FOI03646_MONTH
Additional Info
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Data last updated | 31 March 2026 |
| Metadata last updated | 31 March 2026 |
| Created | 31 March 2026 |
| Format | text/csv |
| Licence | Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom) |
Data Dictionary
| Column | Title | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUB_MED_GROUP | Subject medicine groups | string | A, B, C. See drug grouping document for definitions |
| COPRESC_MED_GROUP | Co-prescribed medicine group | string | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 - see drug grouping document for definitions |
| AGE_BAND | Age Band | string | Indicates the age band for identifiable patients. Only for patients where the age has been identified, and is 2-years-old or above |
| YEAR_MONTH | Year and Month | number | The year and month for which the claim for dispensed items has been submitted to NHSBSA in the format YYYYMM. |
| PATIENTS | Unique Patients | 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. |