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Field Value
Data last updated 9 June 2025
Metadata last updated 9 June 2025
Created 9 June 2025
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Licence OGL-UK-3.0

Data Dictionary

Column Title Type Description
NUMBER_OF_PHARMACIES Number of Pharmacies number The total number of unique, community pharmacies where a prescription item was dispensed to the patient.
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.
ITEM_COUNT Items number Items shows the number of times a product appears on a prescription form not the quantity prescribed.

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Licence OGL-UK-3.0