FOI-03782 P2
Additional Info
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Data last updated | 28 May 2026 |
| Metadata last updated | 28 May 2026 |
| Created | 28 May 2026 |
| 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. |
| BNF_PARAGRAPH_CODE | BNF Paragraph Code | string | The first six digits of the 15-digit BNF Code, which indicate the chemical substance under which the drug or appliance is categorised. |
| BNF_PARAGRAPH_NAME | BNF Paragraph Name | string | The name of the BNF paragraph where the drug is categorised. |
| 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 | 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. |
| 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. |