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Data Dictionary

Column Title Type Description
CALENDAR_YEAR Calendar Year number

Indicates the relevant calendar year for each row of data.

PATIENT_AGE Age of Patient number

The age in years that was captured for the patient when the prescription was processed by NHSBSA for payment. If the age was not captured or not known, this is marked as "Unknown"

PATIENT_IDENTIFIED Patient Identified Flag boolean

A Y/N field which describes whether the patient's NHS number could be read from the prescription form or EPS message. "Y" indicates that the NHS number was read and the patient identified and "N" indicates that it wasn't.

IDENTIFIED_PATIENT_COUNT Identified Patient Count 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.

ITEMS Items number

Items shows the number of times a product appears on a prescription form not the quantity prescribed.