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Field Value
Data last updated 10 December 2025
Metadata last updated 10 December 2025
Created 10 December 2025
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Data Dictionary

Column Title Type Description
YEAR_MONTH Year and Month string Indicates the time period for which the claim for dispensed items has been submitted to NHSBSA.
AGE_BAND Age Band string Indicates the age band for identifiable patients. If a patient's age has not been able to be verified, the age band will be indicated as unknown.
UNIQUE_PATIENT_COUNT 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.