FOI-03730 002
Additional Info
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Data last updated | 8 May 2026 |
| Metadata last updated | 8 May 2026 |
| Created | 8 May 2026 |
| Format | text/csv |
| 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. |
| PRACTICE_CODE | Practice Code | string | The ODS code of the organisation which is at the level of Practice/ Cost Centre within the Prescriptions master data hierarchies. |
| PRACTICE_NAME | Practice Name | string | The name of the organisation which is at the level of Practice/ Cost Centre within the Prescriptions master data hierarchies. |
| BNF_CHEMICAL_SUBSTANCE_CODE | BNF Chemical Substance Code | string | The first nine digits of the 15-digit BNF Code, which indicate the chemical substance under which the drug or appliance is categorised. |
| BNF_CHEMICAL_SUBSTANCE | BNF Chemical Substance | string | This is the International Non-proprietary Name (INN) and is the standard registered name for the active constituent of that medicine, for example omeprazole. For compounds the name may be more complex, such as co-magaldrox magnesium/aluminium hydrox). In some cases the name is a collective one for a range of medicines, such as alginic acid compound preparations. For prescriptions in BNF chapters 19 to 23, there is no "chemical" name, as these are dressings and appliances. Therefore, these items are reported under the BNF section name, for example, night drainage bags. |
| BNF_PRODUCT_CODE | BNF Product Code | string | The code of the BNF product which may be proprietary or generic. |
| BNF_PRODUCT_NAME | BNF Product Name | string | The name of the BNF product which may be proprietary or generic. |
| PDS_GENDER | Gender | string | Patient gender has been reported using the latest patient gender information from NHS Personal Demographic Service (PDS) held by the NHSBSA Information Services data warehouse at the time that the data was extracted. 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). |
| AGE_BAND | Age Band | string | Indicates the age band for identifiable patients based on the patient's calculated age at the time of prescribing. |
| UNIQUE_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. |