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Independent analysis of NHS open data
PharmaInsight

Complete Discharge Medicines Services

Essential Services · NHS community pharmacy
Data updated April 2026
171,832

Delivered in the 12 months to April 2026

NHSBSA Pharmacy contractor dispensing

6,100pharmacies

Providing this service

NHSBSA

Figure 1. Complete Discharge Medicines Services: monthly activity in England

0 8k 15k Mar 2024 Jul 2024 Nov 2024 Mar 2025 Aug 2025 Dec 2025 Apr 2026 14,523 Mar 2024: 12k Apr 2024: 12k May 2024: 12k Jun 2024: 13k Jul 2024: 13k Aug 2024: 13k Sep 2024: 12k Oct 2024: 13k Nov 2024: 13k Dec 2024: 13k Jan 2025: 14k Feb 2025: 13k Mar 2025: 13k May 2025: 14k Jun 2025: 14k Jul 2025: 15k Aug 2025: 13k Sep 2025: 13k Oct 2025: 14k Nov 2025: 15k Dec 2025: 14k Jan 2026: 15k Feb 2026: 15k Mar 2026: 15k Apr 2026: 15k

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 Complete Discharge Medicines Services
#PharmacyICB12-month total
1 Pharmacy2U West Yorkshire 1,331
2 Ritecare Pharmacy Cheshire And Merseyside 908
3 Clarkes Pharmacy Cheshire And Merseyside 448
4 Winton Pharmacy Dorset 363
5 Meds At Home Black Country 357
6 Care2Homes Central East 353
7 Weldricks Pharmacy South Yorkshire 347
8 Pharmalogic Chemist Lancashire And South Cumbria 332
9 Careplus Pharmacy Central East 332
10 Farleys Chemist Cheshire And Merseyside 326
11 Blackthorn Pharmacy Hampshire And Isle Of Wight 316
12 Great Park Pharmacy North East And North Cumbria 311
13 Brian H Donlon Pharmacy Cheshire And Merseyside 310
14 Tree Tops Pharmacy Cheshire And Merseyside 309
15 Green Lane Pharmacy Cheshire And Merseyside 308
16 Metwest Pharmacy Essex 299
17 Greenway Pharmacy Essex 296
18 Goldchem Pharmacy Hampshire And Isle Of Wight 295
19 Forward Pharmacy North East London 293
20 Pilltime Bristol, N Somerset & South Glos 281
21 John Hughes Chemists Cheshire And Merseyside 272
22 Horsley Hill Pharmacy North East And North Cumbria 269
23 Mps Pharmacy South West London 263
24 St Aldhelm's Pharmacy Somerset 262
25 Click Trading Cheshire And Merseyside 261
26 T/A The Pharmacy Bebington Cheshire And Merseyside 253
27 Day Lewis Pharmacy Hampshire And Isle Of Wight 252
28 St Helens Pharmacy Cheshire And Merseyside 252
29 Heath Pharmacy Cheshire And Merseyside 239
30 Donnington Pharmacy Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin 239
31 Carter's Chemist North East And North Cumbria 239
32 Barnes Pharmacy Central East 236
33 Forshaw's Pharmacy Cheshire And Merseyside 236
34 Woolleys Internet Pharmacy Cheshire And Merseyside 231
35 Bounce Chemist Cheshire And Merseyside 227
36 Careplus Chemist Cheshire And Merseyside 227
37 Calow Pharmacy Derby And Derbyshire 226
38 Abram Pharmacy Greater Manchester 218
39 Killamarsh Pharmacy Derby And Derbyshire 217
40 Bowness Pharmacy Greater Manchester 217
41 The Dispensing Hub Cheshire And Merseyside 214
42 Mcdonnell's Pharmacy Ltd Cheshire And Merseyside 214
43 Victoria Central Pharmacy Cheshire And Merseyside 212
44 Peak Pharmacy@Wheatbridge Derby And Derbyshire 212
45 Gibbs & Gurnell Hampshire And Isle Of Wight 211
46 Evergreen Pharmacy Nottingham And Nottinghamshire 209
47 Aspire Pharmacy Lancashire And South Cumbria 209
48 Jones Pharmacy Cheshire And Merseyside 208
49 Throckley Chemists North East And North Cumbria 208
50 Meds2Home Pharmacy Dorset 204
51 Audley Mills Pharmacy Essex 204
52 Ukpharmacylive Greater Manchester 203
53 Edinburgh Road Pharmacy North East And North Cumbria 200
54 Penketh Pharmacy Cheshire And Merseyside 199
55 Woodlands Pharmacy North East And North Cumbria 197
56 Cambridge Road Pharmacy Cheshire And Merseyside 196
57 Hawes Whiston & Company Bath&Ne Somerset,Swindon & Wiltshire 196
58 Hollowood Chemists Cheshire And Merseyside 195
59 Townfield Pharmacy Cheshire And Merseyside 194
60 Trinity Pharmacy Central East 194
61 Peak Pharmacy Derby And Derbyshire 192
62 Heatherlands Pharmacy Cheshire And Merseyside 190
63 Orrell Park Pharmacy Cheshire And Merseyside 190
64 Tims & Parker Pharmacy Greater Manchester 189
65 Chapel House Pharmacy North East And North Cumbria 187
66 Clickcare Pharmacy Ltd Nottingham And Nottinghamshire 186
67 Badham Pharmacy Gloucestershire 186
68 Hockley Farm Chemist Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland 185
69 Netteswell Pharmacy Essex 185
70 Kamsons Pharmacy Greater Manchester 184
71 Feltham Pharmacy West And North London 184
72 Je Williamson Chemist Central East 184
73 Moreton Pharmacy Cheshire And Merseyside 183
74 S & S Dispensing Chemist Greater Manchester 182
75 Well West Yorkshire 181
76 Asterwell Pharmacy Birmingham And Solihull 180
77 Station Pharmacy Cheshire And Merseyside 179
78 Boots Cheshire And Merseyside 179
79 Riverside Pharmacy Nottingham And Nottinghamshire 177
80 Peak Pharmacy Derby And Derbyshire 177
81 Claughton Pharmacy Cheshire And Merseyside 176
82 Peak Pharmacy Derby And Derbyshire 176
83 Nicholson's Pharmacy Cheshire And Merseyside 174
84 Kirkby Town Chemist Cheshire And Merseyside 174
85 Darlington Pharmacy Bondgate North East And North Cumbria 173
86 Woodchurch Road Pharmacy Cheshire And Merseyside 171
87 Cohens Chemist Lancashire And South Cumbria 171
88 Ellesmere Pharmacy Cheshire And Merseyside 170
89 Rowlands Pharmacy Cheshire And Merseyside 170
90 Greencross Pharmacy Cheshire And Merseyside 170
91 Patcham Pharmacy Surrey And Sussex 169
92 Allisons Chemist Cheshire And Merseyside 168
93 Peak Pharmacy Derby And Derbyshire 167
94 Fareham Community Pharmacy Hampshire And Isle Of Wight 167
95 Tesco Instore Pharmacy Cheshire And Merseyside 167
96 Lockwoods Pharmacy Bath&Ne Somerset,Swindon & Wiltshire 166
97 Day Lewis Pharmacy Cornwall And The Isles Of Scilly 165
98 Healthpoint Pharmacy Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland 165
99 Allied Pharmacy (Upton Rocks) Cheshire And Merseyside 163
100 Huddersfield Pharmacy West Yorkshire 163