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Unscheduled Care Data Mart

Dataset

Summary

Population Size:
-1
Publication Date:
01 September 2020
Contact Point:

Documentation

Description:
The Unscheduled Care Data Mart (UCD) is a collaboration between Public Health Scotland (PHS), NHS 24 and Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS). The data mart links data from (NHS 24, Scottish Ambulance Service, Out of Hours Primary Care, Emergency Department, Acute, Mental Health and Deaths) to show a patient journey for records with a valid CHI number. This data will help understand the full patient journey through emergency and urgent care services e.g. from first contact by telephone with NHS 24, transport by ambulance to an A&E department and then emergency hospital admission. PROVISIONAL DATA: NHS24/SAS SUBMITTED DAILY. A&E DATA (MONTHLY). INPATIENT ADMISSIONS (MONTHLY)
In Pipeline:
Not available

Coverage

Spatial:
  • United Kingdom
  • Scotland
Typical Age Range Min:
0
Typical Age Range Max:
150
Material Type:
None/not available
Follow Up:
Other
Pathway:
Secondary care data only

Provenance

Origin

Purpose:
Care
Dataset Type:
Health and disease
Dataset Sub-Type:
Not applicable
Collection Source:
  • Secondary care - Accident and Emergency
  • Secondary care - In-patients
  • Other
Image Contrast:
Not stated

Temporal

Publishing Frequency:
Other
Distribution Release Date:
01 September 2020
Start Date:
01 January 2011
Time Lag:
1-2 months

Accessibility

Access

Access Service Category:
TRE/SDE
Access Service:
Scottish National Safe Haven / Trusted Research Environment: https://publichealthscotland.scot/services/data-research-and-innovation-services/electronic-data-research-and-innovation-service-edris/national-safe-haven-nsh/
Delivery Lead Time:
1-2 months
Data Controller:
Public Health Scotland / National Records Scotland / Scottish Ambulance Service / NHS 24
Data Processor:
National Services Scotland
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Usage

Data Use Limitation:
General research use
Data Use Requirements:
Geographical restrictions
Resource Creator:
  • Public Health Scotland
  • National Services Scotland
  • Scottish Ambulance Service
  • NHS24
  • GP OOH

Format and Standards

Vocabulary Encoding Scheme:
NHS SCOTLAND NATIONAL CODES
Conforms To:
OTHER
Language:
English
Format:
  • text
  • csv

Observations

Statistical Population
Population Description
Population Size
Measured Property
Observation Date
Events
Incidents
6461925
Count
20 January 2021
Events
NHS24 calls
13708599
Count
20 January 2021