Other Appliances | Appliances

Items (National)
548.8K
NHS Cost
£3.7M
Practices
6,445
Avg per Practice
85

Overview

is prescribed by 6,445 GP practices across England. In the last 12 months, 548,755 items were prescribed at a total cost of £3,706,405 to the NHS. It is classified under BNF Chapter Appliances, Section Other Appliances.

Monthly Prescribing Trend

Jun 2026
41,767
Jun 2026
38,841
Jun 2026
42,224
Jun 2026
40,351
Jun 2026
38,664
Jun 2026
40,267
Jun 2026
38,654
Jun 2026
39,408
Jun 2026
40,749
Jun 2026
36,256
Jun 2026
38,365
Jun 2026
38,302

Prescribing by Area

AreaItemsPracticesAvg/Practicevs National
BS 35.6K 81 439 +415.9% ▲
LE 29.3K 122 240 +182.3% ▲
E 19.4K 130 149 +75.1% ▲
NE 14.3K 115 125 +46.5% ▲
M 14.0K 154 91 +7.1% ▲
SW 13.9K 111 125 +46.8% ▲
CM 12.5K 65 193 +126.8% ▲
PO 12.3K 62 199 +134.0% ▲
BD 12.2K 58 210 +146.4% ▲
RM 12.1K 80 151 +77.9% ▲
WA 11.3K 83 136 +59.3% ▲
SK 10.6K 69 154 +81.1% ▲
NN 10.6K 64 166 +94.7% ▲
L 9,977 134 75 -12.5% ▼
DN 9,835 85 116 +36.0% ▲
LS 9,474 86 110 +29.5% ▲
CA 9,452 31 305 +258.3% ▲
SS 9,346 70 134 +56.9% ▲
PE 9,301 84 111 +30.1% ▲
NG 9,209 118 78 -8.3% ▼

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.