Summary of Approved Changes for Version 4.25
This version of the dictionary contains approved new and updated data definitions in line with Change Notices issued since Version 4.24, which was released on 4th March 2025
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DSCN/DDCN Ref |
Official Letter |
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Description |
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NHS Number Status Indicator |
To retire a value from the data item ‘NHS Number Status Indicator’ due to a lack of use and to align with NHS Digital (England).
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N/A |
Referral to Treatment (RTT) Weekly Patient Target List (PTL) Data Set |
To formalise the RTT (Referral to Treatment) PTL (Patient Target List) weekly data submission. | |
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N/A |
Diagnostic and Therapy Services (DATs) Waiting Times Return – Exclusion of Audiology services
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To remove Audiology services from the Diagnostic and Therapy services (DATs) Wait Time data collection. | |
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N/A |
Planned Care Referrals Data Set (AMD) |
The revision of the Outpatient Referrals data set to capture the national data requirements outlined as part of the modernisation of the Outpatient work programme.
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