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June 1, 2025
Updated Dataset Now Available: Finalised Secondary Care Medicine Data (SCMD) with Indicative Pricing
March 20, 2025
We’ve updated how the Secondary Care Medicine Data (SCMD) with Indicative Pricing dataset is structured on the NHSBSA Open Data Portal (ODP), making it easier for users to track and...
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Coming soon – BNF codes dataset
March 11, 2025
In the coming weeks, the NHS Business Services Authority will migrate the British National Formulary (BNF) codes dataset from the Information Services Portal (ISP) to the Open Data Portal...
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New Dataset Now Available: Dental New Patient Premium data
February 11, 2025
The Dental Recovery Plan dataset has now been published on the NHSBSA open data portal. For more information, including the context and reasoning behind the publication, please refer to...
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New Dataset Available: Overseas Healthcare Services Cost Recovery
January 27, 2025
The latest performance data for Overseas Healthcare Services’ (OHS) Cost Recovery service is now available on the Open Data Portal. For more information, including the context behind this...
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Changes to the ‘standard’ compressed file type (.ZIP -> .GZ)
April 17, 2024In response to feedback from our users, we've made some adjustments to the standard file type when downloading compressed data from the Open Data Portal. This change is aimed at enhancing accessibility for alternative API connection methods and reducing download latency.
When downloading large data files using either the ‘Data Explorer’ or through an API connection, which requires compression, we have changed the standard compressed file type from .ZIP to .GZ.
The Data Explorer
When downloading through the data explorer, you will be presented with different options (below) if the file requires compression. These will generate .gz compressed files.
API Connections
Although there are multiple ways to connect via an API, it is worth noting that the standard compressed file type is now .GZ. You may need to make appropriate adjustments to your code.
We have updated and refined the example API codes accordingly, accessible via the following button within each File page.
Any issues, please don't hesitate to get in touch via our support team DataServicesSupport@nhsbsa.nhs.uk.
Warm regards,
Michael Smith
Service Lead - Open Data