FOI-02874

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<p><strong>Request</strong></p>

<p><em>You asked us:</em></p>

<p><em>Following receipt of my FOI request 02624 received in March 2025, can you now provide me with an updated spread sheet for the period January 2025 through to March 2025, by month, in the same format as previously supplied for all the dispensing appliance contractor ODS codes. </em></p>

<p><em>Please can you provide the information in the form of an Excel spreadsheet. </em></p>

<p>The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 27 May 2025.</p>

<p>We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.</p>

<p><strong>Our response</strong></p>

<p>I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested and a copy of the information is attached.</p>

<p>Please read the below notes to ensure correct understanding of the data.</p>

<p>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.</p>

<p><strong>Data source</strong></p>

<p>Source System – Insight Data Warehouse.</p>

<p><strong>Time period</strong></p>

<p>March 2025 for the Appliance Contractor file</p>

<p><strong>Dataset</strong></p>

<p>This report consists of a management information file detailing monthly Appliance Payments 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.</p>

<p>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.</p>

<p><strong>Disclosure Control</strong></p>

<p>Note- for further information relating to the payments included within the Data Dictionary, please consult the NHS Business Services Authority's Electronic Drug Tariff and NHS Prescription Services payments information (Local Authorised Payments National Menu):</p>

<p><a href="https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pharmacies-gp-practices-and-appliance-contractors/drug-tariff">https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pharmacies-gp-practices-and-appliance-contractors/drug-tariff</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pharmacies-gp-practices-and-appliance-contractors/dispensing-contractors-information/payment-information">https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pharmacies-gp-practices-and-appliance-contractors/dispensing-contractors-information/payment-information</a></p>

<p><strong>Data Queries</strong></p>

<p>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.</p>

<p><strong>Reusing the data and copyright</strong></p>

<p>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.</p>

<p>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:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/">http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/</a></p>

<p>Should you wish to re-use the information you must include the following statement: “Data Warehouse/ePACT2/etc…, NHSBSA Copyright 2025”. Failure to do so is a breach of the terms of the licence.</p>

<p>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.</p>

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