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 193 trusts by hospital prescribing volume in March 2026, with 181 items dispensed, up 9.0% on a year earlier.
181items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£5,217
Actual cost, March 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 March 2026
Top medicines, March 2026
Most-dispensed medicines prescribed by this trust and dispensed in the community.
| Medicine | Items | Actual cost |
|---|---|---|
| Flucloxacillin 500mg capsules | 17 | £48 |
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 13 | £21 |
| Metronidazole 400mg tablets | 10 | £11 |
| Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets | 8 | £53 |
| Doxycycline 100mg capsules | 6 | £8 |
| Enoxaparin sodium 40mg/0.4ml inj pre-filled syringes | 6 | £479 |
| Prednisolone 5mg soluble tablets sugar free | 5 | £691 |
| Folic acid 5mg tablets | 4 | £6 |
| Codeine 30mg tablets | 4 | £4 |
| Methotrexate 2.5mg tablets | 4 | £14 |
| Amoxicillin 500mg capsules | 4 | £4 |
| Benzydamine 0.15% oromucosal spray sugar free | 3 | £8 |
| Hylo-Forte 0.2% eye drops preservative free | 3 | £43 |
| Sharpsafe disposal unit 1 litre | 3 | £3 |
| Pico 7 dressing kit 10cm x 20cm | 3 | £746 |