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Field Value
Data last updated 9 January 2026
Metadata last updated 9 January 2026
Created 9 January 2026
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Data Dictionary

Column Title Type Description
YEAR_MONTH Year and Month number The year and month for which the claim for dispensed items has been submitted to NHSBSA in the format YYYYMM.
PRESCRIBER_ICB_CODE Prescriber ICB Code string ICB code is the unique identifying code attributed to the Integrated Care Board (ICB) associated with the prescriber
PRESCRIBER_ICB_NAME Prescriber ICB Name string The name of the Integrated Care Board (ICB) associated with the prescriber
BNF_PRODUCT_CODE BNF Product Code string The code of the BNF product which may be proprietary or generic.
BNF_PRODUCT_NAME BNF Prodcut Name string The name of the BNF product which may be proprietary or generic.
ITEMS Items number Items shows the number of times a product appears on a prescription form not the quantity prescribed.
UNIQUE_PATIENT_COUNT Unique Patients string 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.
PATIENT_IDENTIFIED Patient Identified Flag string 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.
PATIENT_AGE Age of Patient string 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"