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26 March 2024
Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA) Monthly Administrative Data will now include medicines supplied under the pharmacy's first pathways....
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In response to feedback from our users, we've made some adjustments to the standard file type when downloading compressed data from the Open Data Portal. This change is...
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Latest improvements on the Open Data Portal
March 29, 2023
Latest Improvements
We are really excited to announce that the latest release of improvements on the Open Data Portal are now live.
New dedicated FOI response area
One of biggest changes...
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Changes to the Secondary Care Medicines Data (SCMD)
March 20, 2023
We have made changes to the Secondary Care Medicines data (SCMD) we publish.
We previously published Secondary Care Medicines Data in two locations on the Open Data Portal.
Secondary...
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Let us know how you use the Open Data Portal
October 4, 2022
The NHS Business Services Authority want to make more of our data open, so that people can innovate and create value across the health and care system.
In early 2020 we launched the Open...
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Exciting new user features on the Open Data Portal
October 20, 2022
We are delighted to let you know about new functionality on the Open Data Portal.
- User accounts that enable you to follow and get updates (like when new data is available) on the datasets that matter to you
- Discussion areas on all datasets so that you can ask questions and share ideas with us and other Open Data Portal users
- Report an issue button so that you can let us know quickly and easily about any issues on the portal
- Optional email notifications that let you know about new data availability and other key updates
To find our more, please watch our short video tour or read more below.
User accounts
Signing into the Open Data Portal is easy. You can assess the login page from main navigation bar on all Open Data Portal pages.
You can use the traditional email sign up option or use one of our social sign in options through Google, Github or Microsoft.
Signing into the Open Data Portal is completely optional, all datasets and download functionality are available to all users whether they sign in or not.
Signing in means that you can follow datasets and themes that interest you. When you follow a dataset or theme you will get dashboard notifications when new data is added or changes are made
Discussions
Every dataset now has a 'Discussions' area. This is to enable you to participate in the Open Data Portal community, ask questions and get answers, share what you are doing with the data and best practice.
The 'Discussions' area is designed to be viewed by all users. To start discussions and post replies you just need to sign in.
Report an issue
We have also added a new button to dataset and data explorer pages to make it easier to report any issues you are having with the Open Data Portal and the data we provide.
Any issues reported do directly to the Open Data support team who will investigate. If you provide an email address when reporting the team will get in touch to keep you updated.
Email notifications
You can sign up to receive optional email notifications from the 'Manage account' screen.
You will only get email notifications about datasets and themes that you have followed. Notifications are sent when new data or updates are made.
You can turn off email notifications at any time from the 'Manage account' screen.
All of the new functionality has been added to improve your experience of using the Open Data Portal. If you have any feedback or ideas for improvements, let us know at DataServicesSupport@nhsbsa.nhs.uk