NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
QHM · 48 dispensing practices
North East and North Cumbria was the 2nd largest of England's 36 integrated care boards by prescribing volume in April 2026, with 7,631,420 items dispensed, up 2.9% on a year earlier.
7,631,420items
Dispensed in April 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£54,273,316
Net ingredient cost, April 2026
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. North East and North Cumbria: national prescribing items by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026
Most-prescribed medicines in North East and North Cumbria, April 2026
By items dispensed in this ICB.
| Medicine | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | 518,619 | £404,440 |
| Lansoprazole | 337,474 | £325,174 |
| Amlodipine | 237,535 | £159,604 |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 209,570 | £208,737 |
| Colecalciferol | 203,867 | £670,228 |
| Bisoprolol fumarate | 201,958 | £246,152 |
| Ramipril | 176,491 | £230,665 |
| Sertraline hydrochloride | 167,529 | £226,368 |
| Omeprazole | 155,302 | £507,206 |
| Metformin hydrochloride | 152,620 | £259,002 |
| Paracetamol | 125,758 | £465,478 |
| Aspirin | 121,455 | £274,470 |
| Mirtazapine | 107,694 | £80,321 |
| Amitriptyline hydrochloride | 105,383 | £95,958 |
| Lisinopril | 99,704 | £95,438 |
Compare North East and North Cumbria with
Similarly-sized integrated care boards, by prescribing volume.
Dispensing practices
GP practices that dispense in North East and North Cumbria (48 total).
- Alnwick Medical Group
- Alston Medical Practice
- Auckland Medical Group
- Barnard Castle Surgery
- Belford Medical Practice
- Belmont & Sherburn Medical Group
- Bewick Crescent Surgery
- Brampton Medical Practice
- Branch End Surgery
- Browney House Surgery
- Caldbeck Surgery
- Castlegate And Derwent Surgery
- Castlehead Medical Centre
- Chopwell Primary Healthcare Centre
- Corbridge Health Centre
- Court Thorn Surgery
- Dalston Medical Group
- Distington Surgery
- Evenwood Medical Practice
- Gainford Surgery
- Gas House Lane Surgery
- Glenridding Health Centre
- Humshaugh & Wark Med Grp
- James Street Group Pract
- Kirkoswald Surgery
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