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We recently told you about the ‘One Drug Database’ project we’re undertaking and our plan to provide the new dataset in January 2020 (November 2019 data). It looks like the project will be delayed by one month. We’re now aiming to go live in…

The Prescriber Details dataset provides information on prescribers such as the prescriber code, prescriber name, prescriber type and details of the employing practices. This dataset is published each month. The information NHS Prescription Services…

The NHS currently releases detailed information on prescribing of medications via two datasets, both of which are sourced from NHSBSA data: •Detailed Prescribing Information (DPI), released by NHS Business Services Authority via the ISP portal. •…

This is an announcement on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care: ESPAUR identified that they sent out an erroneous email last week to certain pharmacy contractors. This email was sent to contractors who, according to ESPAUR’s records…

The Contractor Details dataset is published monthly and contains a list of pharmacy contractors across England. The list of contractors is based on information supplied to NHS Prescription Services by Integrated Care Board (ICBs) and should be…

We have migrated this data to the Open Data Portal. It can be accessed on the new Hospital Prescribing Dispensed in the Community page. We have been working with NHS Improvement to produce a data set on prescribing in a hospital setting which has…

Detailed Prescribing Information (DPI), available through the Information Services Portal, has now been decommissioned.  The prescribing data will now only be available as the English Prescribing Dataset (EPD) available through our Open Data Portal…

Pharmacy contractors should note for Pharmacy Quality Scheme 2020/21 Part 2, that the declaration period for claiming payment will now be between 9am on 4 February 2021 and 11.59pm on 1 March 2021. Pharmacy contractors should note that the changes…

About the scheme  The Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) forms part of the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF). PQS is designed to support delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan and reward community pharmacies that deliver quality criteria in…

Prescription data for items prescribed in England and dispensed in Scotland from June 2023 to June 2024 is not held in ePACT2. From July onwards the data feed into ePACT2 should have been restored.  The missing Scottish dispensing data can be found…