FOI03260
Additional Info
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Data last updated | 12 November 2025 |
| Metadata last updated | 12 November 2025 |
| Created | 12 November 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. |
| EXEMPTION_CATEGORY_CODE | Exemption Category Code | string | The specific code for the exemption category that was selected by the patient on the back of the prescription form. |
| EXEMPTION_CATEGORY | Exemption Category | string | The exemption category that was selected by the patient on the back of the prescription form. |
| GENDER | Gender | string | Patient gender has been reported using the latest patient gender information held by the NHSBSA Information Services data warehouse at the time that the data was extracted. This uses information from either the most recent Electronic Prescription Service |
| ITEM_COUNT | Items | number | Items shows the number of times a product appears on a prescription form not the quantity prescribed. |