FOI-03204

<b>Request</b><br><br>
<i>You asked us:</i><br><br>
<i>Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I was wondering if you would be able to develop on top of the FOI Request FOI-01537, FOI-01681, FOI-01795 , FOI-01900, FOI-01931, FOI-02008, FOI-02060, FOI-02143, FOI-02299, FOI-02381, FOI-02530, FOI-02605, FOI-02792, FOI-2846 and FOI-02996.</i><br><br>
<i>BNF Chapter 20-22 and Chapter 23:</i><br>
<i><a href="https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01537">https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01537</a> (April 2023 - September 2023)</i><br>
<i><a href="https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01681">https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01681</a> (October 2023 - November 2023)</i><br>
<i><a href="https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01795">https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01795</a> (December 2023 - January 2024)</i><br>
<i><a href="https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01900">https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01900</a> (February 2024)</i><br>
<i><a href="https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01931">https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01931</a> (January 2024 - March 2024)</i><br>
<i><a href="https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02008">https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02008</a> (April 2024)</i><br>
<i><a href="https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02060">https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02060</a> (May 2024)</i><br>
<i><a href="https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02143">https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02143</a> (June 2024)</i><br>
<i><a href="https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02299">https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02299</a> (July 2024 - August 2024)</i><br>
<i><a href="https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02381">https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02381</a> (September 2024)</i><br>
<i><a href="https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02530">https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02530</a> (October 2024 - November 2024)</i><br>
<i><a href="https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02605">https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02605</a> (December 2024)</i><br>
<i><a href="https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02792">https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02792</a> (January 2025 - February 2025)</i><br>
<i><a href="https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02846">https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02846</a> (March 2025)</i><br>
<i><a href="https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02996">https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02996</a> (April 2025)</i><br><br>
<i>The data in these requests were from the data source ‘NHSBSA Information Services Data Warehouse’ with the Columns YEAR_MONTH, PRACTICE_CODE, DISPENSER_CODE, BNF_CHAPTER_CODE, BNF_CODE, PRODUCT_ORDER_NUMBER, PACK_ORDER_NUMBER, EPD_BNF_20_21_22, EPD_BNF_23, AC_FLAG, ENG_PRESC_BNF20_23, NIC_GBP, ITEMS and TOTAL_QUANTITY.</i><br><br>
<i>Would it be possible for the data to be limited to prescribing within BNF Chapter 20 - Dressings, Chapter 21 – Appliances and Chapter 22 – Incontinence Appliances, Chapter 23 - Stoma Appliances, limited to England, Wales, Scotland, Guernsey, Alderney, Jersey, and the Isle of Man.</i><br><br>
<i>The data excludes:</i><br>
<i>•             Items not dispensed, disallowed and those returned to the contractor for further clarification.</i><br>
<i>•             Prescriptions prescribed and dispensed in Prisons, Hospitals and Private prescriptions.</i><br>
<i>•             Items prescribed but not presented for dispensing or not submitted to NHS Prescription Services by the dispenser.</i><br><br>
<i>Could we have the same caveats so that the data matches with the English Prescribing Dataset (EPD).</i><br><br>
<i>Would it be possible to have the data in the same format for May and June 2025 please?</i><br><br>
<i>The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 24 September 2025.</i><br><br>
<i>We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.</i><br><br>
<b>Our response</b><br><br>
Under Section 21 of the FOIA we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you.<br><br>
The information you requested is available from the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) Open Data Portal (ODP).<br><br>
Please see the following link to view the section 21 in full - <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/21">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/21</a><br><br>
<b>Advice and assistance</b><br><br>
You can access this information through the following link.<br><br>
FOI-03129 - Datasets - Open Data Portal<br><br>
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