Dispensing Doctor and Personally Administered dispensing data March 2025
Additional Info
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Data last updated | 28 July 2025 |
| Metadata last updated | 28 July 2025 |
| Created | 28 July 2025 |
| Format | text/csv |
| Licence | UK Open Government Licence (OGL) |
Data Dictionary
| Column | Title | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| YEAR_MONTH | Year and Month | yearmonth | The year and month for which the claim for dispensed items has been submitted to NHSBSA in the format YYYY-MM. |
| COMMISSIONER_PROVIDER_CODE | Commissioner/Provider Code | string | The code of the organisation that commissions or provides services that needs to use NHS prescriptions |
| COMMISSIONER_PROVIDER_NAME | Commissioner/Provider Name | string | The name of the organisation that commissions or provides services that needs to use NHS prescriptions |
| CONTRACTOR_CODE | The unique contractor code for the dispensing doctor or personal administration contractor | string | The Organisation Data Service (ODS) code of the premises at which medication may be provided e.g. J83001 . It is also sometimes referred to as OCS code |
| CONTRACTOR_NAME | The name of the contractor | string | The name of the dispensing doctor or personal administration contractor |
| ADDRESS | Contractor address | string | The address of a premises. |
| POSTCODE | Post code | string | The post code of the address of a premises. |
| NUMBER_OF_ITEMS | Number of items | integer | Items shows the number of times a product appears on a prescription form, not the quantity prescribed. |
| TOTAL_NUMBER_OF_PRESCRIPTIONS_PROFESSIONAL_FEES | Total number of prescriptions professional fees | integer | The number of single activity fees applied to a prescription item. |