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<p>Information is not available in the format requested. The data that is available
is shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><p>Number of prescription items for British
National Formulary (BNF) Section 4.3 Anti-depressants</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>47,405,843</p></td><td><p>50,334,238</p></td><td><p>54,007,508</p></td><td><p>57,770,149</p></td><td><p>61,559,729</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>of
which:</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Halton CCG</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>154,316</p></td><td><p>163,386</p></td><td><p>170,377</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Knowsley
CCG</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>225,299</p></td><td><p>237,574</p></td><td><p>253,708</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool
CCG</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>629,073</p></td><td><p>669,238</p></td><td><p>717,613</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South
Sefton CCG</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>190,357</p></td><td><p>202,616</p></td><td><p>214,420</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southport
and Formby CCG</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>138,134</p></td><td><p>148,876</p></td><td><p>158,899</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St
Helens CCG</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>272,364</p></td><td><p>288,401</p></td><td><p>310,465</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wirral
CCG</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>418,441</p></td><td><p>453,584</p></td><td><p>487,649</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Halton
& St Helens PCT</p></td><td><p>349,954</p></td><td><p>379,122</p></td><td><p>402,388</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Knowsley
PCT</p></td><td><p>179,400</p></td><td><p>194,426</p></td><td><p>207,373</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool
PCT</p></td><td><p>499,977</p></td><td><p>544,495</p></td><td><p>582,834</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sefton
PCT</p></td><td><p>275,475</p></td><td><p>293,572</p></td><td><p>309,947</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wirral
PCT</p></td><td><p>337,917</p></td><td><p>364,241</p></td><td><p>392,049</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><em>Source:</em> The Prescribing Analysis and CosT tool (PACT) system provided
by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA)</p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p><strong>
</strong></p><ol><li>There is no central collection for the number of prescriptions.
The data available is at prescription item level. Prescriptions are written on a prescription
form, each single item written on the form is counted as a prescription item.</li></ol><p>
</p><ol start="2"><li>Data is available at sub national primary care trust (PCT) and
clinical commissioning group (CCG) level from 2010-11. National level data is only
available for the latest 60 months, therefore figures from a previous Parliamentary
Question have been used for 2011-12.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>The data extracted
for antidepressants is based on BNF section 4.3 antidepressant drugs using the classification
system prior to edition 70.</li></ol><p><strong> </strong></p><ol start="4"><li>The
data was obtained from the PACT system, maintained by NHS Prescription Services, a
division of NHSBSA, which covers prescriptions prescribed by general practitioners,
nurses, pharmacists and others in England and dispensed in the community in the United
Kingdom. For data at PCT or CCG level, prescriptions written by a prescriber located
in a particular PCT or CCG but dispensed outside that PCT or CCG will be included
in the PCT or CCG in which the prescriber is based. The data available in PACT is
a rolling 60 month dataset. Prescriptions written in England but dispensed outside
England are included. Prescriptions written in hospitals/clinics that are dispensed
in the community, prescriptions dispensed in hospitals, dental prescribing and private
prescriptions are not included in PACT data. It is important to note this as some
BNF sections have a high proportion of prescriptions written in hospitals that are
dispensed in the community. For example, BNF chapter 4, "Central Nervous System"
has a fair proportion of items written in mental health clinics that are dispensed
in the community - these prescriptions are not included in PACT data.</li></ol><p>
</p><ol start="5"><li>National level data is extracted directly from ePACT which holds
the latest 60 months of data only. PCT/CCG level data is extracted from ePACT and
made available in iView.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="6"><li>Prescriptions are written
on a prescription form known as a FP10. Each single item written on the form is counted
as a prescription item.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="7"><li>The PACT system uses the
therapeutic classifications defined in the BNF using the classification system prior
to edition 70. Information on why a drug is prescribed is not available in this dataset.
Since drugs can be prescribed to treat more than one condition, it may not be possible
to separate the different conditions for which a drug may have been prescribed.</li></ol><p>
</p><ol start="8"><li>The primary purpose of the BNF is to provide information for
clinicians. The format of the BNF was changed with Edition 70 (September 2015 - March
2016) to make it more user friendly. However the NHSBSA, who process dispensed prescription
forms and collects dispensed prescribing data and produce the PACT data, continue
to use the old BNF classification system to code medicines, which has become widely
used in the UK as a classification to allow comparisons between drug groups. For example
it is used to report cost and trend in medicines use and supports several Health and
Social Care Information Centre official publications. The data are used in many NHS
IT systems.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="9"><li>A CCG/PCT will only appear in the PACT
system if a prescription has been made within the time period that the data spans.
Hence, the total number of CCGs/PCTs will vary for different BNF chapters/sections.
Blank fields are indicative of CCGs/PCTs which have ceased to exist (or come into
existence) either because they have merged with one or more other CCGs/PCTs or have
been officially renamed during the time period for which data has been requested.</li></ol><p>
</p><p>10. The sum of the data for all CCGs/PCTs does not equal the total England
figure, because the total England figure includes unidentified Doctors (not possible
for NHSBSA Prescription Services to allocate to a CCG/PCT).</p><p> </p><p>11. iView
can be accessed using the following link: <a href="http://www.hscic.gov.uk/iview/prescribing"
target="_blank">http://www.hscic.gov.uk/iview/prescribing</a></p>
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