NHS Prescription Services

NHS Pharmacy First Clinical Pathways Data

The service, which launched on 31 January 2024, allows community pharmacies to offer advice to patients and supply NHS medicines (where clinically appropriate) to treat 7 common health conditions (clinical pathways) without a prescription from a GP.

Claimed consultations and the number of community pharmacies claiming for NHS Pharmacy First Service

Line graph of Claimed Pharmacy First consultations by month – table shows underlying data.
Month Claimed consultations Claimed consultations with medicine supplied % where medicine supplied Community pharmacies claiming
February 2024 125,275 94,435 75.4 9,119
March 2024 144,389 113,407 78.5 9,219
April 2024 153,646 121,531 79.1 9,126
May 2024 168,447 135,257 80.3 9,306
June 2024 164,737 132,487 80.4 9,316
July 2024 186,190 149,582 80.3 9,235
August 2024 180,035 144,190 80.1 9,212
Grand total 1,122,719 890,889 79.4 10,313

Consultations per clinical pathway for each month

Data for each clinical pathway

Acute Otitis Media

Month Claimed Consultations Claimed Consultations with Medicine Supplied % Medicine Supplied Community Pharmacies Claiming
Feb-24 18,893 10,960 58.0 5,414
Mar-24 22,888 15,386 67.2 6,375
Apr-24 19,295 12,861 67.7 6,142
May-24 20,240 14,139 69.9 6,425
Jun-24 15,826 11,262 71.2 5,916
Jul-24 17,682 12,354 69.9 6,145
Aug-24 17,915 12,778 71.3 6,167
Grand total 132,739 89,740 67.6 No data

Acute Sore Throat

Month Claimed Consultations Claimed Consultations with Medicine Supplied % Medicine Supplied Community Pharmacies Claiming
Feb-24 41,014 28,157 68.7 7,467
Mar-24 54,756 40,176 73.4 8,470
Apr-24 56,925 41,947 73.7 8,504
May-24 58,022 42,735 73.7 8,683
Jun-24 52,288 38,152 73.0 8,550
Jul-24 54,859 39,816 72.6 8,551
Aug-24 40,771 28,894 70.9 8,210
Grand total 358,635 259,877 72.5 No data

 Impetigo

Month Claimed Consultations Claimed Consultations with Medicine Supplied % Medicine Supplied Community Pharmacies Claiming
Feb-24 6,816 6,446 94.6 3,775
Mar-24 6,740 6,408 95.1 3,846
Apr-24 7,191 6,641 92.4 3,870
May-24 6,235 5,840 93.7 3,645
Jun-24 6,362 5,958 93.6 3,692
Jul-24 6,740 6,181 91.7 3,742
Aug-24 7,448 6,917 92.9 3,958
Grand total 47,532 44,391 93.4 No data

Infected Insect Bites

Month Claimed Consultations Claimed Consultations with Medicine Supplied % Medicine Supplied Community Pharmacies Claiming
Feb-24 3,412 2,841 83.3 2,295
Mar-24 4,180 3,559 85.1 2,790
Apr-24 6,099 5,135 84.2 3,563
May-24 19,010 16,624 87.4 6,521
Jun-24 27,294 23,528 86.2 7,528
Jul-24 36,370 31,218 85.8 7,973
Aug-24 44,391 36,784 82.9 8,256
Grand total 140,736 119,689 85.0 No data

Shingles

Month Claimed Consultations Claimed Consultations with Medicine Supplied % Medicine Supplied Community Pharmacies Claiming
Feb-24 4,078 3,336 81.8 2,822
Mar-24 4,069 3,452 84.8 2,889
Apr-24 4,470 3,817 85.4 3,074
May-24 4,691 4,065 86.7 3,151
Jun-24 4,626 3,979 86.0 3,167
Jul-24 5,103 4,333 84.9 3,361
Aug-24 5,151 4,372 84.9 3,447
Grand total 32,188 27,354 85.0 No data

Sinusitis

Month Claimed Consultations Claimed Consultations with Medicine Supplied % Medicine Supplied Community Pharmacies Claiming
Feb-24 18,384 15,819 86.0 5,935
Mar-24 17,220 15,082 87.6 6,100
Apr-24 17,715 15,538 87.7 6,148
May-24 15,909 13,689 86.0 6,011
Jun-24 15,052 12,613 83.8 5,874
Jul-24 14,115 11,829 83.8 5,693
Aug-24 10,970 8,788 80.1 4,992
Grand total 109,365 93,358 85.4 No data

Uncomplicated UTI

Month Claimed Consultations Claimed Consultations with Medicine Supplied % Medicine Supplied Community Pharmacies Claiming
Feb-24 32,678 26,876 82.2 7,593
Mar-24 34,536 29,344 85.0 8,088
Apr-24 41,951 35,592 84.8 8,304
May-24 44,340 38,165 86.1 8,577
Jun-24 43,289 36,995 85.5 8,591
Jul-24 51,321 43,851 85.4 8,718
Aug-24 53,389 45,657 85.5 8,745
Grand total 301,504 256,480 85.1 No data

 Consultations per clinical pathway by month

Line graph showing consultations per clinical pathway by month, tables in ‘Data for each clinical pathway’ section shows underlying data

Cumulative clinical pathway consultations by month

Stacked column chart of cumulative clinical pathway consultations by month, tables in 'Data for each clinical pathway’ section show underlying data

Percentage of consultations where medicine was supplied per clinical pathway, by month

Table showing percentage of consultations where medicine was supplied per clinical pathway by month, tables in ‘Data for each clinical pathway’ section show underlying data

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