NHS Wales Data Dictionary Version 4.17

This version of the dictionary contains approved new and updated data definitions in line with Change Notices issued since Version 4.16, which was released on 15^th September 2022.

DSCN/DDCN Ref	Official Letter	Title	Description
DSCN 2022 / 02	None	Radiotherapy Dataset (RTDS) V6	To amend the existing Radiotherapy Data Set (RT Ds) to V6 following a revision undertaken in NHS England.
DSCN 2022 / 02 AMD	None	Radiotherapy Dataset (RTDS) V6	To amend the existing Radiotherapy Data Set (RTDS) to V6 following a revision undertaken in NHS England.
DSCN 2022 / 48	WHC/2022/005	Value in Health – PROMS Metadata	To standardise the metadata used for Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) as part of the Value in Health programme.
DSCN 2022 / 49	WHC/2022/005	Value in Health – Data Entry Questions	To introduce a standard coding structure for the Data Entry Questions PROMs questions.
DSCN 2022 / 53	None	111 Service Final Outcomes (AMD)	To include the additional secondary outcomes of ‘Encounter closed – Caller did not proceed with call’ to a new primary outcome ‘Encounter Closed Early (Symptom Checker Only)’.
DSCN 2022 / 54	WHC/2015/005	Outpatient Follow-Up Delay Reporting (AMD)	To amend the Outpatient Follow-up Delay Reporting Data Collection to provide clarity on the scope with regards to the inclusion of Nurse led activity and the removal of ‘Excludes Mental Health pathways’
DSCN 2022 / 55	None	Recording Group Activity (Clinics and Consultations)	To broaden the scope of the existing aggregate data collection to record activity delivered via Group Clinics.
DSCN 2022 / 56	None	My Planned Care Platform	An overview of the data and methodology used to update the patient facing My Planned Care Platform.
DSCN 2022 / 57	None	Admitted Patient Care Data Set – Legal Status Retirement	The retirement of data item Legal Status from the Admitted Patient Care data set.
DSCN 2022 / 76	WHC/2023/018	Medicines, Allergies, and Intolerances Interoperability Standards	To introduce a new interoperability standard for medicines, allergies, and intolerances information with the aim of supporting the sharing of that information across systems and health board boundaries.
DSCN 2023 / 01	None	Pathways of Care Delays	To mandate and standardise the monthly collection of Pathways of Care Delays across Health in Wales to ensure consistent and robust data around discharge delays.