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Items (National)
2.1M
NHS Cost
£104.7M
Practices
6,919
Avg per Practice
311

Overview

is prescribed by 6,919 GP practices across England. In the last 12 months, 2,149,247 items were prescribed at a total cost of £104,707,414 to the NHS.

Monthly Prescribing Trend

Jun 2026
258,781
Jun 2026
243,628
Jun 2026
270,465
Jun 2026
264,301
Jun 2026
259,117
Jun 2026
280,499
Jun 2026
269,742
Jun 2026
283,737

Prescribing by Area

AreaItemsPracticesAvg/Practicevs National
B 74.9K 265 283 -9.0% ▼
L 66.2K 152 436 +40.3% ▲
S 63.8K 172 371 +19.3% ▲
PE 59.3K 93 638 +105.2% ▲
M 59.0K 173 341 +9.9% ▲
DN 54.6K 91 600 +93.1% ▲
NG 48.4K 138 351 +12.9% ▲
TS 48.0K 75 640 +106.1% ▲
NE 46.6K 139 336 +8.0% ▲
LE 43.6K 122 357 +15.0% ▲
HU 41.1K 44 934 +200.7% ▲
NN 40.6K 66 615 +98.1% ▲
ST 38.1K 87 438 +41.0% ▲
WF 35.2K 62 567 +82.6% ▲
WA 34.1K 88 388 +24.8% ▲
PO 33.8K 64 528 +69.8% ▲
CV 31.5K 108 292 -6.1% ▼
PL 31.2K 49 637 +104.9% ▲
NR 30.8K 75 410 +32.1% ▲
LS 30.6K 90 340 +9.5% ▲

Top Prescribing Practices

BNF Classification

Data sourced from NHSBSA English Prescribing Dataset, CQC, and GP Patient Survey. Prescribing data does not indicate quality of care. Higher prescribing rates may reflect patient demographics. Always consult your GP for medical advice.