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Version: 1.0.0 | Published: 8 Oct 2024 | Updated: 227 days ago

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Prescribing

Dataset

Documentation

Description:
Community dispensed prescription items for patients registered to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board. Drugs are coded to the British National Formulary (BNF) code and include details of strength, unit, and dose. Does not include hospital prescribing, although the West of Scotland Safe Haven intends to make this available in 2024.

Coverage

Spatial:
United Kingdom; United Kingdom,Scotland; United Kingdom,Scotland,Glasgow City
Typical Age Range:
0-150
Follow Up:
Unknown
Pathway:
Community dispensed and paid prescription items for the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde population, not including items dispensed in secondary care settings.

Provenance

Origin

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

Temporal

Accrual Periodicity:
Monthly
Distribution Release Date:
01 January 2024
Start Date:
01 January 1999
End Date:
01 January 2024
Time Lag:
2-6 months

Accessibility

Access

Access Service:
The West of Scotland Safe Haven is part of the regional Safe Haven network in Scotland. We operate as a REC-approved research database (IRAS 321198) within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and offer a delegated ethics route for data-only studies, cohort builds and linkage to a variety of deep, multi-modal clinical NHS data types - including structured, free text, and imaging - with hosting of deidentified research-ready datasets in an ISO-accredited Secure Data Environment. For more information, please email safehaven@ggc.scot.nhs.uk to discuss requirements.
Access Request Cost:
Operate on a cost recovery basis, quotations available on request
Delivery Lead Time:
Not applicable
Jurisdictions:
GB-SCT
Data Controller:
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Data Processor:
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Usage

Data Use Limitations:
General research use
Data Use Requirements:
Project-specific restrictions
Resource Creators:
Local NHS boards

Format and Standards

Vocabulary Encoding Schemes:
NHS SCOTLAND NATIONAL CODES
Languages:
en
Formats:
Database

Observations

Statistical Population
Population Description
Population Size
Measured Property
Observation Date
Events
Prescriptions
280000000
COUNT
01 February 2024