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The DFM quarterly data release is an official statistics release. It is produced with full consideration of the standards set out in the Code of Practice for Statistics. We also release an annual DFM statistical report. You can view the latest…

Published 9 November 2023 Summary  This publication aims to explore the costs of medicines prescribed within both primary and secondary care in England. This publication is an experimental Official Statistic release. it's produced in line with…

Correction notice - a column was omitted from the presentation level tables of the latest release Read our correction notices page for full details. Go to our Office for Statistics Regulation Assessment page to view their assessment of…

Published 11 August 2022. Summary Diabetes features as one of the priorities for care and quality outcomes in the NHS Long Term Plan. This publication aims to describe the prescribing of medicines and appliances used for the treatment of diabetes…

Correction notice – Data for some advanced services were aggregated incorrectly resulting in inflated figures for this release Read our correction notices page for full details. Published 13 October 2022 Summary Community pharmacies and…

Correction notice - SNOMED codes in the national summary tables were incorrectly formatted. Read our correction notices page for more details. Published 8 June 2023 This page was last reviewed and updated 27 July 2023. Summary Prescription…

Published 6 June 2024. Publication Prescription Cost Analysis England 2023/24 - statistical summary narrative (HTML) Summary Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA) provides details of the costs and volumes of all prescriptions dispensed in the…

Published 7 November 2024 Publication Prescribing Costs in Hospitals and the Community England 2023/24 - Statistical Summary Narrative (HTML) Summary  This publication shows the costs of medicines, appliances, dressings and medical devices…

Misinterpreting active community pharmacies We have been made aware that our headline figure for active community pharmacies can be misinterpreted. We would like to draw your attention to some important information for this figure. When a…

Published 19 November 2020. Summary Community pharmacies and appliance contractors are responsible for dispensing medications, appliances, and medical devices to NHS patients. They are not a direct part of the NHS but provide essential services on…