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
Proposed New Feescales
After the calculation has been completed, the output is two new feescales which, it is proposed, are implemented from 1 October 2026. These are presented in Tables 1 and 2.
Table 1: Proposed Feescale: Dispensing Feescale for Contractors that are authorised or required to provide dispensing services
| Total prescriptions calculated separately for each individual dispensing practitioner, in bands | Prices per prescription in pence |
| Up to 487 | 239.1 |
| 488 - 609 | 235.7 |
| 610 - 732 | 232.6 |
| 733 - 853 | 229.7 |
| 854 - 977 | 226.9 |
| 978 - 1096 | 224.5 |
| 1097 - 1524 | 222.1 |
| 1525 - 2132 | 220.1 |
| 2133 - 2437 | 218.1 |
| 2438 - 3047 | 216.4 |
| 3048 - 3655 | 214.9 |
| 3656 - 4265 | 213.7 |
| 4266 - 4871 | 212.6 |
| 4872 and over | 211.8 |
Table 2: Proposed Feescale: Dispensing Feescale for Contractors that are not authorised or required to provide dispensing services1
| Total prescriptions calculated separately for each individual dispensing practitioner, in bands | Prices per prescription in pence |
| Up to 487 | 249.2 |
| 488 - 609 | 245.7 |
| 610 - 732 | 242.7 |
| 733 - 853 | 239.7 |
| 854 - 977 | 237.1 |
| 978 - 1096 | 234.6 |
| 1097 - 1524 | 232.2 |
| 1525 - 2132 | 230.1 |
| 2133 - 2437 | 228.2 |
| 2438 - 3047 | 226.5 |
| 3048 - 3655 | 225.0 |
| 3656 - 4265 | 223.7 |
| 4266 - 4871 | 222.6 |
| 4872 and over | 221.8 |
1 This includes prescribing doctors or non-dispensing doctors personal administration drugs.
Last edited: 1 October 2026 9:31 am