Critical Care Minimum Data Set

The Critical Care Minimum Data Set was developed by the Critical Care Information Advisory Group (CCIAG) and endorsed by the Intensive Care Society.

Overview

Introduction

The Critical Care Minimum Data Set was developed by the Critical Care Information Advisory Group (CCIAG) and endorsed by the Intensive Care Society.

The Critical Care Minimum Data Set contains a subset of mandatory items for the generation of Critical Care Healthcare Resource Groups (HRGs). The Critical Care HRG subset replaced the Augmented Care Period data elements in the Commissioning Data Sets.

The purpose of the Critical Care Minimum Data Set is to provide a standardised set of data to support National Tariff Payment System, Healthcare Resource Groups, Resource Management, Commissioning and national policy analysis. The full Critical Care Minimum Data Set has been incorporated into and is consistent with the ICNARC (Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre) data collection.

The Critical Care Minimum Data Set has been developed to be used in all units where Critical Care is provided. That is where the CRITICAL CARE LEVEL is National Code:

02 Patients requiring more detailed observation or intervention including support for a single failing organ system or post-operative care and those 'stepping down' from higher levels of care

03 Patients requiring advanced respiratory support alone or monitoring and support for two or more organ systems. This level includes all complex patients requiring support for multi-organ failure.

Neonates are excluded from the data set. The recording of Critical Care Minimum Data Set for older babies (over 28 days) on Neonatal and Paediatric Intensive Care Units is optional. However, the activity for children treated on adult critical care units should be recorded.

A subset of this minimum data set is used to derive Adult Critical Care HRGs. The subset is sent in the following Commissioning Data Set messages:

Specification


Data Set Data Elements
Mandation	Data Elements
	NHS NUMBER
	LOCAL PATIENT IDENTIFIER
	CRITICAL CARE LOCAL IDENTIFIER
	SITE CODE (OF TREATMENT)
	GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTICE CODE (PATIENT REGISTRATION)
	ACTIVITY TREATMENT FUNCTION CODE
	PERSON BIRTH DATE
	POSTCODE OF USUAL ADDRESS
	CRITICAL CARE START DATE
	CRITICAL CARE START TIME
	CRITICAL CARE UNIT FUNCTION
	CRITICAL CARE UNIT BED CONFIGURATION
	CRITICAL CARE ADMISSION SOURCE
	CRITICAL CARE SOURCE LOCATION
	CRITICAL CARE ADMISSION TYPE
	ADVANCED RESPIRATORY SUPPORT DAYS
	BASIC RESPIRATORY SUPPORT DAYS
	ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SUPPORT DAYS
	BASIC CARDIOVASCULAR SUPPORT DAYS
	RENAL SUPPORT DAYS
	NEUROLOGICAL SUPPORT DAYS
	GASTRO-INTESTINAL SUPPORT DAYS
	DERMATOLOGICAL SUPPORT DAYS
	LIVER SUPPORT DAYS
	ORGAN SUPPORT MAXIMUM
	CRITICAL CARE LEVEL 2 DAYS
	CRITICAL CARE LEVEL 3 DAYS
	CRITICAL CARE DISCHARGE STATUS
	CRITICAL CARE DISCHARGE DESTINATION
	CRITICAL CARE DISCHARGE LOCATION
	CRITICAL CARE DISCHARGE READY DATE
	CRITICAL CARE DISCHARGE READY TIME
	CRITICAL CARE DISCHARGE DATE
	CRITICAL CARE DISCHARGE TIME

Also Known As

This data set is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
Short name	Critical Care