Prescriptions

Mr. Lansley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many prescriptions have been issued using the electronic prescriptions service in each month since it became operational. (106131)

The number of prescription messages issued using the electronic prescription service (EPS) are detailed in the following table:

*Prescriptions messages*
Date	Number
20-28 February 2005	607
March 2005	3,442
April 2005	2,887
May 2005	3,576
June 2005	3,394
July 2005	6,135
August 2005	6,432
September 2005	14,400
October 2005	46,039
November 2005	69,823
December 2005	68,365
January 2006	87,074
February 2006	153,771
March 2006	260,898
April 2006	262,952
May 2006	439,427
June 2006	662,362
July 2006	816,584
August 2006	1,083,300
September 2006	1,362,209
October 2006	1,361,877
1-23 November 2006	1,174,587
Total	7,890,141

This and other key information about deployments under the national programme for information technology are routinely published, and updated, on the programme’s website at:

www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/delivery/servicemanagement/deployment

Volume 454: debated on Wednesday 6 December 2006