NHS Wales Data Dictionary Version 4.20

Summary of Approved Changes for Version 4.20

 

This version of the dictionary contains approved new and updated data definitions in line with Change Notices issued since Version 4.19, which was released on 1st December 2023.

 

DSCN/DDCN Ref

Official Letter

Title

Description

DSCN 2024 / 05

N/A

Welsh Telecare Dataset

This is a new standard to introduce a Welsh Telecare Dataset.

DDCN 2024 / 01

N/A

Retired Treatment Function Codes list standardisation

Treatment function codes 344, 345 and 346 need to be moved from the active values table down to the retired table. The retired date column then needs to be deleted from the active values table.

DSCN 2024 / 04

WHC/2022/005

Value in Health – PROMs Metadata

To standardise the metadata used for Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) as part of the Value in Health programme. This update to the previous Standard describes changes identified as a result of a review.

DSCN 2024 / 03

N/A

RTT – Exclusion of Deceased Patients

To provide clarity on the scope with regards to the exclusion of deceased patients under the Referral to Treatment dataset (RTT).

DSCN 2024 / 02

N/A

Admitted Patient Care – Inclusion of Nurse Led Activity

To expand the scope to include nurse led activity under the Admitted Patient Care dataset to align with the Outpatients and Outpatients Referral dataset.

DSCN 2024 / 01

N/A

Self-Management Pathway – (Phase 1)

The implementation of a new data item to record if a patient has been added to a Self-Management pathway and identify the type of Self-Management.