Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
RN300 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was ranked 116th of 193 trusts by hospital prescribing volume in March 2026, with 1,042 items dispensed, up 3.7% on a year earlier.
1,042items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£12,269
Actual cost, March 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: hospital prescribing items by month
Source: NHSBSA Hospital prescribing dispensed in the community, to March 2026
Top medicines, March 2026
Most-dispensed medicines prescribed by this trust and dispensed in the community.
| Medicine | Items | Actual cost |
|---|---|---|
| Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules | 49 | £17 |
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 31 | £36 |
| Naproxen 250mg tablets | 30 | £17 |
| Flucloxacillin 500mg capsules | 27 | £43 |
| Doxycycline 100mg capsules | 26 | £22 |
| Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets | 25 | £123 |
| Prednisolone 5mg tablets | 24 | £21 |
| Cefalexin 500mg capsules | 22 | £28 |
| Codeine 30mg tablets | 22 | £31 |
| Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment | 20 | £89 |
| Amoxicillin 500mg capsules | 19 | £13 |
| Naproxen 500mg tablets | 14 | £10 |
| Apixaban 5mg tablets | 13 | £16 |
| Clarithromycin 500mg tablets | 13 | £17 |
| Nitrofurantoin 50mg tablets | 12 | £25 |