FOI-03702

<p><span data-contrast="auto">Thank you for your request for information about the following:</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-ccp-charstyle-defn="{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;ac0262f4-8a9e-5820-b908-2d943c5f7113|1&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[469777841,&quot;Calibri&quot;,469777842,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,469777843,&quot;Calibri&quot;,469777844,&quot;Calibri&quot;,469769226,&quot;Calibri,Times New Roman&quot;,469775450,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}">Request</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">You asked us:</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><em><span data-contrast="auto">Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I request a report&nbsp;similar to&nbsp;an FOI response which was published by NHSBSA on March 11th&nbsp;2026&nbsp;under reference&nbsp;FOI 03611,&nbsp;which gave data relating to December 2025.&nbsp;</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><em><span data-contrast="auto">Please can you supply me with the same dataset structure,&nbsp;with the addition of column 7 below,&nbsp;for the latest available data month. Columns 1-6 were previously provided in FOI 03611.</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><em><span data-contrast="auto">Required fields:</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<ol>
<li><em><span data-contrast="auto">Year_Month2.&nbsp;&nbsp;Dispenser_Code3.&nbsp;&nbsp;BNF_Code&nbsp;(Prescribed BNF code (British National Formulary reference))4.&nbsp;&nbsp;Total_Quantity5.&nbsp;&nbsp;Items6.&nbsp;&nbsp;NIC_GBP7.&nbsp;&nbsp;Paid&nbsp;dm+d&nbsp;code (identifier from the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices)&nbsp;Parameters:&nbsp;</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li>
</ol>
<p><em><span data-contrast="auto">Period: latest month available</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;469777462&quot;:[0,720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1]}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><em><span data-contrast="auto">.csv format preferred</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;469777462&quot;:[0,720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1]}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><em><span data-contrast="auto">Please can you also inform me of the number of hours this response&nbsp;required&nbsp;to complete.</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on&nbsp;24 March 2026.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">On&nbsp;7 April 2026 you clarified that:</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I write to clarify my request.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">No, this is not correct. This request asks for the field "Paid&nbsp;dm+d&nbsp;code" which is the "dm+d&nbsp;code of the medicine or appliance&nbsp;dispensed, as reimbursed by the NHSBSA". This is distinct from the "Prescribed&nbsp;dm+d&nbsp;code"&nbsp;or "Prescribed BNF Code" fields.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">These fields are as listed in the Data Provision Notice for NHSBSA Medicines Data which can be accessed here:&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/about-nhs-digital/corporate-information-and-documents/directions-and-data-provision-notices/data-provision-notices-dpns/nhs-bsa-medicines-data-provision-notice"><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">https://digital.nhs.uk/about-nhs-digital/corporate-information-and-documents/directions-and-data-provision-notices/data-provision-notices-dpns/nhs-bsa-medicines-data-provision-notice</span></span></a><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I would like the fields previously supplied (including Prescribed BNF code) with the addition of Paid&nbsp;dm+d&nbsp;code.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Year_Month&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Dispenser_Code&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">BNF_Code&nbsp;(Prescribed BNF code (British National Formulary reference))&nbsp;[Field: Prescribed BNF code]</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Total_Quantity&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Items&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">NIC_GBP&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Paid&nbsp;dm+d&nbsp;code (identifier from the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and&nbsp;Devices)&nbsp;&nbsp;[Field: Paid&nbsp;dm+d&nbsp;code]</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">We have handled your request unde</span><span data-contrast="auto">r the&nbsp;Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">Our response</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested and a copy of the information is attached.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Please read the below notes to ensure correct understanding of the data.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">NHS Prescription Services process prescriptions for Pharmacy Contractors, Appliance Contractors, Dispensing&nbsp;Doctors&nbsp;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 &pound;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.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Data&nbsp;Source</span></strong> <span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">The data source was the NHSBSA Information Services Data Warehouse.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Exclusions</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">The Data excludes:&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Items not dispensed, disallowed and those returned to the contractor for further clarification.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Prescriptions prescribed and dispensed in Prisons, Hospitals and Private prescriptions.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Items prescribed but not presented for dispensing or not&nbsp;submitted&nbsp;to NHS Prescription Services by the dispenser.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Please note data for 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&nbsp;high levels&nbsp;of controlled drug dispensing.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">The drug information in this request is from two different views, the BNF_PRESENTATION_CODE is the prescribed drug captured from the prescription. The PAID_SNOMED_CONCEPT_ID is a view taken after some processing, be aware there may be differences.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Time Period</span></strong> <strong><span data-contrast="auto">:</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;January 2026</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Organisation&nbsp;Data</span></strong> <strong><span data-contrast="auto">:&nbsp;</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">The data provided is for prescriptions dispensed in England.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">The data for this request is saved as the following files:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">FOI02702_202601001.csv&nbsp;-&nbsp; 500,000&nbsp;rows of data</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">FOI02702_202601002.csv&nbsp;-&nbsp; 500,000&nbsp;rows of data</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">FOI02702_202601003.csv&nbsp;-&nbsp; 500,000&nbsp;rows of data</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">FOI02702_202601004.csv&nbsp;-&nbsp; 500,000&nbsp;rows of data</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">FOI02702_202601005.csv&nbsp;-&nbsp; 500,000&nbsp;rows of data</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">FOI02702_202601006.csv&nbsp;-&nbsp; 500,000&nbsp;rows of data</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">FOI02702_202601007.csv&nbsp;-&nbsp; 500,000&nbsp;rows of data</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">FOI02702_202601008.csv&nbsp;-&nbsp; 500,000&nbsp;rows of data</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">FOI02702_202601009.csv&nbsp;-&nbsp; 500,000&nbsp;rows of data</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">FOI02702_202601010.csv&nbsp;-&nbsp; 500,000&nbsp;rows of data</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">FOI02702_202601011.csv&nbsp;-&nbsp; 500,000&nbsp;rows of data</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">FOI02702_202601012.csv&nbsp;-&nbsp; 500,000&nbsp;rows of data</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">FOI02702_202601013.csv&nbsp;-&nbsp; 500,000&nbsp;rows of data</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">FOI02702_202601014.csv&nbsp;-&nbsp; 500,000&nbsp;rows of data</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">FOI02702_202601015.csv&nbsp;-&nbsp; 500,000&nbsp;rows of data</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">FOI02702_202601016.csv&nbsp;-&nbsp; 500,000&nbsp;rows of data</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">FOI02702_202601017.csv&nbsp;-&nbsp; 500,000&nbsp;rows of data</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">FOI02702_202601018.csv&nbsp;-&nbsp; 500,000&nbsp;rows of data</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">FOI02702_202601019.csv&nbsp;-&nbsp; 500,000&nbsp;rows of data</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">FOI02702_202601020.csv&nbsp;-&nbsp; 500,000&nbsp;rows of data</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">FOI02702_202601021.csv&nbsp;-&nbsp; 500,000&nbsp;rows of data</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">FOI02702_202601022.csv&nbsp;-&nbsp; 500,000&nbsp;rows of data</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">FOI02702_202601023.csv&nbsp;-&nbsp; 500,000&nbsp;rows of data</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">FOI02702_202601024.csv&nbsp;-&nbsp; 500,000&nbsp;rows of data</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">FOI02702_202601025.csv&nbsp;-&nbsp; 500,000&nbsp;rows of data</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">FOI02702_202601026.csv&nbsp;-&nbsp; 107,960&nbsp;rows of data</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-ccp-charstyle-defn="{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;ac0262f4-8a9e-5820-b908-2d943c5f7113|1&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[469777841,&quot;Calibri&quot;,469777842,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,469777843,&quot;Calibri&quot;,469777844,&quot;Calibri&quot;,469769226,&quot;Calibri,Times New Roman&quot;,469775450,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}">Data Queries</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">Please contact&nbsp;</span><a href="mailto:foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk"><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk</span></span></a><span data-contrast="none">&nbsp;ensuring you quote the above reference if you have any specific questions&nbsp;regarding&nbsp;this response; or, if you feel you may be misunderstanding or misinterpreting the information; or, if you plan&nbsp;on publishing&nbsp;the data.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">Reusing the data and copyright</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">If you plan&nbsp;on producing&nbsp;a press or broadcast story based upon the&nbsp;data&nbsp;please contact&nbsp;</span><a href="mailto:communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk"><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk</span></span></a><span data-contrast="auto">. This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">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:</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/"><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/</span></span></a><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Should you wish to re-use the information you must include the following statement:&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">&ldquo;</span><span data-contrast="auto">Data Warehouse,&nbsp;NHSBSA Copyright&nbsp;2026&rdquo;</span><span data-contrast="auto">.</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;Failure to do so is a breach of the terms of the licence.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">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.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>

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