Data are provided with:
- Milligrams molecule, VMP units, and estimated value (£) measures
- Human-readable product description fields
- Broad geographic and molecule grouping fields
NHS dispensing data is an offering that provides a top-level view of secondary care medicines usage within England. This offering utilises medicines NHS secondary care medicines data (SCMD) published monthly by the NHS Business Service Authority (BSA). Data is provided at a trust level, with products differentiated by molecule, strength, and formulation only.
The insights provided by Trust NHS Dispensing Data are ideal for customers looking for analysis of product markets that require minimal product or hospital site detail, and are simple, stable, and broad secondary care markets.
Customers can use these insights for an introduction to new client secondary care markets such as for approximate market sizing, summary views of molecules and their approximate forms, and identifying large trusts.