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Both our organisation and NHS England and NHS Improvement are committed to the transparency agenda. We consider publishing the details of NHS payments to dentists to be in the public interest.Since 2015, we’ve published details of these payments on…

In order to support the work of controlled drug (CD) accountable officers and SICBLs, a working group has supported us in the development of some CD metrics.The group have chosen a number of specific areas of prescribing to focus on, based on…

Combatting antimicrobial resistance, the UK’s second five-year national action plan continues to promote optimal use of antimicrobials in humans to ensure safe and effective patient care by strengthening antimicrobial stewardship programmes. There…

This ‘Items not for routine prescribing’ dashboard is based on guidelines for an initial list of 18 treatments, drawn up with family doctors and pharmacists, which fall into one or more of these categories:products of low clinical…

Diabetes prescribing comparators show prescribing patterns for patients treated with antidiabetic drugs.Clinicians developed them to support better prescribing. They let you see variation, and identify areas of interest for further investigation and…

The comparators in this dashboard have been developed in response to the National Overprescribing Review (NOR). They relate to the quality of the prescribing system in addressing or avoiding overprescribing.Specifically, the comparators relate to…

In England, 81% of all drugs in primary care are already prescribed generically, generating significant savings for the NHS. Building on what’s been achieved with generic prescribing in recent years, we have developed a dashboard…

The polypharmacy prescribing comparators will help Sub Integrated Care Board Locations (SICBLs) and GP practices understand the variation in prescribing of multiple medicines. They'll also help to identify patients who are more likely to be…