More spent on anti-depressants than almost anywhere else in the country

More NHS money is spent on anti-depressants than almost anywhere else in the country

The Borough of Rochdale is one of the most depressing places in England with more NHS money spent on anti-depressants than almost anywhere else in the country.

Only in Blackpool and St Helens is more NHS money per head spent on anti-depressants by Clinical Commissioning Groups.

The health service spends £8.53 a year on the drug for every patient in the borough - enough to buy a three-month course of the most popular tablets.

Last year in England more than 58million prescriptions for anti-depressants were written out, double the figure ten years ago, at a cost of £265million to the NHS.