FOI-01306

#Request# Could I please request an updated list of Pharmacy Contractors that are indicated as 100- hour contracts on your database. #Response# A copy of the information is attached. Please read the below notes to ensure correct understanding of the data. NHS Prescription Services process prescriptions for Pharmacy Contractors, Appliance Contractors, Dispensing Doctors, and Personal Administration with information then used to make payments to pharmacists and appliance contractors in England for prescriptions dispensed in primary care settings (other arrangements are in place for making payments to Dispensing Doctors and Personal Administration). This involves processing over 1 billion prescription items and payments totalling over £9 billion each year. The information gathered from this process is then used to provide information on costs and trends in prescribing in England and Wales to over 25,000 registered NHS and Department of Health and Social Care users. Data Source The data source was the NHSBSA Information Services Data Warehouse. Time period Contractor list contains open pharmacies indicated as 100-hours on 25th July 2023. Pharmacy Code The pharmacy code, also known as the 'f-code' of any pharmacy indicated as a 100-hour pharmacy Pharmacy Name The trading name associated with that pharmacy's f-code