FOI-03158 - FOI 01358 COMPLETED - Open Data Portal

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Alert 29 August 2025

Deployment completed.

The follow-up deployment on the NHSBSA Open Data Portal has now been completed. This release addresses outstanding actions from the previous update and delivers improvements as detailed in this news article.

If you encounter any issues or require support, please contact us at DataServicesSupport@nhsbsa.nhs.uk.

Additional Info

Field	Value
Data last updated	8 October 2025
Metadata last updated	8 October 2025
Created	8 October 2025
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.
BNF_PRESENTATION_CODE	BNF Code	string	The BNF Code is a 15-digit code in which the first seven digits are allocated according to the categories in the BNF and the last 8 digits represent the medicinal product, form, strength and the link to the generic equivalent product. NHS Prescription Services has created pseudo BNF chapters, which are not published, for items not included in BNF chapters 1 to 15. The majority of such items are dressings and appliances which NHS Prescription Services has classified into four pseudo BNF chapters (20 to 23).
BNF_PRESENTATION_NAME	BNF Presentation Description	string	The individual preparation name of the drug, which may be proprietary or generic, followed by strength and form.
ITEMS	Items	number	Items shows the number of times a product appears on a prescription form not the quantity prescribed.
NET_INGREDIENT_COST_GBP	Net Ingredient Cost (NIC (£))	number	Net Ingredient cost (NIC) is the basic price of a drug as stated in Part II Clause 8 of the Drug Tariff but please note that where a price concession for items listed in Part VIII of the Drug Tariff has been agreed between the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee the NIC will reflect the concession price rather than the Drug Tariff price. NIC is given in Pounds Sterling.
PATIENT_IDENTIFIED	Patient Identified Flag	number	Number of identifiable patients who received an exemption for the respective presentation. This is based on whether the patient's NHS number could be read from the prescription form or EPS message.