Patient Level Information Costing System Ambulance Data Set

Overview

Please note that the NHS Data Model and Dictionary content relating to the Patient Level Information Costing System data sets has not been updated for the financial year 2021-2022. Please refer to the Information Standards pages at: Patient Level Information and Costing Systems for the latest specifications.

Introduction

The Patient Level Information Costing System Ambulance Data Set is used to standardise the method of reporting cost information at Ambulance Incident level. All designated providers of Ambulance Services are required to submit Patient Level Information Costing data.

The Patient Level Information Costing System Ambulance Data Set is used to:

inform new methods of pricing NHS SERVICES
inform new approaches and other changes to the design of the currencies used to price NHS SERVICES
contribute to NHS England's strategic objective of a 'single national cost collection by 2020' to inform the relationship between provider characteristics and cost
help NHS Trusts to maximise use of their resources and improve efficiencies, as required by the provider licence
identify the relationship between PATIENT characteristics and cost
support an approach to benchmarking for regulatory purposes.

Data Extract Specification

Description

NHS England have mandated all designated providers of Ambulance Services to record and report:

Reporting is required at the end of each financial year, consistent with the methodologies and submission processes in the Approved Costing Guidance. This only includes those NHS Health Care Providers noted in the Costing Mandation Timetable and does not include non-NHS Health Care Providers.

Time

The data is collected annually. It must be submitted in accordance with the timetable set out by NHS England in the National Cost Collection Guidance (part of the Approved Costing Guidance).

Format

The data should be submitted in an XML file, created by NHS England's Data Validation Tool (DVT). Information on how to access and use this tool is included in the National Cost Collection Guidance (part of the Approved Costing Guidance).

Transmission

Patient Level Information Costing data will be submitted to NHS England using Secure Electronic File Transfer (SEFT). Secure Electronic File Transfer (SEFT) can only be accessed by registered and approved users and NHS England will invite relevant people to register for the service and provide details of the log in process.

Mandation

The Mandatory or Required (M/R) column indicates the recommendation for the inclusion of data.

M = Mandatory: this data element is mandatory and the technical process (e.g. submission of the data set, production of output etc) cannot be completed without this data element being present
R = Required: NHS business processes cannot be delivered without this data element.

Data Set Constraints

For guidance on the Data Set constraints, see the PLICS Ambulance Data Set Constraints.

Specification


MESSAGE HEADER To carry the message header details.One occurrence of this group is required.
Mandation	Data Elements
M	ORGANISATION IDENTIFIER (CODE OF SUBMITTING ORGANISATION)
M	FINANCIAL YEAR (PATIENT LEVEL INFORMATION COSTING)
M	REPORTING PERIOD START DATE
M	REPORTING PERIOD END DATE
M	DATE AND TIME DATA SET CREATED
M	CARE ACTIVITY TYPE (PATIENT LEVEL INFORMATION COSTING)
M	PLICS SUBMISSION RECORD COUNT
M	MONTHLY EXTRACT TOTAL COST (PATIENT LEVEL INFORMATION COSTING)


PERSONAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC DETAILS To carry the personal and demographic details.One occurrence of this group is required.
Mandation	Data Elements
M	ORGANISATION IDENTIFIER (CODE OF PROVIDER)
R	ORGANISATION IDENTIFIER (CODE OF COMMISSIONER)
R	NHS NUMBER
R	NHS NUMBER STATUS INDICATOR CODE


CARE ACTIVITY DETAILS To carry the care activity details.One occurrence of this group is required.
Mandation	Data Elements
M	AMBULANCE CALL IDENTIFIER
R	AMBULANCE CALL SOURCE
R	AMBULANCE CALL RESPONSE CATEGORY (PATIENT LEVEL INFORMATION COSTING)
R	AMBULANCE MULTI PATIENT INCIDENT INDICATOR
R	NUMBER OF AMBULANCE CALL RESPONSE TYPES MOBILISED FOR AMBULANCE INCIDENT
R	NUMBER OF AMBULANCE CALL RESPONSE TYPES ARRIVING AT AMBULANCE INCIDENT
R	NUMBER OF AMBULANCE CALL RESPONSE TYPES ARRIVING AT RECEIVING HEALTHCARE PROVIDER
M	AMBULANCE INCIDENT DATE AND TIME
R	AMBULANCE INCIDENT DURATION
M	AMBULANCE CALL RESPONSE TYPE
R	ORGANISATION IDENTIFIER (RECEIVING) Or ORGANISATION SITE IDENTIFIER (RECEIVING) Or GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTICE CODE (RECEIVING)


CURRENCY DETAILS To carry the currency details.One occurrence of this group is required.
Mandation	Data Elements
M	AMBULANCE CALL OUTCOME (PATIENT LEVEL INFORMATION COSTING)


COSTING DETAILS To carry the costing details.One occurrence of this group is required.
Mandation	Data Elements
M	ACTIVITY IDENTIFIER (PATIENT LEVEL INFORMATION COSTING)
M	ACTIVITY COUNT (PATIENT LEVEL INFORMATION COSTING)
M	ACTIVITY RESOURCE IDENTIFIER (PATIENT LEVEL INFORMATION COSTING)
M	PATIENT LEVEL INFORMATION COSTING TOTAL COST

Also Known As

This data set is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
Short name	Ambulance