This publication shows information about services provided by community pharmacies in England and Wales in contract with primary care trusts (PCTs) and local health boards (LHBs) to dispense NHS prescriptions between 1996-97 and 2005-06. The new community pharmacy contract was introduced in England and Wales in April 2005. Reforms to the control of entry regulations were introduced in England in April 2005.
Since the emerging findings were published in July 2006, there have been some minor revisions to some figures and information for 2005-06.