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Lancashire Health Expenditure

Answer

The information is not available in the requested format. However, data for 2000–01 to 2003–04 are shown in the table. Primary care trusts (PCTs) were not in existence prior to 2000–01 and 2003–04 is the latest year for which figures are available.Figures are taken from the audited summarisation schedules (accounts) of the relevant PCTs. Relevant PCTs are taken as being those within the current Cumbria and Lancashire Strategic Health Authority (SHA) area.Data shown is ““prescribing costs””, which is the total cost relating to prescribing by general practitioners within the PCT area, from the unified budget.

Expenditure by PCTs in the Cumbria and Lancashire SHA area on prescribing costs £000
PCT	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04
Blackburn with Darwen PCT	8,574	18,969	21,105	22,899
Blackpool PCT	n/a	n/a	24,452	26,307
Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale PCT	n/a	n/a	36,504	39,754
Carlisle and District PCT	n/a	13,842	16,088	17,917
Chorley and South Ribble PCT	n/a	24,169	27,925	30,675
Eden Valley PCT	n/a	8,049	9,400	10,277
Fylde PCT	n/a	n/a	11,796	12,651
Hyndburn and Ribble Valley PCT	n/a	n/a	16,637	18,015
Morecambe Bay PCT	n/a	40,896	45,551	48,946
Preston PCT	n/a	n/a	19,705	21,879
West Cumbria PCT	n/a	17,708	20,298	22,424
West Lancashire PCT	n/a	12,834	14,120	15,545
Wyre PCT	n/a	n/a	21,301	22,342
Notes: 1. ‘Prescribing costs' is the total cost relating to prescribing by GPs within the area accounted for by the PCT. 2. ‘n/a' indicates that a PCT was not in existence in that year. Sources: Audited summarisation schedules of the above PCTs 2000–01 to 2003–04.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

13739; 436 c2706-8W;436 c2734W

Session

2005-06

Subjects

NHS Prescriptions Lancashire