Public statistics
UK pharmacy statistics
A current, citable summary of PharmacyData coverage and published pharmacy-level activity. Periods differ by nation; England dispensing and EPS figures are labelled separately rather than presented as UK-wide measures.
Headline figures
- UK public profiles covered
- 13,773
- England NHS items · 2026-06
- 102,393,778
- England EPS nominations · 2026-W41
- 53,402,446
- England pharmacies in latest item period
- 10,383
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
+4.9% vs 2026-05
Active nominations; England only
2026-06
Coverage by nation
| Nation | Profiles | Latest activity period |
|---|---|---|
| England | 10,893 | 2026-06 |
| Northern Ireland | 516 | 2026-06-01 |
| Scotland | 1,498 | 2026-03-01 |
| Wales | 866 | 2026-05-01 |
Top 20 England ICBs by dispensed items
Aggregated from pharmacy records for 2026-06.
| Rank | ICB | Pharmacies | Items |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WEST YORKSHIRE ICB | 505 | 8,311,598 |
| 2 | NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA ICB | 615 | 7,493,082 |
| 3 | GREATER MANCHESTER ICB | 620 | 5,886,835 |
| 4 | WEST AND NORTH LONDON ICB | 754 | 5,732,225 |
| 5 | CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE ICB | 530 | 5,373,546 |
| 6 | CENTRAL EAST ICB | 508 | 4,838,497 |
| 7 | SURREY AND SUSSEX ICB | 473 | 4,173,333 |
| 8 | LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA ICB | 360 | 3,618,230 |
| 9 | NORTH EAST LONDON ICB | 366 | 3,447,721 |
| 10 | HUMBER AND NORTH YORKSHIRE ICB | 301 | 3,211,103 |
| 11 | SOUTH YORKSHIRE ICB | 305 | 3,204,822 |
| 12 | ESSEX ICB | 300 | 3,080,916 |
| 13 | HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT ICB | 314 | 3,025,872 |
| 14 | KENT AND MEDWAY ICB | 303 | 2,749,222 |
| 15 | THAMES VALLEY ICB | 326 | 2,731,367 |
| 16 | NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK ICB | 272 | 2,701,274 |
| 17 | SOUTH EAST LONDON ICB | 319 | 2,402,471 |
| 18 | BLACK COUNTRY ICB | 263 | 2,371,769 |
| 19 | BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL ICB | 297 | 2,302,083 |
| 20 | STAFFORDSHIRE AND STOKE-ON-TRENT ICB | 226 | 2,257,052 |