FOI-03127

Thank you for your request for information about the following: 

<b>Request</b><br><br>
<i>You asked us:</i><br><br>
<i>Following a previously published FOI request, 02874 for March 25, Can you please provide me a spreadsheet which contains the following fields by month for April-June 2025 for all English Appliance Contractors in England. The codes required are on the attached spreadsheet.</i><br><br>
<i>YEAR_MONTH<br>
CONTRACTOR_ACCOUNT_TYPE<br>
CONTRACTOR_CODE<br>
CONTRACTOR_NAME<br>
CONTRACTOR_ADDRESS<br>
POSTCODE<br>
CONTRACTOR_START_DATE<br>
CONTRACTOR_INACTIVE_DATE<br>
INTEGRATED_CARE_BOARD_CODE<br>
INTEGRATED_CARE_BOARD_NAME<br>
NUMBER_EPS_MESSAGES<br>
NUMBER_EPS_ITEMS<br>
NUMBER_TOTAL_FORMS<br>
NUMBER_STANDARD_PX<br>
REFERRED_BACK_ITEMS<br>
NUMBER_CHARGEABLE_PX_CURRENT<br>
NUMBER_CHARGEABLE_PX_PREVIOUS<br>
NUMBER_ELAS_HOSIERY_PX_CHARGE<br>
VAT_REGISTERED<br>
NUMBER_AUR_CONDUCTED_HOME<br>
NUMBER_AUR_CONDUCTED_PREMISES<br>
BASIC_PRICE_NIC<br>
VAT_AMOUNT<br>
PROFESSIONAL_DISPENSING_FEE<br>
INFRASTRUCTURE_PAYMENT<br>
APPLIANCE_MEASURED_FITTED_FEE<br>
APPLIANCE_HOME_DELIVERY_FEE<br>
EXPENSIVE_PX_FEE_VALUE<br>
STOMA_CUSTOMISATION_FEE<br>
STOMA_CUSTOMISATION_FEE_ADJ<br>
AUR_CONDUCTED_HOME_FEE<br>
AUR_CONDUCTED_PREMISES_FEE<br>
AUR_CONDUCTED_FEE_ADJUSTMENT<br>
CHARGEABLE_PX_CURRENT_VALUE<br>
CHARGEABLE_PX_PREVIOUS_VALUE<br>
CHARGEABLE_PX_ELAS_HOS_VALUE<br>
ADJUSTMENT_PRODUCTS<br>
ADJUSTMENT_FEE<br>
ETP_RELEASE_1_PAYMENT<br>
ETP_RELEASE_2_PAYMENT<br>
ETP_ALLOWANCE<br>
OUT_OF_POCKET_EXPENSES</i><br><br>

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 29 August 2025.

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.

<b>Our response</b><br><br>
I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested and a copy of the information and notes explaining it is attached.<br><br>

Please read the below notes to ensure correct understanding of the data.<br><br>

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.<br><br>

<b>Data source</b><br><br>
Source System – Insight Data Warehouse.<br><br>

<b>Time period</b><br><br>
April 2025 – June 2025 for the appliance contractor file<br><br>

<b>Dataset</b><br><br>
This report consists of a management information file detailing monthly appliance payment by type of payment and contractor account. Payments include all drug costs, fees, patient charges and locally authorised payments. Other details such as the numbers of items dispensed, and patient charges collected are also included.<br><br>

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.<br><br>

<b>Disclosure Control</b><br><br>
Please note, for further information relating to the payments included within the Data Dictionary, please consult the NHSBSA’s Electronic Drug Tariff and NHS Prescription Services payments information (Local Authorised Payments National Menu):<br><br>

<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><br><br>
<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><br><br>

<b>Data Queries</b><br><br>
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.<br><br>

<b>Reusing the data and copyright</b><br><br>
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.<br><br>

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:<br><br>
<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><br><br>

Should you wish to re-use the information you must include the following statement: “Data Warehouse, NHSBSA Copyright 2025”. Failure to do so is a breach of the terms of the licence.<br><br>

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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