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Brain Health - Prescribing Information System (PIS)

Summary

Abstract

The Prescribing Information System (PIS) is the definitive data source for prescribing relating to medicines and costs that are prescribed and dispensed in the community in Scotland. This is a subset of data for the Brain Health Data Pilot (BHDP) project

Keywords

Prescriptions Medicine BHDP Brain Health HDRUK

Publisher

  • Identifier
    7
  • Name
    Public Health Scotland
  • Logo
  • Description
    Public Health Scotland is an NHS Board. We are uniquely sponsored by the Scottish Government and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) on behalf of local government.
  • Contact point

Documentation

Description

The Brain Health Data Pilot (BHDP) project aims to be a shared database (like a library) of information for scientists studying brain health, especially for diseases like dementia, which affects about 900,000 people in the UK. Its main feature is a huge collection of brain images linked to routinely collected health records, both from NHS Scotland, which will help scientists learn more about dementia and other brain diseases. What is special about this database is that it will get better over time – as scientists use it and add their discoveries, it becomes more valuable. This dataset is a subset of the Prescribing Information System (PIS) data for use with the BHDP project. The information is supplied by Practitioner & Counter Fraud Services Division (P&CFS) who is responsible for the processing and pricing of all prescriptions dispensed in Scotland. These data are augmented with information on prescriptions written in Scotland that were dispensed elsewhere in the United Kingdom. GP’s write the vast majority of these prescriptions, with the remainder written by other authorised prescribers such as nurses and dentists. Also included in the dataset are prescriptions written in hospitals that are dispensed in the community. Note that prescriptions dispensed within hospitals are not included. Data includes CHI number, prescriber and dispenser details for community prescribing, costs and drug information. Data on practices (e.g. list size), organisational structures (e.g. practices within Community Health Partnerships (CHPs) and NHS Boards), prescribable items (e.g. manufacturer, formulation code, strength) are also included. Around 100 million data items are loaded per annum.

Coverage

Spatial

  • Spatial coverage

    United Kingdom, Scotland

  • Geographic levels
    Not available

Temporal

  • Start date
    01/01/2009
  • End date
    24/05/2024
  • Frequency
    Static
  • Distribution release date
    17/06/2024

Provenance

  • Purpose
    Care
  • Source
    Other
  • Collection situation
    Primary care - Clinic

Access and governance

  • Conditions of access
    Research-specific restrictions

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Usage

  • Conditions of use
    Collaboration required, Geographical restrictions, Institution-specific restrictions, Not for profit use
  • Resource creator
    Public Health Scotland, National Services Scotland, Scottish Ambulance Service, NHS24, GP OOH
  • Is referenced by
    Not available

Access

Format and standards

  • Language
    English
  • Format
    text, csv

Enrichment and linkage

  • Related datasets
    • Not available
  • Linkage opportunity
    Not available
  • Tools
    • Not available

Synthetic data

Synthetic data is not yet available for this dataset. 

Data dictionary

BNF codes in PIS are a coding/classification system developed by NHS England and based around the document numbering system of the BNF and extended to give unique codes down to preparation level. e.g. BNF item code 0601011A0BBADAC Chapter 6: Endocrine System Section 1: Drugs used in diabetes Subsection 1: Insulins Paragraph 1: Short-acting insulins Unique code: In this case gives the information that this is insulin aspart, Novorapid® Flexpen®, prefilled disposable injection device, 100 units/ml, 3mls The BNF hierarchy in use is based upon the BNF edition published in the preceding September. Codes are updated in line with that but codes/hierarchies that no longer appear in the published BNF are retained in the BNF classification that we use. In addition, the hierarchy is built into the code and so, where there are a large number of drugs and preparations within a particular area of the hierarchy, there can be too many to be coded into that hierarchy. In these cases, additional codes and hierarchies not actually present in the published BNF can be created. Items found in the appendices of the BNF (e.g. nutritional supplements) will usually appear in additional chapters created in the BNF hierarchy.

BNF ITEM CODE

A 15 digit code. The first seven digits are allocated according to the categories in the...

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