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Bell Chemist

NHS dispensing data — Hitchin: monthly prescription items and dispensing trends.

21B Bancroft, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1JW

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9,932

Items

4,786

Forms

16

NMS

41

Pharmacy First

88

Blood pressure checks

4,350

EPS nominations

−8 since 10 Oct

Items dispensed over time

2025-03 – 2026-07
8.4k9.7k11kMar 25Jul 25Sept 25Dec 25Feb 26May 26Jul 26

How this pharmacy compares (by dispensed items, 2026-07)

Nationallybusier than 60% · top 40%
NHS CENTRAL EAST INTEGRATED CARE BOARDbusier than 61% · top 39%

Within its Integrated Care Board

Market position · 2026-07

Local market share

16.3%

of dispensed items, nearest 10 within 2.5 mi

Growth (year on year)

▼ 0.2%

ICB +6.1%

Growth (month on month)

▲ 18.1%

items

EPS adoption

99%

ICB avg 102%

Service mix · 2026-07

Blood pressure checks88
Pharmacy First41
New Medicine Service (NMS)16
Contraception2

Source: NHSBSA and NHS England open data, including EPS nomination counts (England), Public Health Scotland open data (Scotland), NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership open data (Wales), HSC Business Services Organisation / Open Data NI (Northern Ireland), and location data from postcodes.io / Office for National Statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Drug Tariff, NHSBSA Copyright 2026. This information is licenced under the terms of the Open Government Licence. Monthly figures, for information only: not a statement of any business’s actual income or performance.