Data Reference

Change History
DSCN 2021 / 02	Inpatient and Day Case Admissions and First Outpatient Appointments Waiting Times (PP01W) Data Set - Retirement
DSCN 2011 / 07	The introduction of the ‘Referral to Treatment Times (Combined)’ return
DDCN 2011 / 02	Angiogram Waiting Time & Referral to Treatment Patient Tracking Report.
DSCN 2010 / 12	Referral to Treatment Patient Tracking Report.
DSCN 2010 / 04	To discontinue the reporting of the Angiogram Waiting Times Return.
DSCN 2009 / 09	NHS Reforms: NHS Wales Data Definition Update.
DSCN (2009) 01 (W)	Introduction of the Cardiac Referral to Treatment Data Collection to the NHS Wales Data Dictionary including Amendment to Existing Weeks Wait Time Band Structure
DSCN (2008) 11 (W)	To change the reporting requirements of Angiograms waits. To cease the reporting of Angioplasties.
DSCN (2008) 10 (W)	Recording and Reporting of Outpatient Pre-Operative Assessment Activity
DSCN (2008) 08 (W)	Referral to Treatment Patient Tracking Report
DSCN (2007) 13 (W)	To remove waits for certain diagnostic endoscopies from the waiting times data collection for inpatient and day case admissions and first outpatient appointments (PP01W).
DSCN (2007) 12 (W)	To increase the scope of the Diagnostic and Therapy Services Waiting Times data collection to include certain Diagnostic Endoscopy Procedures.
DSCN (2007) 08 (W)	To provide Guidance on the Reporting Structure for the Referral to Treatment Times Reporting Requirements.
DSCN (2007) 04 (W)	New Format for the Diagnostics & Therapies Services Monthly Data Collections.

This data item is / was included in the following data sets / collections between the dates shown:

Data Set / Collection	Valid From	Valid To
DT Waiting Times
RTT	1^st April 2007	31^st August 2011
PP01W		8^th February 2021
RTT-PTR	1^st September 2008	30^th September 2009
CRTT	1^st April 2009	31^st August 2011
Angiogram	1^st December 2008	1^st April 2010
RTT (Combined)	1^st September 2011

This defines the record type within a return.

Must be one of the following:-

For Diagnostic and Therapy Services Waiting Times: -

Format: 2 character alpha

Value	Return Type	Valid From	Valid To
IE	Inpatient Diagnostic Endoscopy
DE	Day Case Diagnostic Endoscopy
OE	Outpatient Diagnostic Endoscopy
DT	For all other specified Diagnostic and Therapy Services

For Referral to Treatment Times (Retired): -

Format: 2 character alpha

Value	Return Type	Valid From	Valid To
PO	Open Pathway	1^st April 2007	31^st August 2011
CA	Closed Pathway Due to Admission	1^st April 2007	31^st August 2011
CO	Closed Pathway Due to Other Clock Stop Point	1^st April 2007	31^st August 2011

For PP01W: (Retired)-

Format: 2 character alpha

Value	Return Type	Valid From	Valid To
IP	Inpatient Admission		8^th February 2021
DC	Day Case Admission		8^th February 2021
OP	First Outpatient Appointment		8^th February 2021

For Referral to Treatment Patient Tracking Report (Retired):-

Format: 2 character alpha

Value	Return Type	Valid From	Valid To
BU	Patients on RTT pathways for whom a decision to admit or to commence treatment has not been made (i.e. Unknown)	1^st September 2008	30^th September 2009
BD	Patients on RTT pathways for whom a decision for treatment has been made but have an appointment date which is scheduled beyond their breach date.	1^st September 2008	30^th September 2009

For Cardiac Referral to Treatment Times (Retired):-

Format: 2 character alpha

Value	Return Type	Valid From	Valid To
OP	Open Pathway	1^st April 2009	31^st August 2011
CP	Closed Pathway	1^st April 2009	31^st August 2011

For Referral to Treatment Times (Combined):-

Format: 2 character alpha

Value	Return Type	Valid From	Valid To
OP	Open Pathway	1^st September 2011
CP	Closed Pathway	1^st September 2011

For Angiogram (Retired): -

Format: 2 character alpha

Value	Return Type	Valid From	Valid To
IA	Inpatient Admission	1^st December 2008	1^st April 2010
DA	Day Case Admission	1^st December 2008	1^st April 2010