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I am writing to make an open government request for information as provided for under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I would be grateful if you could return this information via email and understand that you are required to respond to my request within 20 working days of receiving it. Please can you provide a breakdown of the number of 100-hour pharmacy contracts that have reduced their core hours under the changes outlined in the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2023. Please provide a summary of the number of pharmacies that have reduced their hours to:

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 6 June 2025.

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.

Our response

Under Section 21 of the FOIA we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you. The information you requested is available from the web links below.

There are two datasets. The first one is the Contractor Details dataset. This can be accessed at this link: https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/contractor-details

You can use the filter in column Y to determine which contractors have 100-hour pharmacy contracts.

The second dataset is the Consolidated Pharmaceutical List. This can be accessed at this link:

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/consolidated-pharmaceutical-list

This will provide you with daily and weekly hours for each pharmacy, so any changes in hours can be identified by simply comparing the relevant quarterly datasets.

There is a Data Dictionary describing each column of data once you select a time period (at the bottom of the screen)

Please see the following link to view the section 21 in full - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/21

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Please note that this information will be published on our Freedom of Information disclosure log at:

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02906

Your personal details will be removed from the published response.