NHSBSA: Record 2 Million Women on HRT Prescribing in England (2025/26)

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Publisher: NHS Business Services Authority (national prescribing data; reported by Daily Mail via MSN, Aug 2026) · Published: August 5, 2026 · Accessed: August 14, 2026

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Claims this source supports

• A record two million women over the age of 40 in England received HRT (hormone replacement therapy) prescribing in 2025/26, compared with 0.8 million in 2020/21 - more than double in five years (NHS Business Services Authority national prescribing data).
• The mainstreaming proof-point for the HRT comeback: prescribing growth is demand-led and continues even as the U.S. sees patch shortages - the 'whole country is on it now' normalization stat for the should-I-take-HRT question.