Request
Title: Prescribing frequency of prednisolone 5mg tablets grouped for Asthma
Definition: Prescribing of Prednisolone 5mg tablets, to patients receiving medication to treat Asthma, where the quantity prescribed per item was less than or equal to 60 tablets.
Results: identify the total number of prescription items prescribed during a rolling 12 m period with each item relating to a quantity of 60 tablets or fewer
Reporting Level: Practice Level, PCN Level, Sub ICB
Numerator: Number of patients receiving 1,2,3 to13 number of prescription items for Prednisolone 5mg tablets over a rolling 12 month period. Prescription items are only included where the quantity prescribed was less than or equal to 60 tablets. Patients have only been included where they have also been prescribed a preventative inhaler medication but not an antimuscarinic during the reported period.Reporting
Period: FY2022 Using the definitions of the above drug classes from the NHS BSA drug list Appendix2
Response
Under Section 21 of the Act, 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 web link:
https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/access-our-data-products/catalyst
To access the data:
Log into Catalyst and select the Dashboard option. Select ‘Respiratory’ from the ‘Dashboards’ section which will take you to the Respiratory Dashboard.
Select the ‘Datasets’ link in the first row which then gives the second row of the options for ‘SICBL – GP Practice Dataset’ and ‘PCN – Practice Dataset’.
In the ‘Comparator drop down box select ‘Prescribing frequency of prednisolone 5mg tablets’.
In the Period drop down select ‘Sept-23’ as this is the most recent rolling 12 months. Click Apply.
This is now your dataset which breaks down (Depending which ‘SICBL – GP Practice Dataset’ or ‘PCN – Practice Dataset’ has been selected) then by practice the number of prescription items 1-13+ and the number of patients numerators requested.
Please note that this request and our response is published on our Freedom of Information disclosure log at:
https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01578
