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PharmaInsight

Incomplete Discharge Medicines Services

Essential Services · NHS community pharmacy
Data updated April 2026
79,178

Delivered in the 12 months to April 2026

NHSBSA Pharmacy contractor dispensing

4,675pharmacies

Providing this service

NHSBSA

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

0 4k 8k Mar 2024 Jul 2024 Nov 2024 Mar 2025 Aug 2025 Dec 2025 Apr 2026 7,553 Mar 2024: 5k Apr 2024: 5k May 2024: 5k Jun 2024: 6k Jul 2024: 5k Aug 2024: 5k Sep 2024: 5k Oct 2024: 6k Nov 2024: 6k Dec 2024: 6k Jan 2025: 5k Feb 2025: 6k Mar 2025: 6k May 2025: 6k Jun 2025: 6k Jul 2025: 6k Aug 2025: 6k Sep 2025: 6k Oct 2025: 6k Nov 2025: 7k Dec 2025: 6k Jan 2026: 7k Feb 2026: 7k Mar 2026: 7k Apr 2026: 8k

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 Incomplete Discharge Medicines Services
#PharmacyICB12-month total
1 Pharmacy2U West Yorkshire 5,433
2 Molineux Pharmacy North East And North Cumbria 822
3 Pillsorted Central East 344
4 Day Lewis Pharmacy Hampshire And Isle Of Wight 323
5 Peak Pharmacy Derby And Derbyshire 316
6 Regent Pharmacy Hampshire And Isle Of Wight 315
7 Boots Derby And Derbyshire 312
8 Cohens Chemist Greater Manchester 300
9 Well Staffordshire And Stoke-On-Trent 280
10 Day-Night Pharmacy Derby And Derbyshire 277
11 Appleton Village Pharmacy Cheshire And Merseyside 251
12 Meds At Home Black Country 245
13 Bottisham Pharmacy Central East 240
14 Galen Pharmacy Cheshire And Merseyside 234
15 Cohens Chemist Greater Manchester 221
16 St Hilary's Pharmacy Cheshire And Merseyside 218
17 Day Lewis Pharmacy Hampshire And Isle Of Wight 215
18 Peak Pharmacy Derby And Derbyshire 209
19 Day Lewis Pharmacy Hampshire And Isle Of Wight 208
20 Bridge Road Chemist Cheshire And Merseyside 205
21 Hillside Pharmacy Cheshire And Merseyside 202
22 Weldricks Pharmacy South Yorkshire 197
23 Well Cheshire And Merseyside 193
24 Peartree Pharmacy Central East 193
25 Pilltime Bristol, N Somerset & South Glos 192
26 Hounsell & Greene Bath&Ne Somerset,Swindon & Wiltshire 192
27 Boots Cheshire And Merseyside 188
28 Newhall Pharmacy Derby And Derbyshire 187
29 Click Trading Cheshire And Merseyside 185
30 Boots Hampshire And Isle Of Wight 183
31 Ritecare Pharmacy Cheshire And Merseyside 179
32 Kamsons Pharmacy Greater Manchester 179
33 Pikes Lane Pharmacy Greater Manchester 174
34 Day Lewis Pharmacy Hampshire And Isle Of Wight 171
35 Medicine Drop Derby And Derbyshire 169
36 Boots Hampshire And Isle Of Wight 163
37 Peak Pharmacy Derby And Derbyshire 162
38 Peak Pharmacy Derby And Derbyshire 161
39 Rowlands Pharmacy Derby And Derbyshire 160
40 Day Lewis Pharmacy Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin 158
41 Claughton Pharmacy Cheshire And Merseyside 158
42 Cohens Chemist Greater Manchester 158
43 Peak Pharmacy Derby And Derbyshire 156
44 Peak Pharmacy Derby And Derbyshire 155
45 Tims & Parker Pharmacy Greater Manchester 154
46 Boots Cornwall And The Isles Of Scilly 152
47 Day Lewis Pharmacy Hampshire And Isle Of Wight 149
48 Tesco Instore Pharmacy Cheshire And Merseyside 149
49 Calow Pharmacy Derby And Derbyshire 146
50 Rowlands Pharmacy Greater Manchester 143
51 Kamsons Pharmacy Surrey And Sussex 143
52 Deeside Pharmacy Cheshire And Merseyside 141
53 Msn & Lunts Pharmacy Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin 141
54 Tesco Instore Pharmacy Derby And Derbyshire 141
55 Regent Pharmacy Hampshire And Isle Of Wight 140
56 Cohens Chemist Bath&Ne Somerset,Swindon & Wiltshire 138
57 Cohens Chemist Greater Manchester 138
58 Cohens Chemist Derby And Derbyshire 135
59 Prime Health Pharmacy West Yorkshire 135
60 Peak Pharmacy Derby And Derbyshire 133
61 Day Lewis Pharmacy Cornwall And The Isles Of Scilly 131
62 Cohens Chemist Greater Manchester 131
63 Cross Chemist Central East 131
64 Boots Cheshire And Merseyside 129
65 Boots Cornwall And The Isles Of Scilly 128
66 Cohens Chemist Greater Manchester 128
67 Boots Cheshire And Merseyside 127
68 Rowlands Pharmacy Greater Manchester 127
69 Day Lewis Pharmacy Hampshire And Isle Of Wight 125
70 Kamsons Pharmacy Surrey And Sussex 125
71 Day Lewis Pharmacy Cornwall And The Isles Of Scilly 124
72 Boots Bath&Ne Somerset,Swindon & Wiltshire 123
73 Market Harborough Pharmacy Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland 121
74 Peak Pharmacy@Wheatbridge Derby And Derbyshire 119
75 Well Cheshire And Merseyside 119
76 Boots Hampshire And Isle Of Wight 118
77 Peak Pharmacy Derby And Derbyshire 118
78 Peak Pharmacy Derby And Derbyshire 116
79 Lunts Pharmacy Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin 116
80 Warecross Pharmacy Central East 116
81 Superdrug Pharmacy Cheshire And Merseyside 116
82 Temple Pharmacy Cheshire And Merseyside 114
83 Marnhull Pharmacy Dorset 113
84 Hopes Pharmacy North East And North Cumbria 112
85 Peak Pharmacy Direct Derby And Derbyshire 111
86 Boots Greater Manchester 111
87 Fairmans Pharmacy North East And North Cumbria 110
88 Superdrug Pharmacy Bath&Ne Somerset,Swindon & Wiltshire 109
89 Jolley's Chemist Cheshire And Merseyside 109
90 Codicote Pharmacy Central East 109
91 J M & W Darling Ltd North East And North Cumbria 109
92 Peak Pharmacy Derby And Derbyshire 108
93 Peak Pharmacy Derby And Derbyshire 108
94 Stearns (Chemists) Ltd Central East 108
95 Tesco Instore Pharmacy Derby And Derbyshire 108
96 Boots Central East 108
97 Allied Pharmacy - Crosby Road Cheshire And Merseyside 107
98 Hollowood Chemists Greater Manchester 107
99 Cohens Chemist Cheshire And Merseyside 106
100 Cohens Pharmacy Cheshire And Merseyside 105