Pharmaceutical Services
Pharmacy staff provide a service in all three care sectors of NHS Scotland. The cost of providing pharmaceutical services in each of these sectors in 2011/12 was:
| NHS Sector | Pharmacy Expenditure | % of Total Services Expenditure | |||
| Hospital | £643.3 Million |
12.3 |
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| Community | £174 Million |
12.0 |
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| Family Health | £1,181.4 Million |
48.9 |
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| Total | £1,998.7 Million |
22.0 |
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This expenditure includes staff pay as well as all supplies. The largest proportion of expenditure is the cost of Drugs. Expenditure on pharmaceutical services for each NHS Board is shown in the following report:
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[26kb] - expenditure on pharmaceutical services, by NHS sector, by board
Hospital Sector
The cost of providing pharmacy services at specialty level, as part of the total cost, is shown in the Specialty Costs reports.
Family Health Services
Much more detailed information on the Family Health Services sector is available from the Prescribing & Dispensing website.
