Reporting Data Item

Business Justification

Definition

Note: Where ‘NHS Wales Data Dictionary’ the definition is as per the Data Dictionary.

Permissible Values

10. PALLIATIVE CARE

10.0

Member of specialist palliative care team seen

This item is required to audit against the National Cancer Standards 2005.

Has the patient seen a member of the specialist palliative care team?

•     Yes

•     No

10.1

DAHNO

Specialist Palliative care start date

To determine the time interval between referral, diagnosis and the start of palliative care treatment.

Required to be able to the measure survival time from the start of palliative care treatment. To enable the date of first definitive treatment to be recorded where it is palliative care. Required for submission to the national clinical head & neck cancer audit.

The date of the first treatment/support provided by the Specialist Palliative Care team.