October 1st 2025

By Ailsa Colquhoun

October dispensing fees to rise by 3.9%

Feescales in England and Wales will rise by 3.9 per cent from today (Oct 1). This equates to actual rises of between 8-9.1p

The new feescale is as follows:

  Feescale*

Oct-25

Rx for each prescriber (bands)

 

Up to 480 (472)

238.1

481-601 (473-591)

234.7

602-722 (592-710)

231.6

723-841 (711-827)

228.6

842 – 963 (828-947)

225.9

964 – 1081 (948-1063)

223.5

1082 – 1503 (1064-1478)

221.2

1504 – 2103 (1479-2069)

219.1

2104 – 2403 (2070 – 2364)

217.2

2404 – 3005 (2365-2956)

215.5

3006 – 3604 (2957-3545)

214

3605 – 4206 (3546-4137)

212.8

4207 – 4804 (4138-4726)

211.6

4805 and over (4727+)

210.8

*Apr 25 bandings in brackets

From April 2026, the feescale will reduce by an average of 2.85% or 6.33p, compared to October 2025. 

The full scale analysis, with comparison with Apr 25, October 24 and April 24 has been added to the online SFE library


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