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Access for:

• registered users through ePACT2
• public users through Catalyst

The charts and data tables show values for prescribing comparators supporting the quality, innovation, productivity and prevention (QIPP) medicine use and procurement workstream.

The reports have been split into 4 sections.

• ADQ / Items
• ADQ / STAR PU
• percentage / items
• Items / STAR PU

Charts are presented with their associated data to provide a high level view of prescribing at:

• regional office
• integrated care board (ICB)
• commissioner / provider level
• practice
• all practice data

There are 3 views that can be selected. These are 'in quarter', 'quarter on quarter' or 'year on year'.

The data provided:

• only includes NHS prescribing for prescribers who are linked to a practice
• is based on items which have been prescribed in England on an FP10 and FP10HP and dispensed in the community
• may include items prescribed in England but dispensed in Wales, Scotland and the Isle of Man

If a prescription was issued but not presented for dispensing, or was not submitted to NHS Prescription Services by the dispenser, then it is not included in the data provided.

The data excludes:

• items prescribed in Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Isle of Man but dispensed in England
• items dispensed in prisons, hospitals and private prescriptions but does include prison and prescriptions issued by provider organisations which are dispensed in the community
• items prescribed by dentists, unidentified prescribers and prescribers working directly for the commissioner/provider

Comparators using PU weightings in the calculation

Practices that have prescribing, but do not have a list size, will be included in the data and have a comparator value of '0' as there is no list size to make the calculations.

Practices that have not prescribed, and do have a list size, will not be listed at all in the practice level data for that comparator. However, the list sizes for those practices with no prescribing will contribute to the list size and therefore comparator value in reports at a higher level (commissioner / provider level).