Publication, Part of Proposed Dispensing Feescales for GMS contractors in England and Wales
Proposed Dispensing Feescales for GMS Contractors, England and Wales - 2026, October release
April Feescales
Details of the existing feescales from the SFE and theoretical feescale if implemented from 1 April 2026.
Average annual volume increase = 1.402 per cent
which is applied to each existing banding to calculate new bandings in proposed feescale.
Adjustment factor = 0.994
which is applied to each pence value at each banding to get new value in proposed feescale.
The theoretical April (2026) feescale will be implemented from 1 April 2027. The decision to implement feescales in April - part way through the period covered by this report - was taken in the hopes of reducing the likelihood of dramatic variations year on year, which would otherwise be reflected in the following October’s feescale. Up to 2023/24, this alone did not appear to have addressed the variations. However, the slight modification applied to the methodology since 2023 has improved this fluctuation.
Table 6a and b: Dispensing Feescale for contractors that are authorised or required to provide dispensing services
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6a. EXISTING FEESCALE FROM 01/10/25 |
6b. THEORETICAL FEESCALE FROM 01/04/26 |
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Total prescriptions calculated separately for each individual dispensing practitioner, in bands |
Prices per prescription in pence |
Total prescriptions calculated separately for each individual dispensing practitioner, in bands |
Prices per prescription in pence |
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Up to 480 |
238.1 |
Up to 487 |
236.6 |
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481 - 601 |
234.7 |
488 - 609 |
233.3 |
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602 - 722 |
231.6 |
610 - 732 |
230.2 |
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723 - 841 |
228.6 |
733 - 853 |
227.3 |
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842 - 963 |
225.9 |
854 - 977 |
224.6 |
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964 - 1081 |
223.5 |
978 - 1096 |
222.2 |
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1082 - 1503 |
221.2 |
1097 - 1524 |
219.8 |
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1504 - 2103 |
219.1 |
1525 - 2132 |
217.8 |
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2104 - 2403 |
217.2 |
2133 - 2437 |
215.9 |
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2404 - 3005 |
215.5 |
2438 - 3047 |
214.2 |
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3006 - 3604 |
214.0 |
3048 - 3655 |
212.7 |
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3605 - 4206 |
212.8 |
3656 - 4265 |
211.5 |
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4207 - 4804 |
211.6 |
4266 - 4871 |
210.3 |
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4805 and over |
210.8 |
4872 and over |
209.6 |
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Note: Calculations are performed on unrounded data..
Table 7a and b: Dispensing Feescale for contractors that are not authorised or required to provide dispensing services1
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7a. EXISTING FEESCALE FROM 01/10/25 |
7b. THEORETICAL FEESCALE FROM 01/04/26 |
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Total prescriptions calculated separately for each individual dispensing practitioner, in bands |
Prices per prescription in pence |
Total prescriptions calculated separately for each individual dispensing practitioner, in bands |
Prices per prescription in pence |
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Up to 480 |
248.1 |
Up to 487 |
246.6 |
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481 - 601 |
244.7 |
488 - 609 |
243.2 |
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602 - 722 |
241.6 |
610 - 732 |
240.1 |
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723 - 841 |
238.6 |
733 - 853 |
237.2 |
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842 - 963 |
236.0 |
854 - 977 |
234.6 |
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964 - 1081 |
233.5 |
978 - 1096 |
232.1 |
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1082 - 1503 |
231.1 |
1097 - 1524 |
229.8 |
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1504 - 2103 |
229.1 |
1525 - 2132 |
227.7 |
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2104 - 2403 |
227.2 |
2133 - 2437 |
225.8 |
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2404 - 3005 |
225.5 |
2438 - 3047 |
224.1 |
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3006 - 3604 |
224.0 |
3048 - 3655 |
222.6 |
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3605 - 4206 |
222.7 |
3656 - 4265 |
221.4 |
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4207 - 4804 |
221.6 |
4266 - 4871 |
220.3 |
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4805 and over |
220.8 |
4872 and over |
219.5 |
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1 This includes prescribing doctors or non-dispensing doctors personal administration drugs.
Note: Calculations are performed on unrounded data.
Last edited: 1 October 2026 9:31 am