FOI-03474

Thank you for your request for information about the following: 

##Request 

<p><i>‘Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I was wondering if you would be able to develop on top of the FOI Request FOI-01537, FOI-01681, FOI-01795 , FOI-01900, FOI-01931, FOI-02008, FOI-02060, FOI-02143, FOI-02299, FOI-02381, FOI-02530, FOI-02605, FOI-02792, FOI-2846, FOI-02996 and FOI-03129.</i></p>

<p><i>BNF Chapter 20-22 and Chapter 23:</i></p>

<p><i>https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01537 (April 2023 - September 2023)</i></p>

<p><i>https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01681 (October 2023 - November 2023)</i></p>

<p><i>https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01795 (December 2023 - January 2024)</i></p>

<p><i>https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01900 (February 2024)</i></p>

<p><i>https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01931 (January 2024 - March 2024)</i></p>

<p><i>https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02008 (April 2024)</i></p>

<p><i>https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02060 (May 2024)</i></p>

<p><i>https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02143 (June 2024)</i></p>

<p><i>https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02299 (July 2024 - August 2024)</i></p>

<p><i>https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02381 (September 2024)</i></p>

<p><i>https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02530 (October 2024 - November 2024)</i></p>

<p><i>https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02605 (December 2024)</i></p>

<p><i>https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02792 (January 2025 - February 2025)</i></p>

<p><i>https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02846 (March 2025)</i></p>

<p><i>https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02996 (April 2025)</i></p>

<p><i>https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-03129 (April 2025 - June 2025)</i></p>

<p><i>The data in these requests were from the data source ‘NHSBSA Information Services Data Warehouse’ with the Columns YEAR_MONTH, PRACTICE_CODE, DISPENSER_CODE, BNF_CHAPTER_CODE, BNF_CODE, PRODUCT_ORDER_NUMBER, PACK_ORDER_NUMBER, EPD_BNF_20_21_22, EPD_BNF_23, AC_FLAG, ENG_PRESC_BNF20_23, NIC_GBP, ITEMS and TOTAL_QUANTITY.</i></p>

<p><i>Would it be possible for the data to be limited to prescribing within BNF Chapter 20 - Dressings, Chapter 21 – Appliances and Chapter 22 – Incontinence Appliances, Chapter 23 - Stoma Appliances, limited to England, Wales, Scotland, Guernsey, Alderney, Jersey, and the Isle of Man.</i></p>

<p><i>The data excludes:</i></p>

<p><i>•             Items not dispensed, disallowed and those returned to the contractor for further clarification.</i></p>

<p><i>•             Prescriptions prescribed and dispensed in Prisons, Hospitals and Private prescriptions.</i></p>

<p><i>•             Items prescribed but not presented for dispensing or not submitted to NHS Prescription Services by the dispenser.</i></p>

<p><i>Could we have the same caveats so that the data matches with the English Prescribing Dataset (EPD).</i></p>

<p><i>Would it be possible to have the data in the same format for July, August and September 2025 please?’</i></p>

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 18 December 2025.  

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). 

##Our response 

Under Section 21 of the FOIA we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you.  

The information you requested is available from the below link: 

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-03379 

Please see the following link to view the section 21 in full - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/21 

##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 

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