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Data Dictionary

Column	Title	Type	Description
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 Sub-ICB Location (SICBL)
ITEMS	Items	number	Items shows the number of times a product appears on a prescription form not the quantity prescribed.
NIC_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.
UNIQUE_PATIENTS	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.
SICBL_MALE_LIST_SIZE	Male list size	number	Male List Size for the year is calculated as the average of the 12 monthly male list sizes. A monthly list size for a SICBL is based on sum of the list sizes of the GP practices within that SICBL.