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Data last updated 21 April 2026
Metadata last updated 21 April 2026
Created 21 April 2026
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Licence Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom)

Data Dictionary

Column Title Type Description
CALENDAR_YEAR Calendar Year number Indicates the relevant calendar year for each row of data.
AGE_BAND Age Band string Indicates the age band for identifiable patients. If a patient's age has not been able to be verified, the age band will be indicated as unknown.
IDENTIFIED_PATIENT_COUNT Identified Patient Count number A count of identified patients whose NHS Number was recorded during prescription processing, where each patient is counted once per row in which they appear, regardless of the number of prescriptions matching these criteria.
GENDER Gender string Patient gender has been reported using the latest patient gender information held by the NHSBSA Information Services data warehouse at the time that the data was extracted. This uses information from either the most recent Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) message or from the last time that NHSBSA received data about the patient's gender from NHS Personal Demographics Service. Gender is either: Male, Female, Not Known (where no information is held) or Indeterminate (where information is held which does not confirm either Male or Female).