OSINTDatasetNewAdded 2026-11-13

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA) Monthly Data

England, monthly

Freeauth: noneOGL-UK-3.0✓ verified Nov 13, 2026

Free?: FreeFree keyless CKAN API and file downloads.
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Commercial use?: YesOGL-UK-3.0, with credit

The fine print

License note: Open Government Licence 3.0 for this dataset (page and CKAN record). Other NHSBSA datasets are not covered.
Required attribution: Required under OGL v3: acknowledge the source (NHS Business Services Authority).

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// Overview

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA) Monthly Data

The NHS Business Services Authority publishes monthly totals of prescription items and cost for every drug, dressing and appliance dispensed in the community in England, at any level of the British National Formulary (BNF) hierarchy, by NHS region and Integrated Care Board (ICB), with a keyless CKAN API.

Coverage

England, monthly. The dataset record held 68 monthly files on build day. Product-level totals only; no prescriber, practice or patient fields.

Good for

#osint#public-health#prescriptions#uk#api

Verdict

A national drug-volume and spend signal for England, by product and area. Licence: OGL-UK-3.0, scoped to this dataset: its page and CKAN record name the "Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom)" and link OGL v3. Other NHSBSA datasets are not covered by this card. Rate limits: Not stated. Signal Lab links only.

// Limits

Free limits & license

Price	Free
Auth	none
Free tier	Free keyless CKAN API and file downloads.
Rate limit	Not stated.
License	OGL-UK-3.0
License note	Open Government Licence 3.0 for this dataset (page and CKAN record). Other NHSBSA datasets are not covered.
Last verified	Nov 13, 2026

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// Full record · catalog.json

name: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA) Monthly Data
slug: nhsbsa-prescription-cost-analysis-monthly
category: OSINT
domain: OSINT
type: Dataset
sitePageUrl: https://signal-lab.qdt.ai/datasets/nhsbsa-prescription-cost-analysis-monthly
providerUrl: https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/prescription-cost-analysis-pca-monthly-data
badge: Free
auth: none
freeTierLimits: Free keyless CKAN API and file downloads.
rateLimits: Not stated.
docsUrl: https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/prescription-cost-analysis-pca-monthly-data
coverage: England, monthly. The dataset record held 68 monthly files on build day. Product-level totals only; no prescriber, practice or patient fields.
lastVerified: 2026-11-13
evidenceUrls: https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/prescription-cost-analysis-pca-monthly-data
https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/api/3/action/package_show?id=prescription-cost-analysis-pca-monthly-data
tasks: osint
public-health
prescriptions
uk
api
license: OGL-UK-3.0
licenseUrl: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
licenseNote: Open Government Licence 3.0 for this dataset (page and CKAN record). Other NHSBSA datasets are not covered.
attribution: Required under OGL v3: acknowledge the source (NHS Business Services Authority).

// The same record over MCP

Request · get_entry

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_entry",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "nhsbsa-prescription-cost-analysis-monthly"
    }
  }
}

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NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA) Monthly Data

Coverage

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Verdict

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// Full record · catalog.json

// The same record over MCP

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