Open Data Portal (ODP)

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From 15 March 2023 we have replaced our support email addresses with one email address to make it easier to contact us: DataServicesSupport@nhsbsa.nhs.uk

Our Open Data Portal (ODP) is the home of data we release to the public. It lets you:

filter and download datasets
access our Open Data via an API
view the metadata and data in a single place

Visit the ODP

We have available a short video on YouTube explaining how to use the ODP:

Datasets available to view

Community Prescribing and Dispensing

English Prescribing Dataset (EPD)

The EPD contains detailed information on prescriptions issued in England that have been dispensed in England, Wales, Scotland, Guernsey, Alderney, Jersey, and the Isle of Man.

Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA) - Monthly Administrative Data

The PCA contains information on all prescriptions items dispensed in the community in England on a monthly basis and submitted to the NHSBSA for reimbursement.

Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA) Annual Statistics

The PCA release is an Official Statistic with National Statistic designation.

The lowest granularity of data in the publication for both financial and calendar year PCA contains information on all prescription items dispensed in England and submitted to the NHSBSA for reimbursement.

Experimental Area

English Prescribing Dataset (EPD) with SNOMED code

The EPD set contains detailed information on prescriptions issued in England that have been dispensed in England, Wales, Scotland, Guernsey, Alderney, Jersey, and the Isle of Man. This experimental version of the data contains an additional column - SNOMED Code.

Secondary Care Medicines Data (SCMD) with indicative price

The SCMD contains processed pharmacy stock control data in Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d) standardised format from all NHS Acute, Teaching, Specialist, Mental Health and Community Trusts in England.

Hospital and Provider

Secondary Care Medicines Data (SCMD)

Contact us

If you have any questions or would like more information, contact our support team by:

Email: DataServicesSupport@nhsbsa.nhs.uk

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