§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Heath what is the average percentage of generic prescriptions by(a) non-fundholding and (b) fundholding general practitioners. [20882]
§ Mr. MaloneThe percentage of generic prescriptions written by non-fundholding general practitioners in England and dispensed in 1994–95 is 50.5 per cent. The equivalent figure for fundholding general practitioners is 55.3 per cent.
Notes
1. The data cover all prescriptions dispensed by community pharmacists and appliance contractors, dispensing doctors, and prescriptions submitted by prescribing doctors for items personally administered in England.
2.The analyses are based on prescriptions written by GPs and dispensing doctors in England only, wherever they are dispensed