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Introducing Rate Limiting on the NHSBSA Open Data Portal
December 20, 2024

Introducing Rate Limiting on the NHSBSA Open Data PortalThe NHSBSA Open Data Portal provides essential healthcare data to researchers, policymakers, developers and the public. To keep the...
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Updated Dataset Available: Contractor Details on the Open Data Portal
December 16, 2024

The updated Pharmacy Contractor Details dataset has now been published on the NHSBSA open data portal. Please refer to our recent article for more information behind this change....
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Coming soon: Pharmacy Quality Scheme 2023/2024 data on the Open Data Portal
December 10, 2024

The NHSBSA data services team are using the open data portal to publish the latest 2023/24 Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) data. The dataset is scheduled to be released by the end of...
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Coming soon: Updated Contractor Details Dataset
November 29, 2024

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) Contractor Details dataset will soon be updated with additional fields. The dataset is scheduled to be updated during December 2024, though...
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New Dataset Available: Immigration Health Surcharge - 'Students' and 'Health & Care' (digital application) key performance indicators
September 9, 2024

The Immigration Health Surcharge - 'Students' and 'Health & Care' (digital application) key performance indicators datasets have now been published on the NHSBSA open data portal....
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Pharmacy First Data included in the Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA) dataset

April 26, 2024
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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. These medicines aren't currently identifiable as Pharmacy First supplies in the February dataset.


We are committed to ensuring that there will be a method to identify this in the future.


Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA) Monthly Administrative Data