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Family Practitioner Services Statistics for NI - Key Facts 25/26

Key facts taken from FPS annual reports on activity and payment statistics within General Medical Services, Dentistry, Ophthalmic & Pharmaceutical Services.

• From: HSC Business Services Organisation (Northern Ireland), Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency and Department of Health (Northern Ireland)
• Published: 2 July 2026

Applies to Northern Ireland

Documents

FPS Key Facts for NI 2025-26

https://datavis.nisra.gov.uk/bso/2526-key-facts-dashboard.html

FPS Key Facts for NI 2025-26 - Infographic

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Details

This report contains key summary information on activity and payments in relation to general medical, dental, ophthalmic and pharmaceutical services in Northern Ireland.

It details information on the number of practitioners in Northern Ireland along with the number of registered patients and the treatments carried out and submitted to BSO for payment. The report also contains summary information on prescription dispensing and payments in relation to community dispensing (i.e. dispensing by community pharmacies, dispensing doctors and appliance suppliers).

Information is provided at Northern Ireland level with further breakdowns at Local Government District (LGD) and Local Commissioning Group (LCG) level.

The full, annual reports can be located within the relevant service area on the FPS website https://bso.hscni.net/directorates/operations/family-practitioner-services/directorates-operations-family-practitioner-services-information-unit/

Published 2 July 2026