ChangesBNF202504
ChangesBNF
Additional Info
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Data last updated | 9 December 2025 |
| Metadata last updated | 9 December 2025 |
| Created | 9 December 2025 |
| Format | text/csv |
| Licence | Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom) |
Data Dictionary
| Column | Title | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| YEAR_MONTH | Year and Month | Number | The year and month for which the claim for dispensed items has been submitted to NHSBSA in the format YYYYMM. |
| PRACTICE_CODE | Prescriber Code | String | The ODS code of the organisation which is at the level of Practice/ Cost Centre within the Prescriptions master data hierarchies. |
| PRACTICE_NAME | Prescriber Organisation Name | String | The name of the organisation which is at the level of Practice/ Cost Centre within the Prescriptions master data hierarchies. |
| PRACTICE_ADDRESS | Prescriber Organisation Address | String | The address of the organisation which is at the level of Practice/ Cost Centre within the Prescriptions master data hierarchies. |
| POSTCODE | Prescriber Organisation Postcode | String | The postcode of the organisation which is at the level of Practice/ Cost Centre within the Prescriptions master data hierarchies. |
| PRESCRIBER_CODE | Prescriber Code | String | The code identifying the individual who ordered the prescription |
| PRESCRIBER_SURNAME | Prescriber Name | String | The surname of the individual who ordered the prescription |
| PRESCRIBER_TYPE | Prescriber Type | String | Indicates the prescriber type recorded as prescribing the prescription |
| TOTAL_PAPER_ITEMS | Total items prescribed on paper forms | String | Items shows the number of times a product appears on a prescription form not the quantity prescribed. This field gives the number prescribed on paper prescription forms. |
| TOTAL_EPS_ITEMS | Total items prescribed via EPS | String | Items shows the number of times a product appears on a prescription form not the quantity prescribed. This field gives the number prescribed via the Electronic Prescription Service. |
| PAPER_REPEAT_ITEMS | Total items on repeat prescriptions on paper forms | String | Items shows the number of times a product appears on a prescription form not the quantity prescribed. This field gives the number of items on repeat prescriptions on paper prescription forms. |
| EPS_REPEAT_ITEMS | Total items on repeat prescriptions prescribed via EPS | String | Items shows the number of times a product appears on a prescription form not the quantity prescribed. This field gives the number of items on repeat prescriptions issued via the Electronic Prescription Service. |