DSCN/DDCN Ref

Official Letter

Title

Description

DDCN 2012 / 02

N/A

Community Dental Services Wales Return (CDSWR)

To introduce the new CDSWR proforma to the NHS Wales Data Dictionary.

DDCN 2012 / 03

N/A

KT31 – Community Contraception and Reproductive Health Services

To introduce the KT31 ‘Community Contraception and Reproductive Health Service’ Return to the NHS Wales Data Dictionary and remove the redundant KT31 definitions.

DDCN 2012 / 04

N/A

To amend value ‘5’ in the ‘Attended or Did Not Attend’ Data Item

To amend the value ‘5’ in the ‘Attended or Did Not Attend’ Data Item to correctly reflect that the patients’ appointment took place.

DSCN 2012 / 03

N/A

Locality Networks

To introduce new definitions for Locality Network, GP Practice Cluster and GP Practice Cluster Code.

DSCN 2012 / 04

N/A

ICD-10 4^th Edition

To introduce the International Classification of Diseases Tenth Revision (ICD-10) 4^th Edition across NHS Wales.

DSCN 2012 / 05

N/A

GP Practice Code

To introduce GP Practice Code into the Admitted Patient Care (APC) data set.

DSCN 2012 / 06

N/A

Outpatient Referrals

To change to the submission timescales for the reporting of the Outpatient Referrals (OPR) Data Set in order to satisfy national reporting requirements.

DSCN 2012 / 07

CNO (2012) 09

Infant Feeding Data Requirements

Introduction of the Infant Feeding Data Requirements.

DSCN 2012 / 08

N/A

KO36 Private Hospitals, Homes and Clinics

To confirm the retirement of the KO36 Private Hospitals, Homes and Clinics Korner Return and remove all references to it from the NHS Wales Data Dictionary.

DSCN 2012 / 09

N/A

Emergency Pressures Reporting

To confirm changes to the reporting requirements for the Daily and Weekly SITREPS component of the Emergency Pressures Reporting System.