Other Appliances | Appliances

Items (National)
854.8K
NHS Cost
£4.5M
Practices
6,524
Avg per Practice
131

Overview

is prescribed by 6,524 GP practices across England. In the last 12 months, 854,773 items were prescribed at a total cost of £4,492,110 to the NHS. It is classified under BNF Chapter Appliances, Section Other Appliances.

Monthly Prescribing Trend

Jun 2026
76,047
Jun 2026
69,959
Jun 2026
74,921
Jun 2026
70,391
Jun 2026
66,513
Jun 2026
68,183
Jun 2026
64,107
Jun 2026
65,569
Jun 2026
66,499
Jun 2026
58,235
Jun 2026
60,320
Jun 2026
59,669

Prescribing by Area

AreaItemsPracticesAvg/Practicevs National
E 32.8K 140 234 +78.9% ▲
TS 24.8K 75 331 +152.4% ▲
N 24.4K 113 216 +64.9% ▲
NR 23.3K 74 315 +140.1% ▲
LU 23.2K 41 565 +331.3% ▲
PE 22.4K 92 243 +85.4% ▲
B 20.6K 224 92 -29.6% ▼
RG 18.9K 66 287 +118.9% ▲
L 18.1K 142 128 -2.6% ▼
SN 16.6K 48 347 +164.6% ▲
NE 16.4K 135 121 -7.3% ▼
ST 16.3K 84 195 +48.5% ▲
IP 14.7K 60 246 +87.5% ▲
CB 14.7K 45 326 +148.9% ▲
NG 14.7K 132 111 -15.3% ▼
GL 13.5K 66 205 +56.5% ▲
BH 13.2K 50 265 +101.9% ▲
LE 13.0K 117 111 -15.4% ▼
WF 12.9K 60 216 +64.7% ▲
PL 12.6K 49 257 +96.3% ▲

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.