Wasted or unused medicine is a serious and growing problem
within the NHS that you can help tackle. It is estimated that as
much as £300million is wasted every year on unused or partially
used medication. Unused prescription medicines cost the NHS in
the UK an estimated £300million every year. This could pay for
... 11,778 MORE community nurses or 80,906 MORE hip replacements
or 19,799 MORE drug treatment courses for breast cancer or
300,000 MORE drug treatment courses for Alzheimer's or 312,175
MORE cataract operations Wasted medicine is everyone's
responsibility and there are small changes you can make to help
reduce the amount of medicine being wasted. These savings could
be reinvested into more front line care and services for the
benefit of all. The Medicine Waste campaign is an ongoing
initiative with campaigns occurring throughout the UK all year
round. Launching on the 20th June NHS North Durham CCG NHS
Durham Dales, Easington and Sedgefield CCG