Table 2.

Total number of items prescribed by NMIPs, as well as the number per 100 000 population and percentage of all items prescribed, per Hb in primary care in Wales and dispensed in community pharmacies since April 2011 until March 2018

Health board	Total number of items prescribed by NMIPs	% of the prescribed items by NMIPs in each HB*	Prescribed items by NMIPs per 100 000 population
BCUHB	1 711 949	33.64	240 742.5
ABUHB	834 879	16.41	139 396.5
CVUHB	711 805	13.99	145 069.9
HDUHB	686 166	13.48	172 782.9
ABMUHB	573 624	11.27	106 813.2
CTMUHB	371 315	7.30	122 620.2
PTHB	198 667	3.91	137 000.6

*The percentage of the prescribed items by NMIPs in each HB was calculated based on the total number of items prescribed by NMIPs in all Wales.

ABMUHB, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University HB; ABUHB, Aneurin Bevan University HB; BCUHB, Betsi Cadwaladr University HB; CTMUHB, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University HB; CVUHB, Cardiff and Vale University HB; HB, health board; HDUHB, Hywel Dda University HB; NMIPs, non-medical independent prescribers; PTHB, Powys Teaching HB.