Written question asked by Peter Bradley (Labour) on Wednesday, 2 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 9 March 2005. It was answered by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 March 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average costs (a) per patient and (b) per unit were of prescriptions issued by (i) dispensing and (ii) non-dispensing general practitioners for each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. - Inc table and figures.

Answer: Peter Bradley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average costs (a) per patient and (b) per unit were of prescriptions issued by (i) dispensing and (ii) non-dispensing general practitioners for each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [220474] Ms Rosie Winterton: The average cost per patient and per general medical practitioner (GMP) of prescriptions issued by dispensing and non-dispensing doctors in each year since 1998, is shown in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Average cost per patient (£) Average cost per GMP (£) Dispensing doctors Non- dispensing doctors Dispensing doctors Non- dispensing doctors 1998 100 90 79,500 181,900 1999 110 100 83,800 205,100 2000 130 100 86,700 214,900 2001 130 110 93,100 234,300 2002 140 130 102,000 261,000 2003 150 140 108,300 281,100 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Data for 1997 is not available.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 431 c1914-5W;431 c1907W; 220474
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Costs General practitioners Patients Prescriptions Per capita costs
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk