NMS statistics

Published on: 23rd July 2013 | Updated on: 15th March 2022

The latest NHS Prescription Services figures for the New Medicine Service (NMS) are detailed below:

Cumulative no. of different pharmacies claiming payment since Oct 11


2020/21

 

Month Number Claimed No. of Pharmacies
Claiming Payment
Cumulative No. of Pharmacies
Claiming Payment Since Oct-11
Apr-20 52,625 4,691 12,663
May-20 44,785 4,982 12,683
Jun-20 57,535 6,199 12,699
Jul-20 72,168 6,859 12,718
Aug-20 67,857 6,819 12,729
Sep-20 70,396 6,914 12,752
Oct-20 79,042 7,036 12,775
Nov-20 87,829 7,275 12,801
Dec-20 97,003 7,259 12,821
Jan-21 86,897 7,174 12,849
Feb-21 97,661 7,537 12,876
Mar-21 118,008 7,847 12,919

2019/20

Month Number Claimed No. of Pharmacies
Claiming Payment
Cumulative No. of Pharmacies
Claiming Payment Since Oct-11
Apr-19 87,899 7,618 12,368
May-19 85,756 7,660 12,383
Jun-19 78,890 7,589 12,405
Jul-19 85,077 7,497 12,413
Aug-19 75,475 7,220 12,437
Sep-19 68,226 6,974 12,457
Oct-19 74,404 7,061 12,485
Nov-19 80,714 7,491 12,516
Dec-19 83,869 7,440 12,543
Jan-20 84,083 7,631 12,582
Feb-20 93,360 7,979 12,625
Mar-20 78,102 6,587 12,655

2018/19

Month Number Claimed No. of Pharmacies
Claiming Payment
Cumulative No. of Pharmacies
Claiming Payment Since Oct-11
Apr-18 76,606 7,394 12,063
May-18 85,222 7,793 12,101
Jun-18 77,476 7,647 12,135
Jul-18 77,815 7,576 12,153
Aug-18 72,459 7,419 12,173
Sep-18 62,928 7,212 12,198
Oct-18 74,446 7,431 12,228
Nov-18 78,245 7,566 12,263
Dec-18 76,427 7,370 12,278
Jan-19 75,810 7,433 12,296
Feb-19 81,919 7,523 12,320
Mar-19 89,508 7,585 12,346

2017/18

Month Number Claimed No. of Pharmacies
Claiming Payment
Cumulative No. of Pharmacies
Claiming Payment Since Oct-11
Apr-17 78,295 7,559 11,708
May-17 82,046 7,861 11,750
Jun-17 82,758 7,871 11,784
Jul-17 78,731 7,857 11,817
Aug-17 78,218 7,702 11,846
Sep-17 69,056 7,416 11,875
Oct-17 72,819 7,545 11,916
Nov-17 79,540 7,756 11,947
Dec-17 77,544 7,429 11,968
Jan-18 73,045 7,378 11,995
Feb-18 75,840 7,431 12,011
Mar-18 78,537 7,292 12,036

2016/17

Month

Number Claimed

No. of Pharmacies
Claiming Payment

Cumulative No. of Pharmacies
Claiming Payment Since Oct-11

Apr-16

72,657 7,010 11,327

May-16

74,819 7,199 11,358

Jun-16

72,050 7,109 11,384

July-16

66,713 7,001 11,412

Aug-16

64,984 6,894 11,433

Sept-16

60,148 6,751 11,453

Oct-16

64,624 7,010 11,477

Nov-16

75,763 7,279 11,517

Dec-16

76,062 7,136 11,547

Jan-17

72,224 7,266 11,578

Feb-17

80,196 7,272 11,620

Mar-17

90,118 7,774 11,677

2015/16

Month

Number Claimed

No. of Pharmacies
Claiming Payment

Cumulative No. of Pharmacies
Claiming Payment Since Oct-11

Apr-15

68,722 6,880 10,996

May-15

70,046 7,020 11,013

Jun-15

71,817 7,120 11,042

Jul-15

72,150 7,052 11,072

Aug-15

62,177 6,844 11,090

Sep-15

60,115 6,684 11,126

Oct-15

63,665 6,701 11,148

Nov-15

66,684 6,748 11,186

Dec-15

67,765 6,579 11,211

Jan-16

63,545 6,681 11,232

Feb-16

76,010 7,142 11,265

Mar-16

77,330 7,011 11,291

Total

820,026

2014/15

Month

Number Claimed

No. of Pharmacies
Claiming Payment

Cumulative No. of Pharmacies
Claiming Payment Since Oct-11

Apr-14

67,664 6,622 10,643

May-14

63,531 6,628 10,673

Jun-14

62,648 6,801 10,700

Jul-14

64,252 6,725 10,728

Aug-14

54,928 6,420 10,752

Sep-14

54,411 6,450 10,785

Oct-14

62,028 6,765 10,816

Nov-14

62,594 6,852 10,863

Dec-14

68,315 6,765 10,891

Jan-15

65,849 6,796 10,917

Feb-15

71,974 7,038 10,947

Mar-15

76,736 7,018 10,968

Total

774,930

2013/14

Month

Number Claimed

No. of Pharmacies
Claiming Payment

Cumulative No. of Pharmacies
Claiming Payment Since Oct-11

Apr-13

68,950 6,971 10,150

May-13

73,991

7,099 10,213

Jun-13

66,776

7,090 10,264

Jul-13

69,398

7,025 10,314

Aug-13

60,215 6,713 10,343

Sep-13

53,915 6,576 10,383

Oct-13

61,335 6,710 10,430

Nov-13

61,502 6,658 10,480

Dec-13

58,537 6,304 10,508
Jan-14 57,866 6,447 10,553
Feb-14 64,264 6,687 10,586
Mar-14 67,012 6,652 10,612

Total

763,761

2012/13

Month

Number Claimed

No. of Pharmacies
Claiming Payment

Cumulative No. of Pharmacies
Claiming Payment Since Oct-11

Apr-12

41,771

5,564

9,291

 May-12

49,129

6,129

9,392

Jun-12

45,147

5,922

9,467

Jul-12

48,941

6,140

9,542

Aug-12

48,375

6,061

9,611

Sep-12

44,196

6,081

9,676

Oct-12

56,346

6,567

9,756

Nov-12

61,676

6,774

9,823

Dec-12

57,575

6,433

9,897

Jan-13

57,181

6,631

9,970

Feb-13

66,358

7,034

10,040

Mar-13

70,302

6,999

10,101

Total

646,997

2011/12

Month

Number Claimed

No. of Pharmacies
Claiming Payment

Cumulative No. of Pharmacies
Claiming Payment Since Oct-11

Number of Implementation Claims

Oct-11

10,121

2,557

2,557

1,702

Nov-11

43,759

5,840

6,257

1,847

Dec-11

43,480

5,741

7,417

1,176

Jan-12

40,570

5,671

8,005

1,741

Feb-12

45,923

6,905

8,957

1,573

Mar-12

49,903

6,398

9,206

161

Total

233,756

The following Excel spreadsheets include data on NMS and MURs conducted by pharmacy contractors in England.

Please note that NMS-MUR stats from Jan 2019 onward will be published once the source data is available from NHSBSA

2020/21
2019/20
2018/19
2017/18
2016/17
2015/16
2014/15
2013/14
2012/13

If you require access to statistics for older months, please visit the Community Pharmacy England archive website or contact us.

 

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