NHS pharmacies

All regions and areas

Open an NHS England region to see its areas. Each area page lists its NHS pharmacies, the ones that dispense the most NHS items first, and the ones that open on Sundays.

What is shown here?

Facts, not grades. There is no patient survey for pharmacies, so we do not grade them. We show what the open data holds: how many NHS items a pharmacy dispensed, the services it gave, and the hours it lists.

The order. The pharmacies that dispensed the most NHS items come first. That is how busy a pharmacy is, not a grade of its care: there is no patient survey for pharmacies, so we do not grade them.

Opening hours. Opening hours are the ones in NHS England’s pharmaceutical list on its date. Bank holidays and changes since are not in it, so check the pharmacy’s page on the NHS website, or phone, before you go. You can also search NHS Find a pharmacy straight away.

The figures. The figures are NHS prescription items and services counted by the month they were claimed, for NHS patients only. A pharmacy that opened or changed hands recently may show less than a full period, and services a pharmacy gave but did not claim for are not counted. Pharmacy First consultations are the seven common conditions NHS England lets a pharmacist treat without a GP appointment: earache in children, sore throat, sinusitis, infected insect bites, impetigo, shingles, and urine infections in women. The NHS guide How pharmacies can help explains the services.

Common questions about NHS pharmacies

How do I find a pharmacy that is open now, or on a Sunday?

Pick your area to see its pharmacies with the opening hours in NHS England’s pharmaceutical list, and a list of the ones that open on Sundays. 1,778 of the 9,900 pharmacies in England list Sunday hours. Hours change on bank holidays, so check the pharmacy’s page on the NHS website, or use NHS Find a pharmacy, before you go.

What can I see a pharmacist about without an appointment?

You can walk in and ask. Under Pharmacy First, a pharmacist can treat seven common conditions without a GP appointment: earache in children, sore throat, sinusitis, infected insect bites, impetigo, shingles and urine infections in women. They can also check your blood pressure, help with contraception and, if you have just started a new medicine for a long-term condition, check how you are getting on. Not every pharmacy gives every service, and the NHS page of each pharmacy says which it does.

What are Pharmacy First and the New Medicine Service?

Pharmacy First lets a pharmacist assess and treat seven common conditions, and send you on to a GP or 111 if you need more. The New Medicine Service is a check-in with your pharmacist when you start a new long-term medicine, to see how it is going. In April to June 2026, NHS pharmacies in England gave 936,335 Pharmacy First consultations and 3,246,577 New Medicine Service check-ins.

Why are the pharmacies in this order?

The pharmacies that dispensed the most NHS items come first. That is how busy a pharmacy is, not a grade of its care: there is no patient survey for pharmacies, so we do not grade them. The figures come from NHSBSA, the NHS body that pays pharmacies for NHS work, for April to June 2026.

Are the opening hours up to date?

They are the hours in NHS England’s pharmaceutical list on 30 September 2026. They are a good guide, but pharmacies change hours, and bank holidays and Christmas are different. Every pharmacy links to its own page on the NHS website, which shows the hours the pharmacy has told the NHS today.

Why is a pharmacy I know missing?

We list the 9,901 pharmacies with premises on NHS England’s pharmaceutical list. Pharmacies that only sell online or by post, appliance suppliers, hospital pharmacies, dispensing doctors and private-only pharmacies are not listed, and a pharmacy that has just opened or closed may be a quarter behind.