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Field Value
Data last updated 10 February 2026
Metadata last updated 10 February 2026
Created 10 February 2026
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Data Dictionary

Column Title Type Description
YEAR_MONTH Year and Month integer The year and month for which the claim for dispensed items has been submitted to NHSBSA in the format YYYYMM.
UNIQUE_PATIENTS Unique Patients 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.