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Audit Scotland - NHS management of GP prescribing has improved
The NHS in Scotland has improved how it manages prescribing in general practice during a period when it has faced considerable pressures. Spending on drugs has fallen in real terms over the past seven years despite the volume of prescriptions rising significantly.
GP prescribing accounts for 70 per cent of all NHS spending on drugs in Scotland. This amounts to almost £1 billion a year. Audit Scotland has today published Prescribing in general practice in Scotland, its third report on the subject.
The report says the health service has improved its management of GP prescribing, and family doctors are getting more support and guidance on their prescribing. Spending fell by 11 per cent in real terms between 2004 and 2011, despite the volume of prescriptions rising by a third during that time.
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GP prescribing accounts for 70 per cent of all NHS spending on drugs in Scotland. This amounts to almost £1 billion a year. Audit Scotland has today published Prescribing in general practice in Scotland, its third report on the subject.
The report says the health service has improved its management of GP prescribing, and family doctors are getting more support and guidance on their prescribing. Spending fell by 11 per cent in real terms between 2004 and 2011, despite the volume of prescriptions rising by a third during that time.
Click here for the full article
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