FOI-03850

Thank you for your request for information about the following: 

##Request 

<p><i>‘Following the previously published FOI 03641 received in March 2026, can you please provide me a spreadsheet which contains the following fields by month for the months January and February 2026 for all English Appliance Contractors in England.</i></p>

<p><i>YEAR_MONTH</i></p>

<p><i>CONTRACTOR_ACCOUNT_TYPE</i></p>

<p><i>CONTRACTOR_CODE</i></p>

<p><i>CONTRACTOR_NAME</i></p>

<p><i>CONTRACTOR_ADDRESS</i></p>

<p><i>POSTCODE</i></p>

<p><i>CONTRACTOR_START_DATE</i></p>

<p><i>CONTRACTOR_INACTIVE_DATE</i></p>

<p><i>INTEGRATED_CARE_BOARD_CODE</i></p>

<p><i>INTEGRATED_CARE_BOARD_NAME</i></p>

<p><i>NUMBER_EPS_MESSAGES</i></p>

<p><i>NUMBER_EPS_ITEMS</i></p>

<p><i>NUMBER_TOTAL_FORMS</i></p>

<p><i>NUMBER_STANDARD_PX</i></p>

<p><i>REFERRED_BACK_ITEMS</i></p>

<p><i>NUMBER_CHARGEABLE_PX_CURRENT</i></p>

<p><i>NUMBER_CHARGEABLE_PX_PREVIOUS</i></p>

<p><i>NUMBER_ELAS_HOSIERY_PX_CHARGE</i></p>

<p><i>VAT_REGISTERED</i></p>

<p><i>NUMBER_AUR_CONDUCTED_HOME</i></p>

<p><i>NUMBER_AUR_CONDUCTED_PREMISES</i></p>

<p><i>BASIC_PRICE_NIC</i></p>

<p><i>VAT_AMOUNT</i></p>

<p><i>PROFESSIONAL_DISPENSING_FEE</i></p>

<p><i>INFRASTRUCTURE_PAYMENT</i></p>

<p><i>APPLIANCE_MEASURED_FITTED_FEE</i></p>

<p><i>APPLIANCE_HOME_DELIVERY_FEE</i></p>

<p><i>EXPENSIVE_PX_FEE_VALUE</i></p>

<p><i>STOMA_CUSTOMISATION_FEE</i></p>

<p><i>STOMA_CUSTOMISATION_FEE_ADJ</i></p>

<p><i>AUR_CONDUCTED_HOME_FEE</i></p>

<p><i>AUR_CONDUCTED_PREMISES_FEE</i></p>

<p><i>AUR_CONDUCTED_FEE_ADJUSTMENT</i></p>

<p><i>CHARGEABLE_PX_CURRENT_VALUE</i></p>

<p><i>CHARGEABLE_PX_PREVIOUS_VALUE</i></p>

<p><i>CHARGEABLE_PX_ELAS_HOS_VALUE</i></p>

<p><i>ADJUSTMENT_PRODUCTS</i></p>

<p><i>ADJUSTMENT_FEE</i></p>

<p><i>ETP_RELEASE_1_PAYMENT</i></p>

<p><i>ETP_RELEASE_2_PAYMENT</i></p>

<p><i>ETP_ALLOWANCE</i></p>

<p><i>OUT_OF_POCKET_EXPENSES’</i></p>

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 21 May 2026.  

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). 

##Our 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. 

__NHSBSA__

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__

Source System – Insight Data Warehouse. 

__Time period__

January, February and March 2026 - Appliance contractor data 

__This dataset__

This report consists of a management information file detailing monthly Community Pharmacy payment by type of payment and contractor account. Payments include all drug costs, fees, patient charges, locally authorised payments, etc. Other details such as the numbers of items dispensed and patient charges collected are also included. 

The management information file reflects the contractor's payment and prescription data associated with the Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) structure at the relevant payment date. 

__Disclosure Control__

Note- for further information relating to the payments included within this Data Dictionary, please consult the NHS Business Services Authority's Electronic Drug Tariff and NHS Prescription Services payment information (Local Authorised Payments National Menu): 

https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pharmacies-gp-practices-and-appliance-contractors/drug-tariff 

https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pharmacies-gp-practices-and-appliance-contractors/dispensing-contractors-information/payment-information 

__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 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.

Tags: Appliance Contractors, NHS Prescriptions
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