Other Appliances | Appliances

Items (National)
3.3M
NHS Cost
£18.1M
Practices
6,917
Avg per Practice
475

Overview

is prescribed by 6,917 GP practices across England. In the last 12 months, 3,281,897 items were prescribed at a total cost of £18,080,658 to the NHS. It is classified under BNF Chapter Appliances, Section Other Appliances.

Monthly Prescribing Trend

Jun 2026
283,400
Jun 2026
264,030
Jun 2026
291,293
Jun 2026
274,487
Jun 2026
267,303
Jun 2026
283,409
Jun 2026
269,030
Jun 2026
275,283
Jun 2026
284,060
Jun 2026
251,919
Jun 2026
265,716
Jun 2026
264,797

Prescribing by Area

AreaItemsPracticesAvg/Practicevs National
B 217.4K 267 814 +71.6% ▲
M 107.0K 178 601 +26.6% ▲
E 105.6K 139 760 +60.1% ▲
S 89.3K 173 516 +8.8% ▲
SE 84.5K 117 723 +52.3% ▲
PE 79.8K 92 868 +82.9% ▲
BD 73.6K 60 1,227 +158.6% ▲
NG 71.5K 138 518 +9.3% ▲
NE 69.7K 141 494 +4.2% ▲
CV 64.8K 109 595 +25.4% ▲
L 64.6K 150 431 -9.2% ▼
DN 61.2K 90 680 +43.2% ▲
LS 55.8K 91 613 +29.2% ▲
PO 55.1K 62 889 +87.2% ▲
N 49.6K 119 417 -12.1% ▼
WS 49.0K 74 662 +39.5% ▲
LE 48.4K 124 390 -17.7% ▼
WA 45.8K 90 509 +7.3% ▲
BN 43.4K 78 556 +17.2% ▲
CO 39.6K 45 879 +85.3% ▲

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.