NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board
QGH · 32 dispensing practices
Herefordshire and Worcestershire was ranked 30th of 36 integrated care boards in England by prescribing volume in April 2026, with 1,408,997 items dispensed, up 4.2% on a year earlier.
1,408,997items
Dispensed in April 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£24,859,745
Net ingredient cost, April 2026
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Herefordshire and Worcestershire: national prescribing items by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026
Most-prescribed medicines in Herefordshire and Worcestershire, April 2026
By items dispensed in this ICB.
| Medicine | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | 78,173 | £78,913 |
| Omeprazole | 42,284 | £106,377 |
| Ramipril | 40,849 | £92,747 |
| Amlodipine | 40,598 | £36,550 |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 38,016 | £59,058 |
| Bisoprolol fumarate | 32,057 | £100,450 |
| Lansoprazole | 29,835 | £41,006 |
| Sertraline hydrochloride | 27,166 | £53,190 |
| Colecalciferol | 25,834 | £119,873 |
| Metformin hydrochloride | 23,267 | £59,279 |
| Aspirin | 19,302 | £67,355 |
| Amitriptyline hydrochloride | 19,109 | £22,982 |
| Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) | 16,425 | £110,044 |
| Paracetamol | 15,910 | £74,365 |
| Apixaban | 14,540 | £77,063 |
Compare Herefordshire and Worcestershire with
Similarly-sized integrated care boards, by prescribing volume.
Dispensing practices
GP practices that dispense in Herefordshire and Worcestershire (32 total).
- The Glebeland Surgery
- The Mortimer Medical Prac
- The Ridgeway Surgery
- The Surgery Kingstone
- Upton Surgery
- Weobley & Staunton On Wye Surgeries
- Wolverley Surgery
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