Data Description
Pharmacy Sites (a form of COVID vaccination site). Each Pharmacy Site is linked to one parent Pharmacy / Dispensary at a given time. For pharmacy sites, it is possible for a site code to be re-parented if the operator of that COVID vaccination site changes from one pharmacy/dispensary to another (and that has been approved by the national COVID vaccination programme). In this scenario, the 'is operated by' relationship to the current parent pharmacy record will be end dated and a new 'is operated by' relationship to the new parent pharmacy will be added.
Note: there is no legacy .csv file for Pharmacy Sites, this is a new organisation type that was created specifically for COVID vaccination sites operated by Pharmacies. Pharmacy site data is available via all contemporary ODS products (ODS Data Search and Export and the ODS API suite).
How Data is Maintained
Requests for new pharmacy site codes must be submitted to the national COVID vaccination programme and then passed to ODS by the programme once approved/designated as a vaccination site.
Equally, updates/amendments to any existing pharmacy site codes (name change, address change, re-parent request or closure) are sent to ODS via the COVID vaccination programme on a daily basis. ODS cannot accept any requests for change directly from the site or parent pharmacy.
Key Information - Roles, Code Formats and Data Source
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| Primary Role ID | RO280 | Primary Role Name | PHARMACY SITE | ||||||||||||||||||
| Non Primary Role ID | RO279 | Non Primary Role Name | COVID VACCINATION CENTRE | ||||||||||||||||||
| Raw Data Source | NHS England COVID Vaccination Programme | Update Frequency | Daily (updates/amendments) Monthly (new site designations) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Permitted Relationships
Permitted Relationships - 'Pharmacy Sites' can be linked to (upward): | ||||
Source Primary Role ID | Relationship Type Id | Relationship Type Name | Target Primary Role ID | Target Primary Role Name |
| RO280 | RE6 | IS OPERATED BY | RO182 | PHARMACY |