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Facts and Figures

The Product

  • The ScriptSwitch software has an NHS flat-rate cost of 37p per registered patient.
  • More than 85 PCOs are currently using the product.
  • Approximately 44% of all PCOs are using ScriptSwitch in some form.
  • The average practice can save approximately £40,000 per annum through the system.
  • That equates to a potential saving of £400 million per year across the NHS.
  • Current savings delivered by the product stand at more than £1.1 million per month.

The Company

  • ScriptSwitch was founded in 2001.
  • The company employs over 30 people at its Coventry headquarters.
  • The company doubled in size year-on-year since 2005/06.
  • ScriptSwitch’s Private Equity Partner is ISIS.
  • The company is completely independent of all pharmaceutical companies.

The Market

  • Cost saving in the NHS continues to dominate the agenda.
  • The annual NHS prescribing budget is £10.3 billion.
  • There are 193 PCOs in the United Kingdom (152 PCTs in England).
  • There are over 80,000 prescribers in the UK (42,876 GPs in UK).