FOI-01332

Thank you for your request for information about the following: 

I would like to request under the FOI the following information. Your website (https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/prescription-data/organisation-data/dispensing-practice-name-and-address) collates the data on dispensing practices including the following:

- how many GPs are in each practice and how many of them are dispensing GPs
- practice name
- practice code 
- practice address 
- total GPs within the practice
- number of dispensing GPs within the practice

Would you kindly provide me with the above information for January to December 2019?
 
Your request was received on 24th July and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 
 
##Response 
 
A copy of the information is attached. Please read the below notes to ensure correct understanding of the data. 	

###Data Source	
The data source was the NHSBSA Information Services Data Warehouse.

###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.

###Time Period	
January 2019 to December 2019 inclusive

###Organisation Data	
The data provided is for dispensers in England.

###Dispensers
The data is as held in the NHSBSA data Warehouse on 10.08.2023
We do not hold historical names or addresses for dispensers, therefore the names and addresses currently held in the NHSBSA Data Warehouse have been given. 	 
 
###Data Queries 
 
If you have any queries regarding the data provided, or if you plan on publishing the data please contact foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk ensuring you quote the above reference. This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented. 
 
If you plan on producing a press or broadcast story based upon the data please contact communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk 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 Copyright 2023” This information is licenced under the terms of the Open Government Licence: 
 
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/  
 
Failure to do so is a breach of the terms of the licence. 
 
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