NHS Prescription Services is an ORGANISATION.

NHS Prescription Services (previously known as the NHS Business Services Authority Prescription Pricing Division) is one of the services supplied by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA).

NHS Prescription Services processes over three million prescription items every working day.

NHS Prescription Services' primary responsibilities are:

• Examination, checking, pricing and analysis of the NHS prescriptions for drugs, medicine and appliances in England;
• Payments to pharmacy contractors, appliance contractors and authorisation of payments to dispensing doctors in England;
• Provision of regular and prompt information on the costs and trends of prescribing in England;
• Supplying England, Isle of Man and Channel Island GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER codes;
• Supplying England, Isle of Man and Channel Island GP Practice codes;
• Supplying codes for England, Isle of Man and Channel Island pharmacy and appliance dispensers.

For further information on NHS Prescription Services, see the NHS Prescription Services website at: NHS Prescription Services.

This supporting information is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
formerly	Prescription Pricing Authority, NHS Business Services Authority Prescription Pricing Division
shortname	NHS RxS