Version: 1.0.0 | Published: 8 Oct 2024 | Updated: 231 days ago
Prescribing
Dataset
Summary
Citation:
CITATION INCOMPLETE
Documentation
Description:
Primary care prescriptions for patients in the Tayside and Fife regions in Scotland. The data contains granular information such as drug strength, unit and dose.
Tayside 1989 – Current; Fife 2009 – onwards.
The data is coded using the BNF standard but can also be provided with SNOMED/DM+D codes, or in the OMOP format.
Coverage
Spatial
Spatial Coverage:
- United Kingdom,Scotland,Tayside Region
- United Kingdom,Scotland,Fife
Temporal
Start Date:
01 January 1988
Frequency:
Irregular
Distribution Release Date:
01 July 2021
Provenance
Source:
EPR
Purpose:
Care
Collection Situation:
Primary care - Clinic
Access and Governance
Usage
Condition of Access:
General research use
Condition of Use:
Disclosure control
Resource Creator:
NHS Tayside and fife
Access
Access Rights:
Access Service:
HIC has implemented a remote-access Trusted Research Environment to protect data confidentiality, satisfy public concerns about data loss and reassure Data Controllers about HIC’s secure management and processing of their data.
Data is not released externally to data users for analysis on their own computers but placed on a server at HIC, within a restricted, secure IT environment, where the data user is given secure remote access to carry out their analysis.
Full details are available via the following link:
https://www.dundee.ac.uk/hic/safe-haven
Jurisdictions:
GB-SCT
Data Controller:
Local NHS boards
Access Request Cost:
Quotation available on request
Data Processor:
University of Dundee, Health Informatics Centre
Format and Standards
Languages:
en
Formats:
- CSV
- Database
Observations
Statistical Population
Population Description
Population Size
Measured Property
Observation Date
Events
246,630,000 records in the dataset
246630000
Count
12 November 2021
Persons
1,431,000 patients in the dataset
1431000
Prescriptions
12 November 2021
Origin
Name:
Scottish Health Data