FOI-03851

##Request

_Can you please provide the following data for Chapters 20, 21, 22 and 23 for English prescribers and with no limit on dispensers. (Should include Appliance Contractors, Dispensing doctors and Pharmacies) I would like this data to be by month for the months January and February 2026._

_(The request is for the same data in FOI_ 03639 published in March 2026)_
  
_I would like the response to include the following fields:_ 
  
_YEAR_MONTH_ 

_integer_  

_PRACTICE_CODE_ 

_string_  

_DISPENSER_CODE_ 

_string_  

_BNF_CODE_ 

_integer_  

_PRODUCT_ORDER_NUMBER_ 

_string_  

_PACK_ORDER_NUMBER_ 

_string_  

_SNOMED_CONCEPT_ID_ 

_integer_  

_VMP_VMPP_AMP_AMPP_ 

_string_  

_NIC_GBP_ 

_number_  

_ITEMS_ 

_integer_
  
_TOTAL_QUANTITY_ 

_integer_  

_EPD_FLAG_ 

_string_  

_DISPENSER_ACCOUNT_TYPE_ 

_string_  

_BNF_APPLIANCE_FLAG_ 

_string_  

_EPD_BNF_20_21_22_ 

_string_  

_EPD_BNF_23_
 
_string_
  
_ENG_PRESC_BNF20_23’_ 

On the 2 June 2026 you clarified the following:

_Further to my request below can I please also request the month of March 2026 to be added to the request resulting in data from Jan-Mar 2026._

##Response

I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested and a copy of the information is attached.

Please read the below notes to ensure correct understanding of the data.

NHS Prescription Services process prescriptions for Pharmacy Contractors, Appliance Contractors, Dispensing Doctors and Personal Administration with information then used to make payments to pharmacists and appliance contractors in England for prescriptions dispensed in primary care settings (other arrangements are in place for making payments to Dispensing Doctors and Personal Administration). This involves processing over 1 billion prescription items and payments totalling over £9 billion each year. The information gathered from this process is then used to provide information on costs and trends in prescribing in England and Wales to over 25,000 registered NHS and Department of Health and Social Care users.
	
__Data Source__	

The data source was the NHSBSA Information Services Data Warehouse.

__Time Period__

January - March 2026

Please note drugs flagged in our database as Schedule 2 and 3 controlled drugs have been excluded from this dataset for information security reasons to prevent the identification of organisations with high levels of controlled drug dispensing. 

This data is limited to prescriptions prescribed in England and dispensed in either England, Scotland or Wales. 

The dataset also excludes items supplied as part of a Pharmacy First consultation or service 

__Exclusions__

The Data excludes: 

• Items not dispensed, disallowed and those returned to the contractor for further clarification. 

• Prescriptions prescribed and dispensed in Prisons, Hospitals and Private prescriptions.

•  Items prescribed but not presented for dispensing or not submitted to NHS Prescription Services by the dispenser.
 
There are 18 data files included in this request :

FOI03838_202601_001.csv -  500,000 rows of data

FOI03838_202601_002.csv -  500,000 rows of data

FOI03838_202601_003.csv -  500,000 rows of data

FOI03838_202601_004.csv -  500,000 rows of data

FOI03838_202601_005.csv -  500,000 rows of data

FOI03838_202601_006.csv -  150,954 rows of data

FOI03838_202602_001.csv -  500,000 rows of data

FOI03838_202602_002.csv -  500,000 rows of data

FOI03838_202602_003.csv -  500,000 rows of data

FOI03838_202602_004.csv -  500,000 rows of data

FOI03838_202602_005.csv -  500,000 rows of data

FOI03838_202602_006.csv -   22,850 rows of data

FOI03838_202603_001.csv -  500,000 rows of data

FOI03838_202603_002.csv -  500,000 rows of data

FOI03838_202603_003.csv -  500,000 rows of data

FOI03838_202603_004.csv -  500,000 rows of data

FOI03838_202603_005.csv -  500,000 rows of data

FOI03838_202603_006.csv -  167,362 rows of data

__Data Queries__

Please contact <a href=mailto:foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk>foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk</a> ensuring you quote the above reference if you have any specific questions regarding this response; or, if you feel you may be misunderstanding or misinterpreting the information; or, if you plan on publishing the data.

__Reusing the data and copyright__

If you plan on producing a press or broadcast story based upon the data please contact <a href=mailto:communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk>communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk</a>. This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented.

The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and is subject to NHSBSA copyright. This information is licenced under the terms of the Open Government Licence detailed at:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ 

Should you wish to re-use the information you must include the following statement: “NHSBSA Information Services Data Warehouse, NHSBSA Copyright 2026”. Failure to do so is a breach of the terms of the licence.

Information you receive which is not subject to NHSBSA Copyright continues to be protected by the copyright of the person, or organisation, from which the information originated. Please obtain their permission before reproducing any third party (non NHSBSA Copyright) information.



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