National Audit Office - Prescribing costs in Primary Care - 18 May ‘07

Intro -  This report examines the first of these approaches: supporting doctors and other prescribers in their prescribing decisions. We looked at the scope for improving the efficiency of prescribing, issues involved in assessing prescribing effectiveness, and the influences on prescribing behaviour. We also examined the extent of drugs wastage, due, for example, to patients not taking drugs they were prescribed, or being given repeat prescriptions for medicines of which they already had a sufficient stock.

NAO – site   www.nao.org.uk/whatsnew.asp

• Full Report - http://tinyurl.com/2xxoyy
• Executive Summary - http://tinyurl.com/yqrfsr
• Executive Summary [HTML] - http://tinyurl.com/yvy2z7
• Technical Supplement - http://tinyurl.com/23b4rd
• Report into the findings of a survey of General Practitioners in England - http://tinyurl.com/yu4tm6
• Understanding what shapes GP's prescribing choices and how might these be changed - http://tinyurl.com/yu4tm6
• Influencing Prescribing Cost and Quality in Primary Care - http://tinyurl.com/23gkc7
• Further information [Excel format] - http://tinyurl.com/23v6qo

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