Community pharmacies by local health board and year

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Variable	Visibility	Selected values	Action
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Year	Shown in table	All 27 values	Change values
Area	Shown in table	All 10 values	Change values

Table

Data values	Data description	Item	Year	Area
710	Number of Pharmacies	All community pharmacies	31/03/1999	Wales
707	Number of Pharmacies	All community pharmacies	31/03/2000	Wales
706	Number of Pharmacies	All community pharmacies	31/03/2001	Wales
707	Number of Pharmacies	All community pharmacies	31/03/2002	Wales
704	Number of Pharmacies	All community pharmacies	31/03/2003	Wales
703	Number of Pharmacies	All community pharmacies	31/03/2004	Wales
705	Number of Pharmacies	All community pharmacies	31/03/2005	Wales
151	Number of Pharmacies	All community pharmacies	31/03/2005	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
23	Number of Pharmacies	All community pharmacies	31/03/2005	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
100	Number of Pharmacies	All community pharmacies	31/03/2005	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
126	Number of Pharmacies	All community pharmacies	31/03/2005	Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Local Health Board
77	Number of Pharmacies	All community pharmacies	31/03/2005	Cwm Taf Local Health Board
124	Number of Pharmacies	All community pharmacies	31/03/2005	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
104	Number of Pharmacies	All community pharmacies	31/03/2005	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
708	Number of Pharmacies	All community pharmacies	31/03/2006	Wales
153	Number of Pharmacies	All community pharmacies	31/03/2006	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
23	Number of Pharmacies	All community pharmacies	31/03/2006	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
100	Number of Pharmacies	All community pharmacies	31/03/2006	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
126	Number of Pharmacies	All community pharmacies	31/03/2006	Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Local Health Board
78	Number of Pharmacies	All community pharmacies	31/03/2006	Cwm Taf Local Health Board
125	Number of Pharmacies	All community pharmacies	31/03/2006	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
103	Number of Pharmacies	All community pharmacies	31/03/2006	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
706	Number of Pharmacies	All community pharmacies	31/03/2007	Wales
153	Number of Pharmacies	All community pharmacies	31/03/2007	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
23	Number of Pharmacies	All community pharmacies	31/03/2007	Powys Teaching Local Health Board

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Metadata

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Next update expected:2027

Updates

• 12th March 2026: Dataset first published.

Main information

• Designation: Official statistics
• Data provider: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
• Data source: Prescribing Services
• Time period covered: March 1999 to March 2025
• Dataset ID: f5df167d-d979-4647-87ac-5d1ba5c9f437

Overview

• Summary of dataset and variables:

  Number of community pharmacies active at the end of each financial year (31 March). Community pharmacies are those found in high streets and in general practices. Multiple pharmacies (commonly known as chain pharmacies) are those run by larger businesses which operate out of many sites (usually more than five). Independent pharmacies are usually small businesses operating a pharmacy from one location, but can run up to five locations.

• Data collection or calculation:

  NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership

• Statistical quality:

  This information is included in the related quality report - see weblink.

• Related reports:
  • Community Pharmacy Services

Published by

• Organisation: Welsh Government
• Contact email: stats.healthinfo@gov.wales