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Version: 1.0.0 | Published: 8 Oct 2024 | Updated: 229 days ago

Lothian Community Prescribing

Dataset

Documentation

Description:
Drugs and medical devices dispensed by community pharmacies since 2009 where the prescriber is located within NHS Lothian. Includes drug strength, formulation and dispensed quantity data. Dispensed prescriptions are coded using British National Formulary (BNF) hierarchy.

Coverage

Spatial:
United Kingdom,Scotland,City of Edinburgh; United Kingdom,Scotland,East Lothian; United Kingdom,Scotland,West Lothian; United Kingdom,Scotland,Midlothian
Typical Age Range:
0-150
Follow Up:
Other
Pathway:
Primary care prescription data limited to prescriber based within NHS Lothian.

Provenance

Origin

Sources:
Other
Collection Situations:
  • Primary care - Clinic
  • Prescribing - Community pharmacy

Temporal

Accrual Periodicity:
Monthly
Start Date:
01 January 2009
Time Lag:
2-6 months

Accessibility

Access

Delivery Lead Time:
Not applicable
Jurisdictions:
GB-SCT
Data Controller:
Public Health Scotland, NHS Lothian
Data Processor:
University of Edinburgh

Usage

Data Use Limitations:
Project-specific restrictions
Resource Creators:
Public Health Scotland

Format and Standards

Vocabulary Encoding Schemes:
LOCAL
Languages:
en
Formats:
text/csv

Observations

Statistical Population
Population Description
Population Size
Measured Property
Observation Date
Events
Number of items dispensed to patients.
155000000
Count
17 August 2022
Events
Number of prescriptions dispensed to patients. A single prescription may have multiple items dispensed.
101000000
Count
17 August 2022