FOI-03625

Thank you for your request for information about the following: ##Request ‘Dear team please can I have the following data, For Scotland By GP Practice By month By gender By each 5 year age bands 0-4,5-9 etc upto and including 85+ (85+as a single figure) From May 23 to the latest month you have available The prescription spend in for Total spend and for each BNF Chapter’ The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 23 February 2026. We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). ##Our response I am writing to advise you that following a search of our paper and electronic records, I have established that the information you requested is not held by the NHSBSA. ##Advice and assistance The NHSBSA processes prescription information for England and Wales, we do not process prescription information for Scotland. Information for Scotland can be obtained by contacting Public Health Scotland (PHS). You can submit a request online through their FOI Portal: https://publichealthscotland.scot/contact-us/foi-and-eir-requests/your-foi-request/ You can also email your request to [email protected] Alternatively, you can write to PHS at: Corporate FOI team Public Health Scotland Gyle Square South Gyle Crescent Edinburgh EH12 9EB The PHS FOI disclosure log is available at: https://publichealthscotland.scot/contact-us/foi-and-eir-requests/freedom-of-information-request-log/