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Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin vs Somerset

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

Somerset dispensed 1.1× as many prescription items as Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin in April 2026 — 978,157 versus 870,625.

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Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Somerset · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin versus Somerset: prescribing items by month

▬ Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin   ·   ╌ Somerset

0 549k 1.1m May 2022 Dec 2022 Jul 2023 Feb 2024 Sep 2024 Apr 2025 Apr 2026 Somerset 870,625 May 2022: 806k Jun 2022: 778k Jul 2022: 801k Aug 2022: 806k Sep 2022: 793k Oct 2022: 846k Nov 2022: 812k Dec 2022: 869k Jan 2023: 822k Feb 2023: 750k Mar 2023: 846k Apr 2023: 774k May 2023: 837k Jun 2023: 840k Jul 2023: 804k Aug 2023: 824k Sep 2023: 822k Oct 2023: 857k Nov 2023: 857k Dec 2023: 838k Jan 2024: 845k Feb 2024: 821k Mar 2024: 814k Apr 2024: 854k May 2024: 851k Jun 2024: 799k Jul 2024: 867k Aug 2024: 841k Sep 2024: 809k Oct 2024: 915k Nov 2024: 837k Dec 2024: 872k Jan 2025: 879k Feb 2025: 795k Mar 2025: 837k Apr 2025: 837k May 2025: 869k Jun 2025: 850k Jul 2025: 897k Aug 2025: 826k Sep 2025: 865k Oct 2025: 984k Nov 2025: 851k Dec 2025: 928k Jan 2026: 880k Feb 2026: 826k Mar 2026: 877k Apr 2026: 871k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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