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Gloucestershire vs Somerset

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

Gloucestershire dispensed 1.2× as many prescription items as Somerset in May 2026 — 1,187,878 versus 975,549.

1,187,878items

Gloucestershire · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

975,549items

Somerset · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Gloucestershire versus Somerset: prescribing items by month

▬ Gloucestershire   ·   ╌ Somerset

0 685k 1.4m May 2022 Dec 2022 Jul 2023 Feb 2024 Sep 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Somerset 1,187,878 May 2022: 1.1m Jun 2022: 1.1m Jul 2022: 1m Aug 2022: 1.1m Sep 2022: 1.1m Oct 2022: 1.2m Nov 2022: 1.2m Dec 2022: 1.1m Jan 2023: 1.1m Feb 2023: 1.1m Mar 2023: 1.2m Apr 2023: 1m May 2023: 1.1m Jun 2023: 1.1m Jul 2023: 1.1m Aug 2023: 1.1m Sep 2023: 1.1m Oct 2023: 1.2m Nov 2023: 1.2m Dec 2023: 1.1m Jan 2024: 1.2m Feb 2024: 1.1m Mar 2024: 1.1m Apr 2024: 1.2m May 2024: 1.2m Jun 2024: 1.1m Jul 2024: 1.2m Aug 2024: 1.2m Sep 2024: 1.1m Oct 2024: 1.3m Nov 2024: 1.2m Dec 2024: 1.2m Jan 2025: 1.2m Feb 2025: 1.1m Mar 2025: 1.2m Apr 2025: 1.2m May 2025: 1.2m Jun 2025: 1.2m Jul 2025: 1.2m Aug 2025: 1.2m Sep 2025: 1.2m Oct 2025: 1.4m Nov 2025: 1.2m Dec 2025: 1.3m Jan 2026: 1.2m Feb 2026: 1.1m Mar 2026: 1.2m Apr 2026: 1.2m May 2026: 1.2m

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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