Data Sets
Data Sets provide the specification for data collections and for data analyses.
Within this publication, the names of Data Sets are styled like this: Maternity Services Data Set.
Data Sets bring together a collection of Data Elements into a specification for collection or analysis for a specific transaction, use case for data exchange or a specific outcome.
Types of data set include:
- Administrative Data Sets
- Commissioning Data Sets (CDS)
- Central Return Data Sets
- Clinical Content
- Clinical Data Sets
- Supporting Data Sets
Examples of Data Sets include:
- An interaction for delivery of care: Maternity Services Data Set.
- A data collection: NHS Continuing Healthcare Data Set
- A reference Data Set: National Workforce Data Set.
