FOI-03260 Q3
Additional Info
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Data last updated | 16 December 2025 |
| Metadata last updated | 16 December 2025 |
| Created | 16 December 2025 |
| Format | text/csv |
| Licence | Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom) |
Data Dictionary
| Column | Title | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| FINANCIAL_YEAR | Financial Year | string | The financial year for which the claim for dispensed items has been submitted to NHSBSA, from April to March in any given year. |
| EXEMPTION_CATEGORY_CODE | Exemption Category Code | string | The specific code for the exemption category that was selected by the patient on the back of the prescription form. |
| EXEMPTION_CATEGORY | Exemption Category | string | The exemption category that was selected by the patient on the back of the prescription form. |
| 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). |
| ITEM_COUNT | Items | string | Items shows the number of times a product appears on a prescription form not the quantity prescribed. |