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

Claimed Pharmacy First consultations by month to February 2026 - refer to accompanying data

 

MonthClaimed consultationsClaimed consultations with medicine supplied% where medicine suppliedCommunity pharmacies claiming
February 2024125,27594,43575.49,119
March 2024144,389113,40778.59,219
April 2024153,646121,53179.19,126
May 2024168,447135,25780.39,306
June 2024164,737132,48780.49,316
July 2024186,190149,58280.39,235
August 2024180,035144,19080.19,212
September 2024175,571134,46276.69,045
October 2024198,794152,67976.89,257
November 2024211,386161,69776.59,308
December 2024259,323200,16377.29,393
January 2025237,939178,41875.09,265
February 2025246,813183,25774.29,303
March 2025265,198196,48974.19,306
April 2025241,340180,12874.69,374
May 2025242,077180,58674.69,305
June 2025254,692191,80475.39,458
July 2025298,993229,35576.79,460
August 2025253,296193,13876.29,349
September 2025250,331184,40873.79,346
October 2025275,126199,99072.79,462
November 2025281,753200,77971.39,452
December 2025352,320254,48072.29,525
January 2026306,118218,13671.39,495
February 2026311,690220,12870.69,484
Grand total5,785,4794,350,98675.211,129

Consultations per clinical pathway for each month

Data for each clinical pathway

Acute Otitis Media

MonthClaimed ConsultationsClaimed Consultations with Medicine Supplied% Medicine SuppliedCommunity Pharmacies Claiming
February 202418,89310,96058.05,414
March 202422,88815,38667.26,375
April 202419,29512,86167.76,142
May 202420,24014,13969.96,425
June 202415,82611,26271.25,916
July 202417,68212,35469.96,145
August 202417,91512,77871.36,167
September 202415,68010,95769.95,883
October 202419,97114,18871.06,486
November 202428,20520,70373.47,183
December 202437,95728,33874.77,741
January 202526,03818,54771.27,061
February 202532,25423,38872.57,501
March 202531,58122,91572.67,368
April 202524,64717,71671.97,046
May 202523,31116,69671.66,875
June 202521,32015,21171.46,811
July 202523,39816,81071.86,985
August 202522,52816,45373.06,770
September 202521,23215,18371.56,778
October 202525,92318,79072.57,262
November 202531,70923,05972.77,534
December 202550,43037,68074.78,304
January 202634,84925,21372.37,752
February 202641,32629,96372.58,044
Grand total645,098461,55071.5No data

Acute Sore Throat

MonthClaimed ConsultationsClaimed Consultations with Medicine Supplied% Medicine SuppliedCommunity Pharmacies Claiming
February 202441,01428,15768.77,467
March 202454,75640,17673.48,470
April 202456,92541,94773.78,504
May 202458,02242,73573.78,683
June 202452,28838,15273.08,550
July 202454,85939,81672.68,551
August 202440,77128,89470.98,210
September 202449,99132,43964.98,191
October 202464,61742,91366.48,549
November 202472,13247,96366.58,736
December 202497,96166,71768.19,058
January 202593,31160,97465.38,892
February 202599,03264,36665.08,970
March 2025107,83970,25465.18,989
April 202592,21560,68265.88,986
May 202585,42755,50865.08,864
June 202575,95649,33965.08,957
July 202572,64348,44466.78,955
August 202562,67240,67464.98,729
September 202580,83249,51061.38,893
October 202596,82758,76560.79,088
November 2025108,46864,79959.79,143
December 2025138,80884,19260.79,347
January 2026120,35871,87159.79,276
February 2026126,21675,81560.19,303
Grand total2,003,9401,305,10265.1No data

 Impetigo

MonthClaimed ConsultationsClaimed Consultations with Medicine Supplied% Medicine SuppliedCommunity Pharmacies Claiming
February 20246,8166,44694.63,775
March 20246,7406,40895.13,846
April 20247,1916,64192.43,870
May 20246,2355,84093.73,645
June 20246,3625,95893.63,692
July 20246,7406,18191.73,742
August 20247,4486,91792.93,958
September 20248,3907,77792.74,231
October 20249,3948,68392.44,670
November 202410,2549,46692.34,867
December 202410,1799,43592.74,820
January 20259,9679,25492.84,838
February 20259,6578,85891.74,750
March 202510,5539,69991.94,991
April 20258,9688,12890.64,541
May 20259,0518,24891.14,478
June 20258,7027,88990.74,479
July 20259,9949,06190.74,875
August 202510,4449,61992.14,906
September 202511,41510,45491.65,240
October 202512,06511,01791.35,416
November 202512,94811,76890.95,625
December 202512,36511,36591.95,514
January 202611,98110,99891.85,516
February 202610,9699,80789.45,227
Grand total234,828215,91791.9No data

Infected Insect Bites

MonthClaimed ConsultationsClaimed Consultations with Medicine Supplied% Medicine SuppliedCommunity Pharmacies Claiming
February 20243,4122,84183.32,295
March 20244,1803,55985.12,790
April 20246,0995,13584.23,563
May 2419,01016,62487.46,521
June 202427,29423,52886.27,528
July 202436,37031,21885.87,973
August 202444,39136,78482.98,256
September 202425,34819,97478.87,143
October 202414,71511,50778.25,826
November 20247,8465,99676.44,148
December 20245,0743,86376.13,031
January 20254,3303,06370.72,634
February 20254,9243,51671.42,977
March 202510,4577,70173.64,909
April 202514,44310,49872.75,764
May 202524,22318,28375.57,000
June 202552,02540,09177.18,439
July 202591,52771,54178.28,980
August 202557,27743,50476.08,539
September 202526,04318,77072.17,429
October 202515,80911,10770.36,278
November 20259,3006,33168.14,759
December 20255,7403,91768.23,418
January 20265,1213,22563.03,002
February 20266,2934,16766.23,645
Grand total521,251406,74378.0No data

Shingles

MonthClaimed ConsultationsClaimed Consultations with Medicine Supplied% Medicine SuppliedCommunity Pharmacies Claiming
February 20244,0783,33681.82,822
March 20244,0693,45284.82,889
April 20244,4703,81785.43,074
May 20244,6914,06586.73,151
June 20244,6263,97986.03,167
July 20245,1034,33384.93,361
August 20245,1514,37284.93,447
September 20244,8674,04283.03,308
October 20245,3444,45883.43,549
November 20245,1754,33583.83,472
December 20245,5304,62783.73,647
January 20255,2574,31682.13,509
February 20255,3524,34981.33,608
March 20256,2365,14882.63,962
April 20256,1975,10182.33,897
May 20256,5125,43583.53,981
June 20256,8435,72583.74,235
July 20257,5576,32783.74,436
August 20257,0815,95484.14,212
September 20256,8055,68383.54,231
October 20257,0455,53378.54,314
November 20257,0095,45477.84,296
December 20257,9816,22978.04,642
January 20267,7956,05577.74,647
February 20267,1345,46276.64,362
Grand total147,908121,58782.2No data

Sinusitis

MonthClaimed ConsultationsClaimed Consultations with Medicine Supplied% Medicine SuppliedCommunity Pharmacies Claiming
February 202418,38415,81986.05,935
March 202417,22015,08287.66,100
April 202417,71515,53887.76,148
May 202415,90913,68986.06,011
June 202415,05212,61383.85,874
July 202414,11511,82983.85,693
August 202410,9708,78880.14,992
September 202415,05911,94679.35,729
October 202422,45618,28281.46,773
November 202426,37921,65982.17,165
December 202437,33031,91185.57,972
January 202538,11331,63483.07,788
February 202537,83130,88181.67,860
March 202538,98931,38880.57,822
April 202534,96928,02880.27,716
May 202529,73123,12977.87,255
June 202526,01720,07577.27,086
July 202519,84515,21676.76,577
August 202519,56014,94376.46,509
September 202526,28620,14376.67,185
October 202536,94327,05073.27,967
November 202537,05626,75572.27,952
December 202554,78442,05476.88,552
January 202653,78040,79375.98,511
February 202650,45837,70274.78,486
Grand total714,951566,94779.3No data

Uncomplicated UTI

MonthClaimed ConsultationsClaimed Consultations with Medicine Supplied% Medicine SuppliedCommunity Pharmacies Claiming
February 202432,67826,87682.27,593
March 202434,53629,34485.08,088
April 202441,95135,59284.88,304
May 202444,34038,16586.18,577
June 202443,28936,99585.58,591
July 202451,32143,85185.48,718
August 202453,38945,65785.58,745
September 202456,23647,32784.28,652
October 202462,29752,64884.58,882
November 202461,39551,57584.08,920
December 202465,29255,27284.79,014
January 202560,92350,63083.18,908
February 202557,76347,89982.98,870
March 202559,54349,38482.98,870
April 202559,90149,97583.48,916
May 202563,82253,28783.58,902
June 202563,82953,47483.89,077
July 202574,02961,95683.79,163
August 202573,73461,99184.19,069
September 202577,71864,66583.29,104
October 202580,51467,72884.19,211
November 202575,26362,61383.29,208
December 202582,21269,04384.09,274
January 202672,23459,98183.09,165
February 202669,29457,21282.69,172
Grand total1,517,5031,273,14083.9No data

Consultations per clinical pathway by month

Consultations per clinical pathway by month to February 2026 – refer to data for each clinical pathway

Cumulative clinical pathway consultations by month

Cumulative clinical pathway consultations by month to February 2026 – refer to data for each clinical pathway

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

Percentage of consultations where medicine was supplied per clinical pathway, by month to February 2026 – refer to data for each clinical pathway

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