| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Data last updated | May 23, 2025 |
| Metadata last updated | May 23, 2025 |
| Created | May 23, 2025 |
| Format | CSV |
| License | Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom) |
| Column | Title | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERIOD | Year and Month | number | The year and month for which the claim for dispensed items has been submitted to NHSBSA in the format YYYYMM. |
| SICBL_CODE | SICBL Code | string | SICBL code is the unique identifying code attributed to a Sub-ICB Location (SICBL). |
| SICBL_NAME | SICBL Name | string | The name of the to a Sub-ICB Location (SICBL) |
| MONTELUKAST | SABA | number | Number of patients prescribed Montelukast. Numbers have been calculated at SICBL level and have no double counting however do not add up patient numbers because patients may be in more than one age band or geography |
| AGE_BAND | Age Band | string | Indicates the age band for identifiable patients. Any patients with no recorded age are excluded |
| GENDER | Gender | string | Patient gender has been reported using the latest patient gender information held by the NHSBSA Information Services data warehouse at the time that the data was extracted. This uses information from either the most recent Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) message or from the last time that NHSBSA received data about the patient's gender from NHS Personal Demographics Service. 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). |