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Data last updated 27 June 2025
Metadata last updated 27 June 2025
Created 27 June 2025
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Licence UK Open Government Licence (OGL)

Data Dictionary

Column Title Type Description
YEAR_MONTH Year and Month number The year and month for which the claim for dispensed items has been submitted to NHSBSA in the format YYYYMM.
COMMISSIONER_PROVIDER_CODE Commissioner / Provider Code string The code of the organisation which commissions or provides services that needs to use NHS prescriptions.
COMMISSIONER_PROVIDER_NAME Commissioner / Provider string The name of the organisation which commissions or provides services that needs to use NHS prescriptions.
ITEMS Items number Items shows the number of times a product appears on a prescription form not the quantity prescribed.
ACTUAL_COST_GBP Actual Cost in GBP (£) number The actual cost is the Net Ingredient Cost of the item(s) supplied, less the National Average Discount Percentage (NADP) plus Payment for Consumables, Out of Pocket Expenses and Payment for Containers.