diff --git a/openprescribing/gcutils/bigquery.py b/openprescribing/gcutils/bigquery.py
index 2b9f93ecbb..6326bd8ee4 100644
--- a/openprescribing/gcutils/bigquery.py
+++ b/openprescribing/gcutils/bigquery.py
@@ -128,10 +128,14 @@ def delete_dataset(self):
             self.gcbq_client.delete_table(table_list_item.reference)
         self.gcbq_client.delete_dataset(self.dataset)
 
-    def create_table(self, table_id, schema):
+    def create_table(self, table_id, schema, time_partitioning=None):
         table_ref = self.dataset.table(table_id)
         table = gcbq.Table(table_ref, schema=schema)
 
+        if time_partitioning:
+            if isinstance(time_partitioning, gcbq.TimePartitioning):
+                table.time_partitioning = time_partitioning
+
         try:
             self.gcbq_client.create_table(table)
         except NotFound as e:
@@ -150,9 +154,9 @@ def get_table(self, table_id):
         table_ref = self.dataset.table(table_id)
         return Table(table_ref, self)
 
-    def get_or_create_table(self, table_id, schema):
+    def get_or_create_table(self, table_id, schema, time_partitioning=None):
         try:
-            table = self.create_table(table_id, schema)
+            table = self.create_table(table_id, schema, time_partitioning)
         except Conflict:
             table = self.get_table(table_id)
         return table
diff --git a/openprescribing/pipeline/management/commands/import_scmd.py b/openprescribing/pipeline/management/commands/import_scmd.py
index bec9b42118..231dd24d63 100644
--- a/openprescribing/pipeline/management/commands/import_scmd.py
+++ b/openprescribing/pipeline/management/commands/import_scmd.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from django.core.management import BaseCommand
 from gcutils.bigquery import Client, build_schema
 from google.cloud.exceptions import Conflict
+from google.cloud import bigquery as gcbq
 
 SCHEMA = build_schema(
     ("file_type", "STRING"),
@@ -42,7 +43,13 @@ def handle(self, *args, **kwargs):
         # set up the BigQuery client, dataset, and table
         client = Client(dataset_key="scmd")
         self.ensure_dataset_exists(client)
-        table = client.get_or_create_table("scmd", schema=SCHEMA)
+
+        time_partitioning = gcbq.TimePartitioning(
+            type_=gcbq.TimePartitioningType.DAY,
+            field="year_month",
+            )
+        
+        table = client.get_or_create_table("scmd", schema=SCHEMA, time_partitioning=time_partitioning)
 
         # look for existing months in BigQuery
         sql = "SELECT DISTINCT year_month, file_type FROM {};".format(table.qualified_name)
@@ -108,7 +115,7 @@ def handle(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
                 # insert into BigQuery
                 table.insert_rows_from_csv(
-                    f.name, SCHEMA, write_disposition="WRITE_APPEND"
+                    f.name, SCHEMA, write_disposition="WRITE_TRUNCATE"
                 )
                 print("{} | Ingested into BigQuery".format(month))