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Brain Health - Prescribing Information System (PIS)

Population Size

818,360

People

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Years

2009 - 2024

Years statistic card

Associated BioSamples

None/not available

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Geographic coverage

United Kingdom

Scotland

Geographic coverage statistic card

Lead time

Variable

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Summary

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

Documentation

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.

Dataset type

Health and disease

Dataset sub-type

Not applicable

Dataset population size

818360

Keywords

Observations

Observed Node

Disambiguating Description

Measured Value

Measured Property

Observation Date

Persons

Persons with prescriptions

818360

count

16 Jun 2024

Events

prescribed items

606412372

count

16 Jun 2024

Events

paid items

606412372

count

24 Dec 2020

Provenance

Purpose of dataset collection

Care

Source of data extraction

Other

Collection source setting

Primary care - Clinic

Patient pathway description

Primary & community dispensed prescriptions

Image contrast

Not stated

Biological sample availability

None/not available

Structural Metadata

Details

Publishing frequency

Static

Version

1.0.0

Modified

08/10/2024

Distribution release date

16/06/2024

Citation Requirements

Public Health Scotland;,;National Services Scotland;,;Scottish Ambulance Service;,;NHS24;,;GP OOH

Coverage

Start date

01/01/2009

End date

23/05/2024

Time lag

Not applicable

Geographic coverage

United Kingdom, Scotland

Maximum age range

150

Follow-up

Other

Accessibility

Language

en

Controlled vocabulary

DM+D

Format

text, csv

Data Access Request

Dataset pipeline status

Not available

Time to dataset access

Variable

Access service description

Jurisdiction

GB

Data use limitation

Research-specific restrictions

Data use requirements

Collaboration required,Institution-specific restrictions,Not for profit use,Geographical restrictions

Data Controller

Public Health Scotland / National Records Scotland

Data Processor

National Services Scotland

Dataset Types: Health and disease


Collection Sources: Primary care - Clinic

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