NHS Wales Data Dictionary Version 4.18

This version of the dictionary contains approved new and updated data definitions in line with Change Notices issued since Version 4.17, which was released on 16^th May 2023.

DSCN/DDCN Ref	Official Letter	Title	Description
DSCN 2023 / 34	WHC/2022/005	Value in Health – Laterality - Knee	To introduce a standard coding structure for the Laterality – Knee PROMs tool.
DSCN 2023 / 33	WHC/2022/005	Value in Health – Laterality - Hip	To introduce a standard coding structure for the Laterality – Hip PROMs tool.
DSCN 2023 / 32	WHC/2022/005	Value in Health – Laterality - Hand	To introduce a standard coding structure for the Laterality – Hand PROMs tool.
DSCN 2023 / 31	None	111 Service Case Status and Priorities (AMD)	To update the national list of Case Statuses by adding Emergency Department Special Helpline Assessment (CTN29) and to amend incorrect references of Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust (WAST) to include its full Organisation name
DSCN 2023 / 30	None	Admitted Patient Care Data Set – Retirement of Maternity Tail Data Items	The retirement of the maternity tail data items from the Admitted Patient Care data set.
DSCN 2023 / 29	None	Pressure Ulcers Reporting – Retirement	To retire the formal collection of information pertaining to Pressure Ulcers.
DSCN 2023 / 23	None	KT31 – Community Contraception and Reproductive Health Services - Retirement	To retire the formal reporting of KT31 – Community Contraception and Reproductive Health Services, applying a retrospective retirement date of 31^st March 2013.
DSCN 2023 / 22	None	National Data Set for Sexual Health Services in Wales	To amend the existing National Data Set for Sexual Health Services in Wales.
DSCN 2023 / 11	None	Welsh Nursing Care Record – All Wales Bowel Assessment Chart	The introduction of a standardised digital Bowel Assessment Chart to be used across the secondary care setting in Wales.
DSCN 2023 / 10	None	Welsh Nursing Care Record – All Wales Repositioning Chart	The introduction of a standardised digital Repositioning Chart to be used across the secondary care setting in Wales.
DSCN 2023 / 09	None	Welsh Nursing Care Record – All Wales Mouth Care Assessment	The introduction of a standardised digital Mouth care Assessment form to be used across the secondary care setting in Wales.
DSCN 2023 / 08	None	The Office of Population Censuses and Surveys Classification of Interventions and Procedures (OPCS) Version 4.10	The introduction of OPCS v4.10.