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Date Last Updated: 13-12-2018

Survey Name:

HSE Funded Pharmacy Claims

Survey purpose:

To provide figures on HSE Funded Pharmacy Claims under the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme.

Legislative Basis National:

Not applicable

Legislative Basis European:

Not applicable

Periodicity:

Annual

Statistical Population:

Members of the population with medical cards, for which pharmacies have claimed PCRS refunds from the HSE.

Sampling Frame:

Not applicable

Reference Area:

State

Time Coverage:

2013-2016

Base Period:

Not applicable

Sector Coverage:

Pharmacy claims paid for by the Primary Care Reimbursement Service on the GMS scheme.

Survey Size:

Not applicable

Principal Variables:

The costs and number of pharmacy claims made broken down by gender, age and Local Health Office region.

Principal External Users:

Department of Health, Health Service Execute (HSE), House of the Oireachtas, researchers, general public.

Contact Organisation:

Central Statistics Office

Business Area:

Social & Demographic Statistics

Contact Person:

Sinead Bracken

Contact Person Function:

Statistician

Other Business Area Specialists:

Contact email:

ihs@cso.ie

Contact phone number:

(+353) 21 453 5000