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Data last updated 4 August 2025
Metadata last updated 4 August 2025
Created 4 August 2025
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Data Dictionary

Column Title Type Description
ADDRESS Contractor address string The address of a premises.
NUMBER_OF_ITEMS Number of items integer Items shows the number of times a product appears on a prescription form, not the quantity prescribed.
YEAR_MONTH Year and Month yearmonth The year and month for which the claim for dispensed items has been submitted to NHSBSA in the format YYYY-MM.
CONTRACTOR_NAME The name of the contractor string The name of the dispensing doctor or personal administration contractor
POSTCODE Post code string The post code of the address of a premises.
TOTAL_NUMBER_OF_PRESCRIPTIONS_PROFESSIONAL_FEES Total number of prescriptions professional fees integer The number of single activity fees applied to a prescription item.
CONTRACTOR_CODE The unique contractor code for the dispensing doctor or personal administration contractor string The Organisation Data Service (ODS) code of the premises at which medication may be provided e.g. J83001 . It is also sometimes referred to as OCS code
COMMISSIONER_PROVIDER_CODE Commissioner/Provider Code string The code of the organisation that commissions or provides services that needs to use NHS prescriptions
COMMISSIONER_PROVIDER_NAME Commissioner/Provider Name string The name of the organisation that commissions or provides services that needs to use NHS prescriptions