Commissioning Data Set Business Rules

The format is validated, for example the format of a date must comply with the XML standard.

The Data Element is validated against an explicit list of permitted values as defined in the NHS Data Model and Dictionary. Note the permitted values differ between CDS-XML schema version 6-2 and CDS-XML version 6-2-0 for CARE PROFESSIONAL MAIN SPECIALTY CODE and ACTIVITY TREATMENT FUNCTION CODE.

This Data Element is used by the Secondary Uses Service to derive the Healthcare Resource Group 4. Failure to correctly populate this data element is likely to result in an incorrect Healthcare Resource Group, usually associated with lower levels of healthcare resource. For further information, please refer to the  NHS England  website at: Payment by Results Guidance.

This is a known schema anomaly and has been registered for future resolution.

See the specifications in the NHS Data Model and Dictionary for the specific format characteristics of this Data Element.

There is no national requirement to flow Healthcare Resource Group 4 (HRG 4) through the Commissioning Data Sets, see DSCN 17/2008.

From Commissioning Data Set version 6-3 and Emergency Care Data Set V4 onwards, the NHS Data Model and Dictionary data set layout has been updated to correctly represent the existing requirements of the CDS-XML Schema for PERSON NAME STRUCTURED  and PERSON NAME UNSTRUCTURED

From Commissioning Data Set version 6-3 and Emergency Care Data Set V4 onwards, the NHS Data Model and Dictionary data set layout has been updated to correctly represent the existing requirements of the CDS-XML Schema for ADDRESS STRUCTURED  and ADDRESS UNSTRUCTURED

Psychiatric PATIENTS only (Retired January 2021).

Not defined or approved by the Data Alliance Partnership Board  or its predecessors the Data Coordination Board, Standardisation Committee for Care Information  and  Information Standards Board for Health and Social Care.

The definition and value list for this data is under review.

Up to 20 codes per daily activity occurrence may be recorded.

N5

This data should only flow in Commissioning Data Set version 6-1 for PATIENTS detained under the Mental Health Act prior to the Mental Health Act 2007 (Retired June 2015).

This data should only flow in Commissioning Data Set version 6-2 for PATIENTS detained under the Mental Health Act 2007.

From Commissioning Data Set version 6-0 onwards, the use of the DETAINED AND (OR) LONG TERM PSYCHIATRIC CENSUS DATE in the location group is optional as it must be carried in the Episode Characteristics.

This mandatory Commissioning Data Set date is used as the originating date to determine the mandatory CDS ACTIVITY DATE.

S2 

The Secondary Uses Service

support the use of the CDS TEST INDICATOR. Therefore this Data Element must not be used (Retired June 2015).

See Security Issues and Patient Confidentiality, for further information.

Used to ensure the correct sequencing of multiple and/or subsequent Commissioning Data Set submissions.

S5

These ORGANISATION CODES/ ORGANISATION IDENTIFIERS must be present and registered with the Secondary Uses Service. The Commissioning Data Set Schema does not validate the content value of this data

All CDS REPORT PERIOD START DATES and CDS REPORT PERIOD END DATES must be consistent in all Commissioning Data Set records contained in a BULK Interchange submission. The CDS REPORT PERIOD START DATE must be on or before the CDS REPORT PERIOD END DATE. The CDS ACTIVITY DATE is a mandatory data element and must fall within the period defined. See the Commissioning Data Set Submission Protocol.

See the Commissioning Data Set Addressing Grid.

These Data Elements are required for correct processing by the Secondary Uses Service. If omitted, the Secondary Uses Service will reject the Commissioning Data Set data.

The CDS UNIQUE IDENTIFIER is a mandatory data item when using the Net Change Protocol. When using the Bulk Update Protocol this data item is optional but it is strongly advised that where it can be correctly generated and maintained it should be used. See the Commissioning Data Set Submission Protocol.

For CDS V6-2 Type 170 - Admitted Patient Care - Detained and or Long Term Psychiatric Census Commissioning Data Set, the CDS ACTIVITY DATE contains the CDS CENSUS DATE which is also the DETAINED AND (OR) LONG TERM PSYCHIATRIC CENSUS DATE.

For the following CDS Types, the  CDS ACTIVITY DATE must contain the Date of the Elective Admission List Census which is usually the end of the Period being reported:  CDS V6-2 Type 030 - Elective Admission List - End of Period Census (Standard) Commissioning Data Set   CDS V6-2 Type 040 - Elective Admission List - End of Period Census (Old) Commissioning Data Set   CDS V6-2 Type 050 - Elective Admission List - End of Period Census (New) Commissioning Data Set  

These PERSON BIRTH DATE Data Elements must use dates between 01/01/1880 and 31/12/2999 in order to pass validation

Data Elements reporting a date (which is not a PERSON BIRTH DATE Data Element) must use dates between 01/01/1900 and 31/12/2999 in order to pass validation

For Data Elements reporting a time, the hour portion must be between 00 and 23 inclusive in order to pass validation