Dependency Forming Medicines – England

Q1 2026/27

Pre-release access list

As per the ‘Statement of Compliance with Pre-release Access to Statistics Order 2008’, in addition to staff in the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) who are responsible for the production and quality assurance of the statistics, below is a list of job titles and organisations of people who have been granted 24 hour pre-release access:

NHS Business Services Authority

Title	Number of roles
CEO	1
Chief Digital Officer	1
Chief Transition Officer	1
Digital Content Designer	1
Head of Data Science and Advanced Analytics	1
Junior Media and Campaigns Officer	1
Media and Campaigns Officer	2
Senior Media and Campaigns Officer	2

Department of Health and Social Care

Title	Number of roles
Assistant Communications Officer	1
Briefing Assistant	2
Chief Media Relations Officer	1
Communications Officer	1
Deputy Director - Medicines & Pharmacy Analysis	1
Deputy Head of Media	2
Director - Medicines	1
Head of Campaigns	1
Medicines Supply Analytical Lead	1
Minister	1
Policy Advisor, Prescribing Policy and Charges	1
Policy Officer, Parliamentary and Public Accountability	1
Secretary of State	1
Senior Communications Officer	1
Senior Policy Adviser - Head of Prescribing and Prescription Charges Policy	1
Senior Policy Adviser - Prescription Charging	1
Special Adviser	6
Supply Analyst	1
Team Leader, Parliamentary and Public Accountability	1

The staff roles listed below are directly involved in the production and distribution of the statistics in this publication:

NHS Business Services Authority

Title	Number of roles
Senior Data Scientist	1
Senior Statistical Officer	3
Statistical Officer	2
Statistical Publication Lead	1