Request

I would like to have EPS data, i.e a break down of number of EPS prescriptions generated by nine surgeries and which Pharmacies they are sent to.

Please could I have data for October 2021 and November 2021.

The surgeries I am interested in are:

1. Albion Place Medical Practice 23-29 Albion Place Maidstone Kent ME14 5DY

2. College Practice 50-52 College Road Maidstone ME15 6SB

3. Bower Mount Medical Practice 1 Bower Mount Road Maidstone ME16 8AX

4. Barming Surgery Marigold Way Maidstone Kent ME16 0ZJ

5. Allington Surgery 26 Tichborne Close Maidstone Kent ME16 0RY

6. The Halfway Surgery 68 New Road Chatham Kent ME4 4QR

7. ST Marys Medical Centre Vicarage road Strood Rochester Kent ME2 4DG

8. Pentagon Surgery Boots 30-34 Military Road Chatham ME4 4EB

9. ST Marys Island Surgery Edgeway St Marys Island Chatham ME4 3EP

Response

Data for October 2021

Under Section 21 of the Act, we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you. The information you requested is available on the website:

https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/prescription-data/dispensing-data/dispensing-contractors-data

Select Practice prescribing dispensing data under Reports.

Data for November 2021

A copy of the information is attached.

Please be advised that November 2021 data is also now published at the above link.

Please note that this request and our response is published on our Freedom of Information disclosure log at:

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-22300

Data Queries

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