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Medicines dispensed in Primary Care
Population Size
2,898,677
People
Years
2018
Associated BioSamples
None/not available
Geographic coverage
North West England: https://www.geonames.org/2641227/north-west.html
Lead time
2-6 months
Summary
Documentation
Dataset type
Dataset sub-type
Dataset population size
Keywords
Observations
Observed Node | Disambiguating Description | Measured Value | Measured Property | Observation Date |
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Events | Total number of entries for the latest 12 months of the reporting period | 70911512 | Count | 18 Jun 2025 |
Persons | average age of persons in the dataset for the latest 12 months of data | 63 | average | 25 Jun 2025 |
Provenance
Source of data extraction
Collection source setting
Patient pathway description
Biological sample availability
Structural Metadata
Details
Publishing frequency
Version
Modified
25/06/2025
Coverage
Start date
01/04/2018
Time lag
Geographic coverage
Maximum age range
Accessibility
Language
Alignment with standardised data models
Controlled vocabulary
Format
Data Access Request
Dataset pipeline status
Time to dataset access
Access method category
Access service description
Jurisdiction
Data use limitation
Data use requirements
Data Controller
Data Processor
Demographics
Dataset Types: Health and disease
Collection Sources: Community, Prescribing - Community pharmacy, Prescribing - Hospital, Primary care - Clinic, Secondary care - Accident and Emergency, Secondary care - In-patients, Secondary care - Outpatients
Publications about this dataset
PloS one
Published - 2019