GP earning and expenses 2016/17
Analysis by DDA vice-chairman Dr Allan Tennant
Following the publication of GP Earnings and Expenses Estimates 2016/17,…
NHS statistical reports
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Shortages push NIC up 3.7pc in Scotland
Prescribing volumes down
Net ingredient costs in Scotland have risen 3.7 per…
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Community pharmacy network feels the pinch
More than double the number of last year's closures
Community pharmacies in England have felt the pinch with…
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Illegal diazepam trade down – but Scottish benzo deaths are up
Illicit fentanyl trade also noteworthy
Illegal diversion of 10mg diazepam fell 64 per cent…
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All quiet on Welsh pharmacy network
Little interest in controlled applications
One application to open a new pharmacy in a…
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Dispensing GPs lose market share to pharmacies
Pharmacy network growth continues - for now
Dispensing GPs in England dispensed 84.9 million items during…
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GP prescription annual statistics for Wales published
Overall items up 1 per cent in past year
GPs in Wales issued prescriptions for 80,028,057 items in…
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Scottish pay fails to keep up with workload
New annual report shows the dispensary burden
Dispenser pay inflation is failing to keep up with…
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Dispensing activity shows May has more forms issued than April
But average items per month down from 2016 to 2017
Welsh dispensing data for April and May has indicated…
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Diabetes prescribing rate doubles over decade compared to other conditions
Diabetes NIC increases 72 per cent and accounts for 11 per cent of all NIC
Diabetes prescribing rates have almost doubled compared to other…