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Kent and Medway vs North East London

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

North East London dispensed 1.1× as many prescription items as Kent and Medway in April 2026 — 3,352,736 versus 2,978,000.

2,978,000items

Kent and Medway · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

3,352,736items

North East London · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Kent and Medway versus North East London: prescribing items by month

▬ Kent and Medway   ·   ╌ North East London

0 1.8m 3.5m May 2022 Dec 2022 Jul 2023 Feb 2024 Sep 2024 Apr 2025 Apr 2026 North East Londo… 2,978,000 May 2022: 2.9m Jun 2022: 2.8m Jul 2022: 2.8m Aug 2022: 2.9m Sep 2022: 2.8m Oct 2022: 3m Nov 2022: 2.9m Dec 2022: 3m Jan 2023: 2.9m Feb 2023: 2.7m Mar 2023: 3.1m Apr 2023: 2.7m May 2023: 2.9m Jun 2023: 2.9m Jul 2023: 2.8m Aug 2023: 2.9m Sep 2023: 2.9m Oct 2023: 3m Nov 2023: 2.9m Dec 2023: 3m Jan 2024: 3m Feb 2024: 2.8m Mar 2024: 2.9m Apr 2024: 2.9m May 2024: 3m Jun 2024: 2.8m Jul 2024: 3m Aug 2024: 2.9m Sep 2024: 2.8m Oct 2024: 3.2m Nov 2024: 3m Dec 2024: 3m Jan 2025: 3.1m Feb 2025: 2.7m Mar 2025: 2.9m Apr 2025: 2.9m May 2025: 3m Jun 2025: 2.9m Jul 2025: 3.1m Aug 2025: 2.8m Sep 2025: 2.9m Oct 2025: 3.3m Nov 2025: 2.9m Dec 2025: 3.2m Jan 2026: 3m Feb 2026: 2.8m Mar 2026: 3m Apr 2026: 3m

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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