generated: '2026-07-24'
method: searched
source: https://openprescribing.net/api/ + https://github.com/bennettoxford/openprescribing
versioning:
  scheme: uri-path
  current: "1.0"
  detail: The API version is embedded in the path (/api/1.0/). Only v1.0 is published.
deprecation:
  policy_url: null
  sunset_header: false
  detail: >-
    No formal deprecation policy or RFC 8594 Sunset/Deprecation header support is published.
    The /api/ page cautions that "no registration is required, but please be aware this may
    change" — a soft forward-looking notice rather than a versioned deprecation policy.
sla:
  url: null
  uptime_target: null
  detail: No published SLA or uptime commitment (free academic open-data service).
status_page: null
status_page_detail: No dedicated status page found.
data_freshness:
  window: rolling 5 years
  cadence: monthly
  detail: >-
    Reflects the English Prescribing Dataset published monthly by the NHS Business Services
    Authority; the API serves the most recent ~5 years.
change_communication:
  releases: none
  detail: >-
    No GitHub releases/tags and no dedicated dated API changelog. Changes (especially to
    measures) are announced on the Bennett Institute blog.
  blog: https://www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/openprescribing/blog/
deprecated_operations: []