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Electronic Prescription Service data

The Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) allows prescribers, such as GPs and practice nurses, to send prescriptions electronically to a dispenser (such as a pharmacy) of the patient’s choice in England.

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Electronic Prescription Service

This eRD data CSV file is a selection of raw data taken from the ‘data table’ page of the dashboard to enable further analysis. Please note the ‘CCG Code’ and ‘CCG’ fields are now labelled as ‘Place Code’ and ‘Place’.

This pharmacy data CSV file is a selection of raw data taken from the ‘pharmacy and appliance contractors’ page of the dashboard to enable further analysis.

Further EPS statistics are available.

View our EPS dashboard

Accessibility of this tool

This tool is in Microsoft Power BI which does not fully support all accessibility needs. If you need further assistance, please contact us for help.

EPS prescriptions data

Data relating to prescription transactions is downloaded daily from NHS Spine and made available in machine-readable (.csv file) format for secondary use. The data relates to prescriptions created, dispensed and claimed and is described in this meta data file.

Download the data

This .zip file contains the daily data from last week (Monday to Sunday) which we aim to refresh every Monday.

 

Data are supplied on a weekly basis. View previous weeks' data.

This information is also available in a Power BI report which includes daily and weekly profiles.

View our EPS Prescriptions Report

Accessibility of this tool

This tool is in Microsoft PowerBI which does not fully support all accessibility needs. If you need further assistance, please contact us for help.

Further information

Last edited: 31 May 2023 11:38 am