Prescribed Specialised Services (PSO) Tool 2025/26

Download the Prescribed Specialised Services Operational Tool 2025/26 application

This tool implements the NHS England Identification Rules that have been updated from the PSS 2024/25 Operational Tool. Users should refer to the NHS England guidance as to the commissioning arrangements that are in place at the current time. Further information is available by contacting [email protected].

Users are strongly advised to read the Summary of Changes document that is available as part of this release.

If you have any questions or issues about the functionality of the PSS Operational Tool 2025/26, please contact [email protected].

For enquires about the Identification Rule derivation, please contact NHS England at: [email protected].

PSO 2025/26 Tool Summary of Changes - this document provides the list of changes to both the product and Identification Rules from the last release.

PSO 2025/26 Tool User Manual - this document provides full instructions on preparing and processing data using the Tool.

PSO 2025/26 Tool Prescribed Services Guide to Identification Rules - this workbook provides guidance on understanding the details of the code sets and associated logic used in the derivation of the PS flags, as generated by the product. 

PSO 2025/26 Operational Tool sample data and expected results - the sample data folder contains both Admitted Patient Care (APC) and Non-Admitted Consultations (NAC) data for testing purposes. It also includes the expected results in files, as generated by the Tool.