National Prescribing Indicators (NPIs) for 2021–2022 include indicators for primary and secondary care, with a focus on three priority areas:
- Analgesics in primary care
- Anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation
- Antimicrobial stewardship
These priority areas are supported by additional safety and efficiency domains:
- Safety:
- Prescribing Safety Indicators
- Proton pump inhibitors
- Hypnotics and anxiolytics
- Yellow Cards
- Efficiency:
- Best value biological medicines
- Insulin
- Low value for prescribing
On a quarterly basis, a report is compiled analysing the performance of each health board against the current set of NPIs.