Emergency Care Data Set XML Schema

The Emergency Care Data Set (ECDS) collects information about why people attend Emergency Care Services and the treatment they receive.

The ECDS is a Commissioning Data Set. Find previous releases under item Commissioning Data Set XML Schema.

Maternity Services Data Set XML Schema

The Maternity Services Data Set collects information on mothers and children.

Community Services Data Set XML Schema

The Community Services Data Set collects information for people who are in contact with NHS-funded Community Health Services.

Diagnostic Imaging Data Set XML Schema

The Diagnostic Imaging Data Set (DIDS) collects information on diagnostic imaging tests.

Use the content within releases of this item to help create valid DIDS XML files for submission.

For help creating valid DIDS CSV files for submission, see releases of item Diagnostic Imaging Data Set (DIDS) - CSV format.

Diagnostic Imaging Data Set (DIDS) - CSV format

The Diagnostic Imaging Data Set (DIDS) collects information on diagnostic imaging tests.

Use the content within releases of this item to help create valid DIDS CSV files for submission.

For help creating valid DIDS XML files for submission, see releases of item Diagnostic Imaging Data Set XML Schema.

Email questions or feedback to enquiries@nhsdigital.co.uk.

National Cancer Waiting Times Monitoring Data Set XML Schema

The National Cancer Waiting Times Monitoring Data Set supports the continued management and monitoring of cancer waiting times.

Cancer Outcomes and Services Data Set XML Schema

The Cancer Outcomes and Services Data Set provides a standard for secondary uses information required to support implementation and monitoring of the national cancer strategy.

HIV and AIDS Reporting Data Set XML Schema

The HIV and AIDS Reporting Data Set collects information on patients who are newly diagnosed with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or newly transferred to other Health Care Providers.

NHS Continuing Health Care (CHC) Data Set - CSV format

The NHS Continuing Health Care (CHC) Data Set collects information for people who receive NHS Continuing Healthcare, or whose eligibility is being assessed.

Use the content in these releases for CHC submissions via CSV files.

Email questions or feedback to enquiries@nhsdigital.nhs.uk.

NHS Continuing Health Care (CHC) Data Set - JSON Schema

The NHS Continuing Health Care (CHC) Data Set collects information for people who receive NHS Continuing Healthcare, or whose eligibility is being assessed.

Use the content in these releases for CHC submissions via JSON files.

Email questions or feedback to enquiries@nhsdigital.nhs.uk.

NHS Continuing Health Care (CHC) Data Set - XML Schema

The NHS Continuing Health Care (CHC) Data Set collects information for people who receive NHS Continuing Healthcare, or whose eligibility is being assessed.

Use the content in these releases for CHC submissions via XML files.

Email questions or feedback to enquiries@nhsdigital.nhs.uk.

Information Sharing to Tackle Violence Data Set XML Schema

The Information Sharing to Tackle Violence Minimum Data Set collects anonymised information on patients presenting at Accident and Emergency Departments for treatment as a result of a violent assault.

This information is to be shared with Community Safety Partnerships (formerly known as Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships in England) to reduce community violence.

Community Services Data Set post-deadline extract XML Schema

File structure of the provider post-deadline extract for the Community Services Data Set.

Following post-deadline processing (once the submission window has closed), the SDCS Cloud generates a post-deadline extract for providers, which contains the elements of their data taken into data storage and additional derivations from the submitted data.

Mental Health Services Data Set Commissioner extract XML Schemas

File structure for the outgoing Commissioner extract for the Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS).

Extracts are available for commissioners following post-deadline processing, and after they have been made available for providers. Commissioners will only see these once they have been loaded into the data warehouse. Their view will only show pseudonymised data.

Community Services Data Set pre-deadline extract XML Schema

File structure of the provider pre-deadline extract for the Community Services Data Set.

Once a provider has submitted a successful file and it has been processed, a pre-deadline extract can be downloaded to show what data would be carried forward if this was the final submission.

Further processing is later required to produce the post-deadline extracts (this takes place after the submission deadline).

Community Services Data Set Intermediate Database

Community Services Data Set (CSDS) submissions must be made using the latest CSDS Intermediate Database (IDB).

The structure of the IDB must not be altered in any way, and will be validated upon receipt of the submission to the SDCS Cloud. All tables must be present, even if some are not appropriate to the submission (based on the activity that has taken place). All fields listed in each table must also be present and field types must be exactly as specified.

The data items required to populate the IDB should be extracted directly from the appropriate local information systems, such as a clinical system or Patient Administration System.

Read more on our Intermediate Database (IDB) guidance pages.

Maternity Services Data Set Intermediate Database

A Microsoft Access Intermediate Database (IDB) for collating data for submission to the Maternity Services Data Set (MSDS) version 2.0.

The IDB can be populated with the relevant data and submitted, and the landing platform will then convert the data into the required XML format.

Use of the IDB is optional, as submissions can also be made in an XML format directly.

The structure of the IDB must not be altered in any way. All tables must be present, even if some are not appropriate to the submission (based on the activity that has taken place). All fields listed in each table must also be present and field types must be exactly as specified.

The data items required to populate the IDB should be extracted directly from the appropriate service provider systems, such as a clinical system or Patient Administration System.

Read more on our Intermediate Database (IDB) guidance pages.

Mental Health Services Data Set Intermediate Database

A Microsoft Access Intermediate Database (IDB) for collating data for submission to the Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS).

The IDB can be populated with the relevant data and submitted to the landing platform.

The structure of the IDB must not be altered in any way. All tables must be present, even if some are not appropriate to the submission (based on the activity that has taken place). All fields listed in each table must also be present and field types must be exactly as specified.

The data items required to populate the IDB should be extracted directly from the appropriate service provider systems, such as a clinical system or Patient Administration System.

Read more on our Intermediate Database (IDB) guidance pages.

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NHS All Age Continuing Care (AACC) Patient Level Data Set – CSV format

The AACC Patient Level Data Set collects information about people who receive, or are being assessed for eligibility to receive, the following services:

• NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
• NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC)
• Joint Funded Individual Packages of Care (JF)
• Children and Young Peoples Continuing Care (CYP)

AACC collections are expected to begin in 2025.

Use the content in these releases for AACC submissions via CSV files.

Email questions or feedback to enquiries@nhsdigital.nhs.uk.

NHS All Age Continuing Care (AACC) Patient Level Data Set – XML format

The AACC Patient Level Data Set collects information about people who receive, or are being assessed for eligibility to receive, the following services:

• NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
• NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC)
• Joint Funded Individual Packages of Care (JF)
• Children and Young Peoples Continuing Care (CYP)

AACC collections are expected to begin in 2025.

Use the content in these releases for AACC submissions via XML files.

Email questions or feedback to enquiries@nhsdigital.nhs.uk.

Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Data Set Intermediate Database

Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Data Set submissions must be made using the latest IAPT Intermediate Database (IDB).

The structure of the IDB must not be altered in any way, and will be validated upon receipt of the submission to the SDCS Cloud. All tables must be present, even if some are not appropriate to the submission (based on the activity that has taken place). All fields listed in each table must also be present and field types must be exactly as specified.

The data items required to populate the IDB should be extracted directly from the appropriate local information systems, such as a clinical system or Patient Administration System.

Read more on our Intermediate Database (IDB) guidance pages.

SNOMED CT UK Monolith Edition, RF2: Snapshot

Each release of this item contains an integrated, fully merged set of the SNOMED CT UK Clinical Extension, the UK Drug Extension, the UK Pathology Extension and the International Edition, as a single set of files in Release Format 2 (RF2).

The merged tables are post-processed to resolve duplicates and conflicts that can occur when separate snapshots are combined.

Status: Draft for Trial Use

Commissioning Data Set XML Schema

Commissioning Data Sets form the basis of data on activity carried out by organisations reported centrally for monitoring and payment purposes. They support the current Healthcare Resource Group version for calculation of payment to trusts and monitoring of other initiatives.

Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Data Set pre- and post-deadline extract XML Schemas

File structure for the outgoing provider pre- and post-deadline extracts for the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Data Set.

Once a provider has submitted a successful file and it has been processed, a pre-deadline extract can be downloaded to show what data would be carried forward if this was the final submission.

Further processing is later required to produce the post-deadline extracts (this takes place after the submission deadline).

Following post-deadline processing (once the submission window has closed), the SDCS Cloud generates a post-deadline extract for providers, which contains the elements of their data taken into data storage plus additional derivations from the submitted data.

NHS National Interim Clinical Imaging Procedures

The NHS National Interim Clinical Imaging Procedures are a set of procedure codes and descriptions for use in the representation of clinical imaging procedures, intended for use in all Imaging Department information systems.

Primary Care Domain reference sets

Primary Care Domain reference sets are clusters of codes used within the business rules authored and maintained by NHS England's primary care domain.

Learn more on the Primary Care Domain Reference Set Portal.

PBCL Read Code to SNOMED Code Translation Table

A set of map tables translating the Read Codes in the PBCL EDIFACT laboratory report message to SNOMED CT codes to support transmission, reception, storage and retrieval of primary care pathology results.

Status: Supported

Maternity Services Data Set pre-deadline, mid-window and post-deadline extract XML Schemas

File structure for the outgoing provider pre-deadline, mid-window and post-deadline extracts for the Maternity Services Data Set (MSDS).

Once a provider has submitted a successful file and it has been processed, a pre-deadline extract can be downloaded to show what data would be carried forward if this was the final submission.

Further processing is later required to produce the mid-window and final post-deadline extracts. This takes place after the provisional procesing deadline for the mid-window extract, and after the final submission window closes for the post-deadline extract.

Following mid-window and post-deadline processing (during the submission window and once the submission window has closed), the SDCS Cloud generates mid-window and post-deadline extracts for providers. These extracts contain the elements of the provider data taken into data storage and additional derivations from the submitted data.

Mental Health Services Data Set pre- and post-deadline extract XML Schemas

File structure for the outgoing provider pre- and post-deadline extracts for the Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS).

Once a provider has submitted a successful file and it has been processed, a pre-deadline extract can be downloaded to show what data would be carried forward if this was the final submission.

Further processing is later required to produce the post-deadline extracts (this takes place after the submission deadline).

Following post-deadline processing (once the submission window has closed), the SDCS Cloud generates a post-deadline extract for providers, which contains the elements of their data taken into data storage plus additional derivations from the submitted data. Request post-deadline extracts from the SDCS Cloud file submission page.

Post-deadline extracts are generated at the end of each month using the most recent valid file submitted before the submission window closed. For example, if October activity is submitted in November, it will only be available as a post-deadline extract after the November submission window closes.

For resubmissions, the updated post-deadline extract is not available until the window you resubmit in has closed. Until then, the extract will still show the original submission. For example, if October activity is resubmitted in December, the extract will show November’s submission until the December window closes. After that, it will update with the new data.

SNOMED CT International General Dentistry Diagnostic refset

The General Dentistry set of diagnostic terms is designed to provide dentistry with a relatively easy to implement set of terms that covers the vast majority of care provided in the dental field. It does not attempt to meet the needs of dental sub-specialties, but may prove to do so for a significant amount of the care provided by these specialists.

Releases of this refset include content from the SNOMED CT International Edition.

If you are deploying SNOMED CT outside of the United Kingdom, contact your National Release Centre, or register and request releases from SNOMED International.

SNOMED CT UK Clinical Edition Cross-map Historical Files, RF2: Full

Retired cross-map RF2 files, Full release type only.

There is a release per retired cross-map containing the extended map reference set release file and associated documentation.

The data contained within the releases are for reporting or data warehousing - the maps should not be used for live data processing. Active cross-maps can be found in the main Clinical Edition RF2 releases.

Status: Supported Product

NHS ICD-10 4th Edition data files

A set of release files containing the Codes and Titles and Metadata and specification, Tables of Coding Equivalences and specification (comprising forward and backward maps with/without code descriptions) and a summary of changes report, to support ICD-10 4th Edition implementation on 1 April 2012.

This item is designed for NHS information departments and/or NHS system suppliers to upload into PAS systems. These data files are neither designed nor intended for training purposes.

NHS LRA Discharge Summary

This item is not actively maintained and is for reference only.

Releases of this item include requirements specifications for the Discharge Summary data content, technical models and SNOMED CT expression constraints to support clinical and patient communication.

This material includes SNOMED CT, which is used by permission of the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO). Use of SNOMED CT content is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the SNOMED CT Affiliate License Agreement.

NHS ICD-10 4th Edition XML data files

A set of release files containing the Codes and Titles and Metadata, Tables of Coding Equivalences (comprising forward and backward maps with/without code descriptions) in XML format to support ICD-10 4th Edition implementation on 1 April 2012.

Associated specifications are available in releases of the ‘NHS ICD-10 4th Edition data files’ item in this category.

This item is designed for NHS information departments and/or NHS system suppliers to upload into PAS systems. These data files are neither designed nor intended for training purposes.

NHS Read Browser

NHS UK Read Codes release data (all versions) in browsable form. This includes English and Scottish variations of the Tri set browser. One directional cross maps from all versions of Read to ICD-10 and OPCS-4 can be viewed on an individual basis in the browser.

The last scheduled release of Read Version 2 and Clinical Terms Version 3 was April 2018. In line with the retirement of Read Version 2 and Clinical Terms Version 3, we no longer support or maintain this product.

Status: Deprecated

ICD-10 eVersion Book

Releases of this item contain the ICD-10 5th Edition eVersion book, which is an electronic copy of ICD-10 5th Edition for adding to the eViewer.

Install the latest release of the eViewer application item before downloading releases of this item.

Instructions for adding the eVersion Book to the eViewer can be found in the installation guide included in the eViewer releases.

Following implementation of the ICD-10 5th Edition on 1 April 2016, a number of errors were discovered in the printed ICD-10 5th Edition volumes published by the World Health Organisation. Some of these errors are replicated in the ICD-10 5th Edition eVersion.

We've produced a set of shared errata notes which can be imported into the eVersion.

There are now codes within ICD-10 5th Edition categories U06 and U07 that have been designated for emergency use. The descriptions of codes within categories U06 and U07 in the ICD-10 eVersion remain as ‘Emergency use of’.

We've produced a set of shared notes for the codes for emergency use which can be imported into the eVersion.

The shared errata notes and the shared notes for the codes for emergency use are available on Delen, along with instructions on how to import them into the eViewer.

NHS ICD-10 5th Edition data files

A set of release files containing the Codes and Titles and Metadata and specification, Tables of Coding Equivalences and specification (comprising forward and backward maps with/without code descriptions) and a summary of changes report, to support ICD-10 5th Edition implementation on 1 April 2016.

The Information Standards Notice describes the mandate for NHS and NHS supplier implementation.

This item is designed for NHS information departments and/or NHS system suppliers to upload into PAS systems, and to assist data analysts with the comparison of data collected according to ICD-10 5th Edition with that collected according to the ICD-10 4th Edition. These data files are neither designed nor intended for training purposes.

NHS ICD-10 5th Edition XML data files

A set of XML release files containing the Codes and Titles and Metadata, Tables of Coding Equivalences (comprising forward and backward maps with/without code descriptions) in XML format to support ICD-10 5th Edition implementation on 1 April 2016.

Associated specifications are available in releases of the ‘NHS ICD-10 5th Edition data files’ item in this category.

The Information Standards Notice describes the mandate for NHS and NHS supplier implementation.

This item is designed for NHS information departments and/or NHS system suppliers to upload into PAS systems, and to assist data analysts with the comparison of data collected according to ICD-10 5th Edition with that collected according to the ICD-10 4th Edition. These data files are neither designed nor intended for training purposes.