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Data last updated 19 November 2025
Metadata last updated 19 November 2025
Created 19 November 2025
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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.
CHARGE_STATUS Charge Exemption Status string Grouping of prescription exemptions (and chargeable) catergories.
IDENTIFIED_PATIENT_COUNT Identified Patient Count integer 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 integer Items shows the number of times a product appears on a prescription form not the quantity prescribed.
TOTAL_CHARGES_PAYABLE_GBP Total Charges Payable string The total amount paid in charges by the patient.