North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation Trust
RWW00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation Trust was ranked 158th of 190 trusts by hospital prescribing volume in May 2026, with 153 items dispensed, down 3.2% on a year earlier.
153items
Dispensed in May 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£4,495
Actual cost, May 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. North Cheshire And Mersey 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 | 15 | £48 |
| Enoxaparin sodium 40mg/0.4ml inj pre-filled syringes | 11 | £773 |
| Folic acid 5mg tablets | 11 | £16 |
| Methotrexate 2.5mg tablets | 11 | £43 |
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 8 | £12 |
| Prednisolone 5mg soluble tablets sugar free | 7 | £726 |
| Metronidazole 400mg tablets | 6 | £10 |
| Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets | 6 | £27 |
| Doxycycline 100mg capsules | 5 | £12 |
| Amoxicillin 500mg capsules | 5 | £49 |
| Sharpsafe disposal unit 1 litre | 4 | £4 |
| Sulfasalazine 500mg gastro-resistant tablets | 4 | £59 |
| Clindamycin 150mg capsules | 3 | £31 |
| Non-woven fabric swab 4ply non-sterile 10cm x 10cm | 2 | £0 |
| Xailin Night eye ointment preservative free | 2 | £5 |