This discussion will contain a log of changes that have been made to the dataset. With the most current notice also being promoted on the dataset description page.

On Monday 21 July 2025 the finalised version of the Secondary Care Medicines Dataset (SCMD) for the 2024/25 financial year was made available on the NHSBSA Open Data Portal.

The release includes all in-year updates and corrections, as well as resolved anomalies and missing data affecting some Trusts — including Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College Hospital (2022/23), and UCLH.

Corrected datasets for all previous years are also made available with this release.

Users who have previously downloaded SCMD files are advised to re-run any analysis.

Read the full article to learn more about the changes and what they mean for you: https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/news/finalised-secondary-care-medicines-dataset-scmd-for-2024-25-financial-year-expected-by-18-july-2025