Other Appliances | Appliances

Items (National)
1.8M
NHS Cost
£10.7M
Practices
7,523
Avg per Practice
236

Overview

is prescribed by 7,523 GP practices across England. In the last 12 months, 1,777,036 items were prescribed at a total cost of £10,726,875 to the NHS. It is classified under BNF Chapter Appliances, Section Other Appliances.

Monthly Prescribing Trend

Jun 2026
158,600
Jun 2026
144,270
Jun 2026
142,664
Jun 2026
119,617
Jun 2026
145,430
Jun 2026
165,596
Jun 2026
174,341
Jun 2026
159,469
Jun 2026
157,401
Jun 2026
137,851
Jun 2026
135,435
Jun 2026
118,249

Prescribing by Area

AreaItemsPracticesAvg/Practicevs National
B 82.2K 284 290 +22.6% ▲
S 47.8K 191 250 +6.0% ▲
M 46.3K 200 232 -1.9% vs avg
NG 38.2K 146 262 +10.7% ▲
E 36.9K 159 232 -1.9% vs avg
LE 36.7K 138 266 +12.5% ▲
L 32.3K 158 204 -13.5% ▼
PE 32.2K 100 322 +36.2% ▲
NE 32.1K 155 207 -12.4% ▼
PO 30.8K 69 446 +88.9% ▲
DE 29.2K 92 317 +34.2% ▲
RG 28.4K 72 395 +67.2% ▲
NR 27.7K 76 365 +54.4% ▲
N 25.9K 129 200 -15.2% ▼
BN 25.8K 87 296 +25.5% ▲
ST 25.8K 94 274 +16.0% ▲
CV 25.4K 125 203 -14.0% ▼
TS 24.6K 82 300 +26.8% ▲
SE 24.5K 120 204 -13.5% ▼
BD 24.3K 62 392 +65.8% ▲

BNF Classification

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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.