Description:

Collection of dispensing information for all dispensing of controlled drugs (subsidised or not) under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, includes named patient details and named prescriber details. Supports the Drug Abuse Containment function

Additional information:

Have_(encrypted)_NHI Yes
Personally identifiable (e.g. linked to NHI numbers) and longitudinal or aggregated (e.g. for planning, clinical research etc.)? Yes
Scope National
Does the data contain diagnoses and clinical outcomes? Does the data contain procedures, device information and medication for therapy? Does this data set have cost / price data? Info about the health conditions people have (e.g. diagnosis data)? Not diagnosis, but records all dispensing of class B controlled drugs. Cost/price data? No
Presence of Data dictionary? Column headings in Excel or any kind of data model if residing in a relational database (e.g. Access, SQL Server, Oracle etc.) No
How often does this data set get updated? Daily? Weekly? Monthly? Quarterly? Yearly? Daily
Brief info about the systems and processes used to collect/manage data. Q: Where the data is collected, in what form, and accessibility? The data comes from NGO
Data format, e.g., data structure, data types, and storage form (relational database, Excel, csv, etc.). Other
How well the data is structured, e.g. free text VS coded text VS pick-list (drop-down list) Data format - numeric or character? Mostly structured data