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NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board

Pharmacy leaderboards, FP57 refunds, PCA, the medicines prescribed, hospital prescribing in the community, and organisation statistics for this NHS England integrated care board (QKS).

NHS England region: South East. Latest dispensing: Jul 2026. FP57: Aug 2026.

Overview

Active organisation counts for this integrated care board — same definitions as the national ICB directory.

Active pharmacies

304

GP practices

174

Sub-ICB locations

1

Dental practices

305

GP practitioners

3,416

Latest dispensing

Jul 2026

ODS code
E54000032
Short code
QKS
NHS England region
South East
Latest FP57
£8,666

Sub-ICB locations

Structural ODS Sub-ICB locations within this integrated care board.

Showing 1 of 1 locations

NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q

E38000237 · 91Q

How counts are defined

NHS ODS edispensary organisations with status_name = ACTIVE (england_ods_dispensaries), mapped to the 36 current ICBs including legacy predecessor ODS codes rolled into successor boards. Active GP prescribing cost centres (role RO76, status_name = ACTIVE) mapped via icb_code or Sub-ICB target_org_code. Current Sub-ICB location records in ODS (structural organisational count, not activity-filtered). Active NHS ODS dental practices (status_name = ACTIVE) per ICB. Latest published FP57 refund count and amount per ICB short code, including legacy predecessor short codes merged into successor boards. 2024 ICB mergers and predecessor boards are hidden from the list; pharmacies, GPs, Sub-ICBs, and FP57 tagged to legacy codes are combined into the successor ICB.

FP57 refunds

Latest: Aug 2026

FP57 forms record prescription charge refunds paid to patients by community pharmacies, then submitted to the Prescription Pricing Authority for reimbursement.

Latest month amount

£8,666

Latest pharmacies

192

All-time total

£277,494

6,188 pharmacy months

Aug 2026

Pharmacies
96
Total amount
£4,333

Jul 2026

Pharmacies
105
Total amount
£4,577

Jun 2026

Pharmacies
117
Total amount
£4,623

May 2026

Pharmacies
112
Total amount
£4,455

Apr 2026

Pharmacies
108
Total amount
£4,663

Mar 2026

Pharmacies
113
Total amount
£5,006

Feb 2026

Pharmacies
106
Total amount
£3,946

Jan 2026

Pharmacies
112
Total amount
£4,703

Dec 2025

Pharmacies
115
Total amount
£5,307

Nov 2025

Pharmacies
97
Total amount
£4,327

Oct 2025

Pharmacies
123
Total amount
£5,237

Sep 2025

Pharmacies
114
Total amount
£5,277

Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA)

Prescription cost analysis breaks down community prescribing volume and net ingredient cost by BNF chapter for pharmacies in this integrated care board.

What is prescription cost analysis (PCA)?

Prescription cost analysis shows the total volume and cost for drugs, dressings, appliances, and medical devices dispensed in the community in England and submitted for NHS reimbursement each month.

  • Shows total prescription items and spend at BNF chapter level for the whole ICB
  • Includes items dispensed in the community and submitted for NHS reimbursement
  • Excludes items not dispensed, disallowed, or returned for clarification
  • Excludes prescriptions within prisons, hospitals, or private prescriptions

Medicines prescribed

The medicines this board's prescribers write most, what they cost, and where the rate per patient differs from England. Latest 12 months against the 12 before, from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis.

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Hospital prescribing in the community

NHS trust prescriptions dispensed in the community for this integrated care board — not attributed to individual pharmacies.

What is hospital prescribing in the community?

When an NHS hospital trust issues a prescription that is dispensed at a community pharmacy, it is recorded separately from GP and dental prescribing. Figures are rolled up to the integrated care board where the trust maps in official NHS organisation records.

  • Scope is the whole ICB — every pharmacy in the board sees the same regional totals
  • Trust codes are matched via official NHS organisation records; a small share of items may not map
  • Top trusts and BNF presentations are ranked by items for the selected month

Directory: NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board

Pharmacies and GP practices we list in NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board, A to Z.

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Answers

Frequently asked questions

How many pharmacies are in NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board?

NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board has 304 active NHS dispensing pharmacies and 1 Sub-ICB locations.

What are FP57 refunds in NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board?

The latest published FP57 data for NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board shows 192 pharmacies with refunds totalling £8,666 in Aug 2026.