Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
RR700 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust was ranked 148th of 188 trusts by hospital prescribing volume in May 2026, with 333 items dispensed, up 16.0% on a year earlier.
333items
Dispensed in May 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£4,788
Actual cost, May 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust: hospital prescribing items by month
Source: NHSBSA Hospital prescribing dispensed in the community, to May 2026
Top medicines, May 2026
Most-dispensed medicines prescribed by this trust and dispensed in the community.
| Medicine | Items | Actual cost |
|---|---|---|
| Flucloxacillin 500mg capsules | 52 | £110 |
| Estriol 1mg/g vaginal cream with applicator | 11 | £124 |
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 10 | £11 |
| Codeine 30mg tablets | 9 | £10 |
| Doxycycline 100mg capsules | 8 | £7 |
| Amoxicillin 500mg capsules | 7 | £9 |
| Dapagliflozin 10mg tablets | 6 | £30 |
| Colchicine 500microgram tablets | 5 | £1 |
| Tamoxifen 20mg tablets | 5 | £22 |
| Exception Handler Unspecified Item | 5 | £9 |
| Furosemide 40mg tablets | 4 | £1 |
| Mirtazapine 15mg tablets | 4 | £2 |
| Mirtazapine 30mg tablets | 4 | £1 |
| Clarithromycin 500mg tablets | 4 | £6 |
| Pregabalin 50mg capsules | 4 | £2 |