| Column |
Title |
Type |
Description |
| DATE |
Date of count as yyyymmdd |
string |
The reporting date when the snapshot of active pharmacies have been counted. This is the last calendar day of the month, example 20210131
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| TOTAL_PHARMACIES |
Total count of pharmacies |
integer |
The total count of all pharmacies open on that date, including distance sellers, excluding appliance contractors.
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| TOTAL_PHARMACIES_EXCLUDING_DISTANCE_SELLERS |
Total count of pharmacies excluding distance seller pharmacies |
integer |
The total count of all pharmacies open on that date, excluding distance seller pharmacies and appliance contractors. This number should be equal to the number of small, medium and large pharmacies.
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| TOTAL_DISTANCE_SELLING_PHARMACIES |
Total count of distance selling pharmacies |
integer |
The total count of distance seller pharmacies. This number should be equal to total pharmacies minus total pharmacies excluding distance sellers
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| TOTAL_HUNDRED_HOUR_PHARMACIES |
Total count of 100-hour pharmacies |
integer |
The total count of pharmacies that are open on a 100-hour contract. These may be Small, Medium or Large pharmacies.
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| SMALL |
Total count of small (1 - 5) pharmacy groups |
integer |
The total count of pharmacies open on that date that are either independent (single pharmacy site) or in a chain of fewer than 6 sites. This excludes distance seller pharmacies.
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| MEDIUM |
Total count of medium (6 - 99) pharmacy groups |
integer |
The total count of pharmacies open on that date that are part of a chain made up of between 6 and 99 sites. This excludes distance seller pharmacies.
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| LARGE |
Total count of large (100+) pharmacy groups |
integer |
The total count of pharmacies open on that date that are part of a chain made up of 100 or more sites. This excludes distance seller pharmacies.
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| TOTAL_PHARMACIES_EXCLUDING_DISTANCE_SELLERS_OPENED |
Total pharmacies opened in the month excluding distance sellers |
integer |
The total number of pharmacies not including distance sellers that have opened since the previous reporting date. This includes pharmacies open on the day after the previous reporting date up to those opened on the current reporting date. Where a pharmacy has been taken over, this will appear in both the openings and closures table as the pharmacy is under new management, with a net change of 0.
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| TOTAL_PHARMACIES_EXCLUDING_DISTANCE_SELLERS_CLOSED |
Total pharmacies closed in the month excluding distance sellers |
integer |
The total number of pharmacies not including distance sellers that have closed since the previous reporting date. This includes pharmacies closed on the day after the previous reporting date up to those closed on the current reporting date. Where a pharmacy has been taken over, this will appear in both the openings and closures table as the pharmacy is under new management, with a net change of 0.
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| PHARMACIES_EXCLUDING_DISTANCE_SELLERS_NET_CHANGE |
Total pharmacies closed in the month excluding distance sellers |
integer |
The difference between Total pharmacies opened and Total pharmacies closed. If this number is positive, this means that there are more pharmacies open on the reporting date than the previous reporting date. If this is negative, this means there are fewer pharmacies open than on the previous reporting date. Where a pharmacy has been taken over, this will appear in both the openings and closures table as the pharmacy is under new management, with a net change of 0.
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| SMALL_PHARMACIES_OPENED |
Total small pharmacies opened in the month |
integer |
The total number of small pharmacies that have opened since the previous reporting date. This includes pharmacies open on the day after the previous reporting date up to those opened on the current reporting date. Where a pharmacy has been taken over, this will appear in both the openings and closures table as the pharmacy is under new management, with a net change of 0.
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| SMALL_PHARMACIES_CLOSED |
Total small pharmacies closed in the month |
integer |
The total number of small pharmacies that have closed since the previous reporting date. This includes pharmacies closed on the day after the previous reporting date up to those closed on the current reporting date. Where a pharmacy has been taken over, this will appear in both the openings and closures table as the pharmacy is under new management, with a net change of 0.
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| SMALL_PHARMACIES_NET_CHANGE |
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integer |
-
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| MEDIUM_PHARMACIES_OPENED |
Total medium pharmacies opened in the month |
integer |
The total number of medium pharmacies that have opened since the previous reporting date. This includes pharmacies open on the day after the previous reporting date up to those opened on the current reporting date. Where a pharmacy has been taken over, this will appear in both the openings and closures table as the pharmacy is under new management, with a net change of 0.
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| MEDIUM_PHARMACIES_CLOSED |
Total medium pharmacies closed in the month |
integer |
The total number of medium pharmacies that have closed since the previous reporting date. This includes pharmacies closed on the day after the previous reporting date up to those closed on the current reporting date. Where a pharmacy has been taken over, this will appear in both the openings and closures table as the pharmacy is under new management, with a net change of 0.
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| MEDIUM_PHARMACIES_NET_CHANGE |
|
integer |
-
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| LARGE_PHARMACIES_OPENED |
Total large pharmacies opened in the month |
integer |
The total number of large pharmacies that have opened since the previous reporting date. This includes pharmacies open on the day after the previous reporting date up to those opened on the current reporting date. Where a pharmacy has been taken over, this will appear in both the openings and closures table as the pharmacy is under new management, with a net change of 0.
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| LARGE_PHARMACIES_CLOSED |
Total large pharmacies closed in the month |
integer |
The total number of large pharmacies that have closed since the previous reporting date. This includes pharmacies closed on the day after the previous reporting date up to those closed on the current reporting date. Where a pharmacy has been taken over, this will appear in both the openings and closures table as the pharmacy is under new management, with a net change of 0.
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| LARGE_PHARMACIES_NET_CHANGE |
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integer |
-
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| DISTANCE_SELLERS_OPENED |
Total distance sellers opened |
integer |
The total number of distance sellers that have opened since the previous reporting date. This includes pharmacies open on the day after the previous reporting date up to those opened on the current reporting date. Where a pharmacy has been taken over, this will appear in both the openings and closures table as the pharmacy is under new management, with a net change of 0.
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| DISTANCE_SELLERS_CLOSED |
Total distance sellers closed |
integer |
The total number of distance sellers that have closed since the previous reporting date. This includes pharmacies closed on the day after the previous reporting date up to those closed on the current reporting date. Where a pharmacy has been taken over, this will appear in both the openings and closures table as the pharmacy is under new management, with a net change of 0.
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| DISTANCE_SELLERS_NET_CHANGE |
Total net closures of distance sellers |
integer |
The difference between Distance sellers opened and DIstance sellers pharmacies closed. If this number is positive, this means that there are more pharmacies open on the reporting date than the previous reporting date. If this is negative, this means there are fewer pharmacies open than on the previous reporting date. Where a pharmacy has been taken over, this will appear in both the openings and closures table as the pharmacy is under new management, with a net change of 0.
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