§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what sums were spent on NHS primary care services in Scotland in (i) 1994–95, (ii) 1995–96 and (iii) 1996–97, broken down by(a) pharmaceutical
FHS Expenditure 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 £000 Percentage of total £000 Percentage of total £000 Percentage of total Pharm Services 469,294 50.60 510,501 51.70 550,559 52.35 General Medical Services 286,249 30.86 303,145 30.7 19,959 30.42 Gen Dental Services 146,618 15.81 147,025 14.89 152,664 14.52 Gen Ophthalmic Services 25,048 2.70 26,108 2.64 28,186 2.68 Mise (refund of patient charges not due) 214 0.02 666 0.07 285 0.03 Total 927,423 987,445 1,051,653
§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what sums have been allocated to the NHS primary care service in Scotland in 1997–98, and the total broken down into(a) pharmaceutical services, (b) general medical services, (c) general ophthalmic services and (d) general dental services; and what percentage of the total each of these represents. [23841]
§ Mr. GalbraithThe information requested is set out in the table:
FHS 1997–98 £(000) Percentage Pharmaceutical Services 599,481 53.16 General Medical Services 336,372 29.83 General Dental Services 162,192 14.38 General Ophthalmic Services 29,288 2.60 Misc. (refund of patient charges not due) 282 0.03 Total 1,127,615
§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the sums paid for drugs, medicines, dressings and appliances prescribed and dispensed by dispensing doctors in Scotland under the NHS primary care service in(a) 1994–95, (b) 1995–96 and (c) 1996–97, and the allocation for 1997–98, and the budget from which these sums were drawn. [23826]
§ Mr. GalbraithThe amounts reimbursed to dispensing doctors in respect of items dispensed in the financial years 1994–95 to 1996–97 are set out in the table.
No specific allocation has been made for the reimbursement of dispensing doctors in 1997–98.
The budget from which reimbursement is made is on Class XIII, Vote 4 Hospital, Community Health, Family Health, and other health services and Welfare Food, Scotland.
682W
Dispensing doctors payments 1994–95 £ 1995–96 £ 1996–97 £ Net ingredient cost 12,879,981 13,421,024 14,780,332 VAT 2,266,539 2,361,167 2,599,494 Totals 15,146,520 15,782,191 17,379,826 services, (b) general medical services, (c) general ophthalmic services and (d) general dental services; and what percentage of the total each represented in each of the above years. [23842]
§ Mr. GalbraithThe information requested is set out in the table:
§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of the Scottish NHS primary care pharmaceutical budget was allocated to the remuneration of pharmacy contractors in(a) 1994–95, (b) 1995–96 and (c) 1996–97; how this proportion is determined, and what proportion of the sums allocated to the Scottish NHS primary care pharmaceutical budget for 1997–98 has been made available for this purpose. [23840]
§ Mr. GalbraithThe proportion of the Scottish NHS primary care pharmaceutical budget allocated to the remuneration of pharmacy contractors in 1994–95, 1995–96 and 1996–97 and 1997–98 is set out in the table.
Remuneration of community pharmacists is not determined as a proportion of the budget but is determined in negotiation with the profession within the parameters of the Government's policy in relation to public sector pay.
The amount allocated for the remuneration of pharmacy contractors in 1997–98 reflects the introduction of local contracts for certain pharmaceutical services. £3.82 million was top sliced from the amount allocated for remuneration and distributed to health boards to pay for locally contracted services.
Remuneration of pharmacy contractors as a proportion of the NHS in Scotland primary care pharmaceutical budget 1994–95 percentage 1995–96 percentage 1996–97 percentage 1997–98 percentage 14.94 14.08 13.46 12.12
§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the fees and allowances paid to dispensing doctors in Scotland under the NHS primary care service in (i) 1994–95, (ii) 1995–96 and (iii) 1996–97 and the allocation for 1997–98; from which budget these sums were drawn; and for what reason. [23839]
§ Mr. GalbraithThe information for Scotland for the financial years 1994–95 to 1996–97 is shown in the table.
No specific allocation has been made for dispensing doctors' remuneration in 1997–98.
683WThe budget from which these sums were voted is on Class XIII, Vote 4 Hospital, Community Health, Family Health, and other health services and Welfare Food, Scotland.
Dispensing doctors payments 1994–95 £ 1995–96 £ 1996–97 £ Fees and Allowance 3,208,762 3,251,736 3,450,439