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Dorset vs Gloucestershire

Two integrated care boards compared (NHS Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated April 2026

Dorset dispensed 1.1× as many prescription items as Gloucestershire in April 2026 — 1,335,425 versus 1,188,067.

1,335,425items

Dorset · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,188,067items

Gloucestershire · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Dorset versus Gloucestershire: prescribing items by month

▬ Dorset   ·   ╌ Gloucestershire

0 769k 1.5m May 2022 Dec 2022 Jul 2023 Feb 2024 Sep 2024 Apr 2025 Apr 2026 Gloucestershire 1,335,425 May 2022: 1.3m Jun 2022: 1.3m Jul 2022: 1.3m Aug 2022: 1.3m Sep 2022: 1.3m Oct 2022: 1.4m Nov 2022: 1.4m Dec 2022: 1.4m Jan 2023: 1.3m Feb 2023: 1.2m Mar 2023: 1.4m Apr 2023: 1.3m May 2023: 1.3m Jun 2023: 1.4m Jul 2023: 1.3m Aug 2023: 1.3m Sep 2023: 1.3m Oct 2023: 1.4m Nov 2023: 1.4m Dec 2023: 1.3m Jan 2024: 1.4m Feb 2024: 1.3m Mar 2024: 1.3m Apr 2024: 1.3m May 2024: 1.4m Jun 2024: 1.3m Jul 2024: 1.4m Aug 2024: 1.3m Sep 2024: 1.3m Oct 2024: 1.5m Nov 2024: 1.3m Dec 2024: 1.3m Jan 2025: 1.4m Feb 2025: 1.2m Mar 2025: 1.3m Apr 2025: 1.3m May 2025: 1.4m Jun 2025: 1.3m Jul 2025: 1.4m Aug 2025: 1.3m Sep 2025: 1.3m Oct 2025: 1.5m Nov 2025: 1.3m Dec 2025: 1.4m Jan 2026: 1.3m Feb 2026: 1.2m Mar 2026: 1.4m Apr 2026: 1.3m

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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