NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board
Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire was ranked 28th of 36 integrated care boards in England by prescribing volume in May 2026, with 1,538,860 items dispensed, down 2.9% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
Net ingredient cost, May 2026
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire: national prescribing items by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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Most-prescribed medicines in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire, May 2026
By items dispensed in this ICB.
| Medicine | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | 99,548 | £91,156 |
| Omeprazole | 57,361 | £107,175 |
| Amlodipine | 49,755 | £39,632 |
| Ramipril | 42,083 | £85,609 |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 40,840 | £48,597 |
| Bisoprolol fumarate | 38,256 | £102,307 |
| Colecalciferol | 37,721 | £146,121 |
| Lansoprazole | 33,435 | £37,713 |
| Metformin hydrochloride | 28,571 | £62,395 |
| Sertraline hydrochloride | 28,268 | £82,097 |
| Aspirin | 24,001 | £68,581 |
| Losartan potassium | 21,687 | £19,823 |
| Paracetamol | 21,251 | £83,426 |
| Dapagliflozin | 20,972 | £114,659 |
| Amitriptyline hydrochloride | 19,140 | £21,294 |
Compare Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire with
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Dispensing practices
GP practices that dispense in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire (29 total).
- Avon Valley Practice
- Bradford-On-Avon And Melksham Health
- Burbage Surgery
- Chew Medical Practice
- Cricklade Surgery
- Downton Surgery
- Elm Hayes Surgery
- Elm Tree Surgery
- Glenside
- Harptree Surgery
- Hindon Surgery
- Jubilee Field Surgery
- Kennet And Avon Medical Partnership
- Mere Surgery
- Old School House Surgery
- Patford House Partnership
- Ramsbury Surgery
- Ridgeway View Family Practice
- Sarum Health Group
- Silton Surgery
- Sixpenny Handley Surgery
- Somer Valley Medical Group
- St. Mary's Surgery
- The Orchard Partnership
- The Tolsey Surgery
Download this data
Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire's monthly series is in this page's CSV. Every ICB's items, cost and share of national prescribing, with the method and caveats documented, is in the ICB prescribing summary dataset — one of ten in our open data catalogue.