Prescribed & Dispensed 2020

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Information on items prescribed and dispensed at prescriber location and dispenser location level, covering all quarters of 2020.

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Data Dictionary

Column Type Label Description
PaidDateMonth numeric The month in which the prescription item was processed by DCVP, formatted as 'YYYYMM' e.g. '201701'.
PrescriberLocation text Each GP practice has a unique five digit numeric practice code identifying where the prescribing of an item took place. There are occasions where it is not possible to determine the exact location from which a prescription originates and in these cases the script is assigned to an unallocated practice code.

GP Practice labels

PrescriberLocationPostcode text Identifies the postcode of prescriber who prescribed the item.
PrescriberLocationType text Identifies where the prescription was written; Community Pharmacy, Dental Practice, GP Practice or Hospital Ward.
PrescriberType text Identifies the type of prescriber which wrote the prescription; Community Pharmacist, Dentist, General Practitioner, Hospital, Nurse or Pharmacy.
DispenserLocation numeric Each Dispenser has a unique four digit numeric code identifying where the dispensing of an item took place.

Dispenser labels

DispenserLocationPostcode text Identifies the postcode of dispenser which dispensed the item.
DispenserLocationType text Identifies the type of dispenser which dispensed the item; Appliance Supplier, Community Pharmacy, Dispensing Doctor or English Dispenser.
NumberOfPaidItems numeric The number of prescription items dispensed and for which the dispenser has been reimbursed.

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Data last updated March 9, 2021
Metadata last updated June 9, 2020
Created June 9, 2020
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