The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 279 No 7468 p253
8 September 2007

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Report forecasts NHS surplus

The first quarter report for the NHS in England forecasts a surplus of £983m (1.3 per cent of its total budget) at the end of 2007–08.

A surplus of £510m was achieved the year before, after a £547m deficit in 2005–06. The gross deficit of the NHS in England now stands at £204m, down from £911m last year.

The report also says that 11 per cent of GP: prescriptions are now being sent electronically to pharmacies.