Darwen Healthlink

Address: DARWEN HEALTH CENTRE, JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, LANCASHIRE, BB3 1PY

Part of CCG: NHS BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN CCG

Part of PCN: DARWEN PCN

Current practice type: GP Practice

Practice locations are approximate, based on postcode.

Standard measures

Our 77 standard measures compare performance across England. This is the measure where Darwen Healthlink has the greatest potential for improvement. View all 77 measures...

NHS low priority measures

These are measures about low-value items which NHS England says should not routinely prescribed in primary care. This is the ranking of Darwen Healthlink for all low-value items combined. View the 25 measures...

You can browse all of our measures by topic: Antimicrobial Stewardship (6), Cardiovascular system (15), Central Nervous system (4), Cost Saving (42), Diabetes (3), Efficacy (18), Erectile Dysfunction (2), Eye (2), Gastrointestinal system (2), Generic prescribing (8), Infections (7), NHS England Low Priority (25), Mental Health (5), Nutrition (3), Opioids (6), Pain (17), Mentioned in Papers (2), Reproductive system (3), Respiratory (3), Safety (24)

Savings on individual presentations

Every month, we identify the biggest cost saving opportunities for Darwen Healthlink. We also indicate cheaper options, based on what others have prescribed.

£13,685
The theoretical maximum of savings this practice could have saved this month through prescription switches. Read more...

Price concessions cost

We estimate that in November 2019 price concessions for out-of-stock medicines will cost Darwen Healthlink an additional
£2,303

See the full breakdown of this estimate, view costs for other months, and sign up for alerts on the price concessions dashboard.

Ghost-branded generics

New: many practices are mistakenly prescribing generics as if they are brands. See a list of generics that may be affected here.

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