Welsh Dispensing Dataset (WDDS) - Legacy
Dataset
Summary
Citation:
CITATION INCOMPLETE
Documentation
Associated Media:
Description:
WDDS was a project specific dataset for specific COVID-19 related projects only, which is not currently available to request. Prescription data are available from the WLGP dataset.
The data covers prescriptions that are prescribed in Wales by GPs (general medical practitioners) and non medical prescribers that have prescribed on behalf of the GP practice, that are then dispensed in the community within Wales. This is in contrast to prescription data which are contained in the WLGP dataset, which may not be dispensed.
The data includes all prescribed medicines, dressings and appliances that are dispensed each month. If a patient does not take a prescription to the pharmacy for dispensing, then the information will not be included in the dataset. Information includes - the number of prescription items dispensed by each community pharmacy in Wales, broken down by the GP practice in which they prescribed, and also the number of prescription items prescribed in each GP practice in Wales broken down by the pharmacy that dispensed those items.
Coverage
Spatial:
United Kingdom,Wales
Typical Age Range:
0-150
Follow Up:
OTHER
Pathway:
All pathways with prescription from primary care
Provenance
Origin
Purposes:
ADMINISTRATIVE
Sources:
OTHER
Temporal
Accrual Periodicity:
MONTHLY
Start Date:
01 April 2015
End Date:
21 September 2021
Time Lag:
2-4 WEEKS
Accessibility
Access
Access Service:
The SAIL Databank is powered by the UK Secure e-Research Platform (UKSeRP).
Following approval through safeguard processes, access to project-specific data
within the secure environment is permitted using two-factor authentication.
Access Request Cost:
Data provision is free from SAIL. Overall project costing depends on the number
of people that require access to the SAIL Gateway, the activities that SAIL
needs to complete (e.g. loading non-standard datasets), data refreshes,
analytical work required, disclosure control process, and special case
technological requirements.
Jurisdictions:
GB-WLS
Data Controller:
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
Data Processor:
SAIL Databank
Usage
Data Use Limitations:
PROJECT SPECIFIC RESTRICTIONS
Resource Creators:
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
Format and Standards
Vocabulary Encoding Schemes:
LOCAL
Conforms To:
LOCAL
Languages:
en
Formats:
SQL database table
Enrichment and Linkage
Qualified Relations:
Yes. To any SAIL dataset & reference data.
Observations
Statistical Population
Population Description
Population Size
Measured Property
Observation Date
EVENTS
3000000
Count
01 September 2021