NMS statistics
Published on: 23rd July 2013 | Updated on: 7th October 2024
The latest NHS Prescription Services figures for the New Medicine Service (NMS) are detailed below:
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
|
Month |
Number Claimed |
No. of Pharmacies |
Cumulative No. of Pharmacies |
|
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 |
|
Month |
Number Claimed |
No. of Pharmacies |
Cumulative No. of Pharmacies |
|
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 |
|
Month |
Number Claimed |
No. of Pharmacies |
Cumulative No. of Pharmacies |
|
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 |
|
Month |
Number Claimed |
No. of Pharmacies |
Cumulative No. of Pharmacies |
|
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 |
|
Month |
Number Claimed |
No. of Pharmacies |
Cumulative No. of Pharmacies |
|
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 |
|
Month |
Number Claimed |
No. of Pharmacies |
Cumulative No. of Pharmacies |
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
If you require access to statistics for older months, please visit the Community Pharmacy England archive website or contact us.
For more information on this topic please email funding.team@cpe.org.uk
