327 1,739,909 1,909,549
Ayrshire and Arran 1,343,944 1,363,265 1,493,341 1,599,391 1,720,195
Borders 361,707 418,690 432,012 460,828 507,546
Dumfries and Galloway 506,040 591,008 616,088 650,903 731,447
Fife 1,127,660 1,224,895 1,367,947 1,451,579 1,634,243
Forth Valley 920,575 1,059,355 1,088,334 1,165,445 1,300,438
Grampian 2,043,973 2,006,440 2,205,824 2,399,868 2,694,810
Greater Glasgow 2,525,368 2,694,145 2,847,550 2,945,034 3,142,277
Highland 570,729 715,553 765,988 847,790 959,670
Lanarkshire 1,769,306 1,918,087 2,115,452 2,155,476 2,359,297
Lothian 2,352,445 2,550,357 3,037,177 3,031,138 3,337,516
Orkney 75,240 85,649 87,711 105,903 119,597
Shetland 73,797 79,223 83,269 105,137 103,192
Tayside 1,289,796 1,399,856 1,536,510 1,658,357 1,830,338
Western Isles 79,929 71,498 77,870 86,351 87,519
Scotland 16,442,480 17,797,952 19,419,400 20,403,109 22,437,634

Health board 1992–93 £ 1993–94 £ 1994–95 £ 1995–96 £ April—September1 1996 £
Argyll and Clyde 2,034,494 2,165,136 2,293,714 2,369,665 1,157,616
Ayrshire and Arran 1,825,740 1,992,347 2,099,886 2,172,678 1,071,089
Borders 566,992 639,116 690,134 692,281 351,758
Dumfries and Galloway 790,551 889,771 947,752 982,787 492,072
Fife 1,752,818 1,799,866 2,224,604 2,196,186 1,100,681
Forth Valley 1,401,513 1,596,432 1,709,598 1,783,654 883,321
Grampian 3,039,443 3,331,274 3,703,506 3,753,881 1,902,064
Greater Glasgow 3,307,852 3,500,011 3,714,678 3,872,902 1,886,484
Highland 1,042,665 1,119,967 1,249,931 1,283,107 651,096
Lanarkshire 2,520,036 2,742,741 2,839,487 3,029,446 1,469,915
Lothian 3,626,777 4,053,025 4,395,732 4,574,405 2,286,180
Orkney 240,408 164,042 159,794 124,418 63,714
Shetland 113,651 130,688 137,164 156,151 81,288
Tayside 2,011,229 2,206,634 2,371,206 2,407,305 1,189,526
Western Isles 99,184 114,418 135,618 146,437 73,296
Scotland 24,373,353 26,445,468 28,672,804 29,545,303 14,660,100
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of prescriptions paid for and (iii) the average charge levied for each prescription for each financial year since 1987 and for the first six months of 1996–97. [7169]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The information for each health board for the financial years 1987–88 to 1995–96 and for the first six months of 1996–97 is set out in the tables.

The amount raised through NHS prescription charges shows the charges paid by patients in respect of drugs and appliances and prescription charges recovered from patients under health board post-dispensing checking arrangements. 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.

The average charge levied for each prescription item has been calculated by dividing the total income from NHS prescriptions, which includes income generated through the sale of pre-payment certificates, by the total number of prescription items dispensed.

Number of prescription items paid for by patients 1987–88 to September 1996
Health board 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
Argyll and Clyde 586,839 578,375 594,030 571,582 559,006
Ayrshire and Arran 522,527 521,018 535,044 518,753 508,068
Borders 151,739 149,900 153,616 150,299 148,946
Dumfries and Galloway 212,713 211,759 220,250 214,145 118,272
Fife 470,289 473,778 486,716 478,379 476,826
Forth Valley 385,721 379,450 389,990 378,100 379,832
Grampain 786,456 770,062 792,796 786,412 795,575
Greater Glasgow 1,054,202 1,025,324 1,032,679 968,043 928,024
Highland 257,601 259,368 274,072 276,660 281,916
Lanarkshire 741,925 738,955 761,004 707,139 697,945
Lothian 987,094 983,046 1,013,132 991,866 980,656
Orkney 24,110 23,791 24,494 25,196 26,008
Shetland 31,045 30,139 30,226 30,303 30,299
Tayside 537,69 537,126 550,797 543,774 538,107
Western Isles 29,981 27,473 29,417 27,036 25,746
Scotland 6,779,921 6,709,564 6,888,263 6,667,687 6,495,226

Health board 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 April —September11996
Argyll and Clyde 544,024 507,279 482,303 451,365 210,476
Ayrshire and Arran 492,048 464,918 442,229 413,843 194,743
Borders 153,334 149,674 145,428 131,863 63,956
Dumfries and Galloway 215,366 205,661 202,131 187,198 89,468
Fife 472,093 457,049 442,156 418,321 200,124
Forth Valley 379,011 370,334 362,785 339,744 160,604
Grampian 808,448 790,298 774,591 715,025 345,830
Greater Glasgow 891,952 821,936 790,842 737,696 342,997
Highland 276,275 263,329 264,187 244,401 118,381
Lanarkshire 684,209 643,796 606,541 577,037 267,257
Lothian 974,946 946,777 924,074 871,315 415,669
Orkney 26,883 27,497 25,157 23,699 11,584
Shetland 30,781 31,324 29,260 29,743 14,780
Tayside 536,069 519,104 498,760 458,534 216,277
Western Isles 26,337 28,556 27,002 27,893 13,327
Scotland 6,511,776 6,227,532 6,017,446 5,627,677 2,665,473
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Average charge levied per prescription item 1987–88 to September 1996
Health board 1987–88 £ 1988–89 £ 1989–90 £ 1990–91 £ 1991–92 £
Argyll and Clyde 0.43 0.45 0.47 0.49 0.51
Ayrshire and Arran 0.44 0.46 0.48 0.50 0.53
Borders 0.51 0.54 0.57 0.60 0.63
Dumfries and Galloway 0.51 0.53 0.56 0.58 0.38
Fife 0.50 0.52 0.55 0.58 0.62
Forth Valley 0.49 0.51 0.54 0.56 0.59
Grampian 0.59 0.61 0.65 0.69 0.76
Greater Glasgow 0.34 0.35 0.36 0.37 0.38
Highland 0.52 0.55 0.59 0.62 0.67
Lanark 0.42 0.44 0.46 0.47 0.49
Lothian 0.50 0.53 0.56 0.59 0.63
Orkney 0 50 0.53 0.58 0.61 0.68
Shetland 0.50 0.54 0.56 0.60 0.68
Tayside 0.47 0.49 0.52 0.54 0.58
Western Isles 0.35 0.36 0.39 0.40 0.42
Scotland 0.45 0.47 0.50 0.52 0.54
Average charge levied per prescription item 1987–88 to September 1996
Health board 1992–93 £ 1993–94 £ 1994–95 £ 1995–96 £ April-September11996 £
Argyll and Clyde 0.53 0.54 0.57 0.57 0.56
Ayrshire and Arran 0.55 0.58 0.60 0.61 0.61
Borders 0.67 0.71 0.76 0.74 0.74
Dumfries and Galloway 0.67 0.69 0.72 0.71 0.69
Fife 0.66 0.70 0.74 0.73 0.72
Forth Valley 0.62 0.67 0.71 0.71 0.68
Average charge levied per prescription item 1987–88 to September 1996
Health board 1992–93 £ 1993–94 £ 1994–95 £ 1995–96 £ Apri—September1 1996
Grampian 0.83 0.89 0.95 0.95 0.94
Greater Glasgow 0.39 0.39 0.41 0.42 0.41
Highland 0.70 0.72 0.78 0.76 0.75
Lanark 0.51 0.53 0.55 0.55 0.53
Lothian 0.68 0.72 0.77 0.78 0.77
Orkney 0.74 0.84 0.89 0.90 0.93
Shetland 0.74 0.79 0.84 0.90 0.91
Tayside 0.63 0.67 0.70 0.69 0.67
Western Isles 0.46 0.52 0.54 0.60 0.59
Scotland 0.58 0.61 0.64 0.64 0.63
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