National Prescribing Patterns in Stoma Care Across the United Kingdom: A Prescription Cost Analysis with Health Policy Implications
Victoria Gilpin, Cliodhna McCann, Niamh Magee, Erika J. Rosbotham, Sebastian Leonties, L. Kirsty Pourshahidi, Chris I. R. Gill, Ellen E. A. Simpson, Karl McCreadie, Sarah-Jane Nelson, James Davis · 2026
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Victoria Gilpin and colleagues analyse national prescribing patterns and costs for stoma care products across the United Kingdom. Their 2026 prescription cost analysis uses official data from twenty twenty-three for all four nations.
Total spending on ostomy products reached hundreds of millions of pounds, a small share of overall prescription expenditure. Pouches accounted for about seventy-two percent of that spend. The remainder supported skin health and appliance adhesion around the stoma. Modelled average spending per patient varied substantially by nation, lowest in Wales and highest in England. Some ancillary items no longer recommended for routine use were still prescribed persistently. The authors draw health policy implications from these patterns.
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| CREATOR | Victoria Gilpin, Cliodhna McCann, Niamh Magee, Erika J. Rosbotham, Sebastian Leonties, L. Kirsty Pourshahidi, Chris I. R. Gill, Ellen E. A. Simpson, Karl McCreadie, Sarah-Jane Nelson, James Davis |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |