Prescribing across the NHS in England
Prescribing measures
The charts below show the distribution of prescribing behaviour across CCGs in NHS England on various measures covering safety, efficacy and cost-effectiveness (read more about these).
If all CCGs across England had prescribed at least as well
as the median CCG on the cost-saving measures the monthly
cost saving in September 2024 would have
been:
£2,543,000
If they had prescribed as well as the best decile the saving would have been:
£5,594,000
Low priority prescribing
NHS England produce a list of products considered low priority for funding by the NHS. The total monthly spend on such products in September 2024 was: £5,320,000
If every CCG had prescribed low priority products at least
as sparingly as the median CCG the monthly cost saving in
September 2024 would have been:
£652,300
If they had prescribed at the level achieved by the best decile the saving
would have been:
£1,869,000
PPU cost savings
There is wide variation in the unit cost of a number of medicines prescribed across England, due to the way the reimbursement system is structured.
We have calculated the potential monthly cost saving if every CCG
achieved the unit cost obtained by the best 10%.
In September 2024 this was:
£32,870,000
Impact of price concessions
We have estimated the additional spending due to price concessions on
out-of-stock products by taking the latest available prescribing data from
September 2024
and projecting forwards.
In November 2024 this amounts to:
£6,612,000
Showing measures tagged NHS England - items which should not routinely be prescribed in primary care
This is a list of products considered a low priority for NHS Funding by NHS England. For more information on how OpenPrescribing can support identification of cost-saving opportunities please consult our How-to guide.
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