Community Pharmacy Contraceptive Initiation Consultations

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Data updated April 2026

132,987

Delivered in the 12 months to April 2026

NHSBSA Pharmacy contractor dispensing

8,651pharmacies

Providing this service

NHSBSA

Figure 1. Community Pharmacy Contraceptive Initiation Consultations: monthly activity in England

Source: NHSBSA Pharmacy and appliance contractor dispensing data, to April 2026

Top pharmacies, 12 months to April 2026

Community pharmacies delivering the most, by volume. Download the full ranking (CSV).

Top pharmacies for Community Pharmacy Contraceptive Initiation Consultations
#	Pharmacy	ICB	12-month total
1	Pharmacy2U	West Yorkshire	6,686
2	Orford Pharmacy	Cheshire And Merseyside	3,648
3	Chemist4U	Lancashire And South Cumbria	3,300
4	E-Pharmacy	Norfolk And Suffolk	1,241
5	Silverdale Pharmacy	Lancashire And South Cumbria	1,174
6	Alpha & Omega	West Yorkshire	431
7	Jardines Direct	Central East	353
8	Boots	Cheshire And Merseyside	307
9	Boots	North East And North Cumbria	305
10	Boots	Lincolnshire	295
11	My Pharmacy	North East London	283
12	Boots	North East London	266
13	The Independent Pharmacy	Bristol, N Somerset & South Glos	255
14	Boots	Hampshire And Isle Of Wight	247
15	Signature Pharmacy	West And North London	241
16	Boots	Cheshire And Merseyside	223
17	Oaks Pharmacy	Birmingham And Solihull	217
18	Boots	Devon	213
19	Riverside Pharmacy	Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland	209
20	Boots	Nottingham And Nottinghamshire	198
21	Boots	Derby And Derbyshire	179
22	S.l. Anderson	Central East	174
23	Patient Pharmacy	Lancashire And South Cumbria	174
24	Welfare Pharmacy	South Yorkshire	160
25	The Village Pharmacy	Hampshire And Isle Of Wight	158
26	Boots	North East And North Cumbria	157
27	Newbury Place Pharmacy	Greater Manchester	156
28	Boots	Bath&Ne Somerset,Swindon & Wiltshire	149
29	Boots	North East And North Cumbria	147
30	Boots	North East London	147
31	Boots	North East And North Cumbria	146
32	Manor Chemist & Travel Clinic	South West London	143
33	Welfare Pharmacy	Derby And Derbyshire	139
34	Newington Pharmacy	Humber And North Yorkshire	138
35	Green Light Pharmacy	North East London	137
36	Boots	Black Country	135
37	Faith Pharmacy	Greater Manchester	135
38	Boots	Birmingham And Solihull	130
39	Boots	West Yorkshire	130
40	Thomas Pharmacy	North East London	129
41	Boots	North East London	118
42	Boots	West Yorkshire	117
43	Boots	Humber And North Yorkshire	117
44	Glasshouse (Nott'm) Ltd	Nottingham And Nottinghamshire	115
45	Brock Street Pharmacy	Lancashire And South Cumbria	115
46	Superdrug Pharmacy	Central East	114
47	Boots	Greater Manchester	110
48	Boots	West And North London	110
49	Boots	Kent And Medway	109
50	Boots	Greater Manchester	109
51	Boots	Kent And Medway	108
52	Boots	Devon	108
53	Boots	West Yorkshire	107
54	Chapel Pharmacy	North East London	106
55	Boots	South Yorkshire	105
56	Boots	North East London	105
57	Boots	Black Country	104
58	Boots	Herefordshire And Worcestershire	104
59	Boots	North East And North Cumbria	104
60	Well	South Yorkshire	103
61	Boots	West And North London	99
62	Bsb Pharmacy	Birmingham And Solihull	99
63	King's Pharmacy & Opticians	Birmingham And Solihull	99
64	Boots	Bristol, N Somerset & South Glos	99
65	Boots	Greater Manchester	98
66	Boots	North East And North Cumbria	97
67	Ross Pharmacy	Surrey And Sussex	97
68	Day Lewis Pharmacy	Cornwall And The Isles Of Scilly	97
69	Boots	Central East	97
70	Boots	Northamptonshire	96
71	Grove Park Pharmacy	South East London	94
72	Cowlersley Pharmacy	West Yorkshire	94
73	Allied Pharmacy Church Street	Norfolk And Suffolk	93
74	Weldricks Pharmacy	South Yorkshire	92
75	Boots	West And North London	91
76	Boots	South West London	90
77	Fox And Medcalfe	Lancashire And South Cumbria	90
78	Boots	Lincolnshire	90
79	Evans Pharmacy	Nottingham And Nottinghamshire	90
80	Boots	Essex	90
81	Hodgson Pharmacy	Kent And Medway	89
82	Boots	Norfolk And Suffolk	88
83	Boots	South West London	87
84	Boots	Hampshire And Isle Of Wight	87
85	Little Sutton Pharmacy	Cheshire And Merseyside	86
86	Day Lewis Pharmacy	Humber And North Yorkshire	85
87	Boots	Nottingham And Nottinghamshire	85
88	Chequerfield Pharmacy	West Yorkshire	84
89	H J Everett	Hampshire And Isle Of Wight	84
90	Boots	North East And North Cumbria	84
91	Weldricks Pharmacy	South Yorkshire	84
92	Blakeberry Pharmacy	North East London	84
93	Graham Young Pharmacy	Central East	84
94	The Mall Pharmacy	Central East	83
95	Priestwood Pharmacy	Thames Valley	83
96	Boots	West Yorkshire	83
97	Boots	South Yorkshire	82
98	Boots	West And North London	82
99	Superdrug Pharmacy	Greater Manchester	82
100	Boots	Cheshire And Merseyside	82