Commissioning Data Set Mandated Data Flows

CDS TYPE

MIN FREQUENCY

DIRECTIVE

DATA FLOW

CDS010

Accident and Emergency (Retired 01 November 2020)

CDS 011

Emergency Care

Weekly

 for EMERGENCY CARE DEPARTMENT TYPES  / URGENT AND EMERGENCY CARE ACTIVITY TYPES  01 and 02 were mandated to flow nationally from 1st October 2017. See DAPB0092-2062. Urgent and Emergency Care Activity  for EMERGENCY CARE DEPARTMENT TYPES  /  URGENT AND EMERGENCY CARE ACTIVITY TYPE  03 was mandated to flow from October 2018.  See DAPB0092-2062. Urgent and Emergency Care Activity  for URGENT AND EMERGENCY CARE ACTIVITY TYPES  05 and 06 were enabled to flow from July 2023 and mandated to flow from July 2024. see DAPB0092-2062.

Data is expected to flow on a daily basis.

CDS 020

Out-Patient

Weekly

Out-Patient Attendance Commissioning Data Sets (including Ward Attenders) were mandated to be submitted to the Secondary Uses Service from 1st October 2001, see DSCN 05/2001.

Out-Patient Attendance Commissioning Data Set records where the activity relates to a Referral To Treatment Period Included In Referral To Treatment Consultant-Led Waiting Times Measurement  must include the PATIENT PATHWAY data group items, from 1st October 2009. NURSE and MIDWIFE attendances and Attendances for nursing care were enabled to be carried in the Out-Patient Attendance Commissioning Data Set from 1 April 2005,  DSCN 32/2004 Other Care Professional Attendances where an appropriate Treatment Function exists may also be submitted.

Out-patient records where the activity relates to the  Allied Health Professional Referral To Treatment Measurement  standard must be submitted to the Secondary Uses Service  (in accordance with ISN ISB0092 Amd 7/2013, and must include the PATIENT PATHWAY data group data items.  Note that this is only supported in Commissioning Data Set version 6-2 onwards, with the introduction of data element WAITING TIME MEASUREMENT TYPE.

NHS Acute Health Care Providers  must submit data weekly.

NHS Community Health Care Providers, NHS Mental Health Care Providers  and Independent Sector Healthcare Providers  undertaking acute care, must submit data weekly as soon as possible and no later than 31 March 2021.

CDS 021

Future Out-Patients - Commissioning Data Set  version 6-2 only

As Required for piloting

From 01/01/2008, submissions to support local activities and commissioning will be supported for piloting purposes only.

CDS 030

Elective Admission List End of Period (Standard) - Commissioning Data Set  version 6-2 only

Monthly if used

All Providers should endeavour to support this data flow.

Elective Admission List End of Period Census (Standard) Commissioning Data Set records where the activity relates to a Referral To Treatment Period Included In Referral To Treatment Consultant-Led Waiting Times Measurement  must include the PATIENT PATHWAY data group items, from 1st October 2009.

All entries where at the end of the time period being reported and defined by the Commissioning Data Set Submission Protocol, the PATIENT remains on the ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST. Optionally and by local agreement with commissioners, entries relating to the PATIENTS that have been removed from the ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST may be included.

CDS 040

Elective Admission List End of Period (New) - Commissioning Data Set  version 6-2 only

Monthly if used

Optional

May be submitted where the Commissioner has been changed during the time period reported.

CDS 050

Elective Admission List End of Period (Old) - Commissioning Data Set  version 6-2 only

Monthly if used

Optional

May be submitted where the Commissioner has been changed during the time period reported.

CDS 060

Elective Admission List Event During Period (Add) Commissioning Data Set  version 6-2 only

Monthly if used

Optional

Elective Admission List Event During Period (Add) Commissioning Data Set records where the activity relates to a Referral To Treatment Period Included In Referral To Treatment Consultant-Led Waiting Times Measurement  must include the PATIENT PATHWAY data group items, from 1st October 2009. 

May be submitted where an entry has been added to the ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST during the time period reported.

CDS 070

Elective Admission List Event During Period (Remove) Commissioning Data Set  version 6-2 only

Monthly if used

Optional

Elective Admission List Event During Period (Remove) Commissioning Data Set records where the activity relates to a Referral To Treatment Period Included In Referral To Treatment Consultant-Led Waiting Times Measurement  must include the PATIENT PATHWAY data group items, from 1st October 2009. 

May be submitted where an entry has been removed from the ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST during the time period reported.

CDS 080

Elective Admission List Event During Period (Offer) Commissioning Data Set  version 6-2 only

Monthly if used

Optional

Elective Admission List Event During Period (Offer) CDS records where the activity relates to a Referral To Treatment Period Included In Referral To Treatment Consultant-Led Waiting Times Measurement  must include the PATIENT PATHWAY data group items, from 1st October 2009. 

May be submitted where an offer has been made during the time period reported.

CDS 090

Elective Admission List Event During Period (Available / Unavailable) - Commissioning Data Set  version 6-2 only

Monthly if used

Optional

May be submitted where a PATIENT becomes Available or Unavailable during the time period reported.

CDS 100

Elective Admission List Event During Period (Old Service Agreement) Commissioning Data Set  version 6-2 only

Monthly if used

Optional

May be submitted where the Commissioner has been changed during the time period reported.

CDS 110

Elective Admission List Event During Period (New Service Agreement) Commissioning Data Set  version 6-2 only

Monthly if used

Optional

May be submitted where the Commissioner has been changed during the time period reported.

CDS 120

Finished Birth Episode

Weekly

All finished Admitted Patient Care data must be submitted "at least monthly" (EL - Dec 1995). This includes Non-Contract Activity.

NHS Acute Health Care Providers  must submit data weekly.

NHS Community Health Care Providers, NHS Mental Health Care Providers  and Independent Sector Healthcare Providers  undertaking acute care, must submit data weekly as soon as possible and no later than 31 March 2021.

CDS 130

Finished General Episode

Weekly

All finished Admitted Patient Care data must be submitted "at least monthly" (EL - Dec 1995).

This includes Non-Contract Activity.

Finished General Episode Commissioning Data Set records where the activity relates to a Referral To Treatment Period Included In Referral To Treatment Consultant-Led Waiting Times Measurement  must include the PATIENT PATHWAY data group items, from 1st October 2009. 

NHS Acute Health Care Providers  must submit data weekly.

NHS Community Health Care Providers, NHS Mental Health Care Providers  and Independent Sector Healthcare Providers  undertaking acute care, must submit data weekly as soon as possible and no later than 31 March 2021.

CDS 140

Finished Delivery Episode

Weekly

All finished Admitted Patient Care data must be submitted "at least monthly" (EL - Dec 1995). This includes Non-Contract Activity.

NHS Acute Health Care Providers  must submit data weekly.

NHS Community Health Care Providers, NHS Mental Health Care Providers  and Independent Sector Healthcare Providers  undertaking acute care, must submit data weekly as soon as possible and no later than 31 March 2021.

CDS 150

Other Birth

Monthly

This includes Home Birth.

All Episodes that have finished relevant to the time period defined by the Commissioning Data Set Submission Protocol being used.

CDS 160

Other Delivery

Monthly

This includes Home Delivery.

All Episodes that have finished relevant to the time period defined by the Commissioning Data Set Submission Protocol being used.

CDS 170

The Detained and/or Long Term Psychiatric Census - Commissioning Data Set  version 6-2 only

Annually

Required by NHS England. May optionally be sent more regularly, usually monthly.

Reflects data as at the 31st March each year. All Episodes that are relevant to the time period defined by the Commissioning Data Set Submission Protocol being used.

CDS 180

Unfinished Birth Episode

Annually

The Annual Census / Unfinished Census. Required by NHS England.

May optionally be sent more regularly, usually monthly.

Data relating to episodes that were unfinished as at midnight on 31st March and have not been included in the Detained and/or Long Term Psychiatric Census, and have not been submitted to the Secondary Uses Service in either Finished or Unfinished Commissioning Data Set data, must be submitted to the Secondary Uses Service.

CDS 190

Unfinished General Episode

Annually

The Annual Census / Unfinished Census. Required by NHS England. 

May optionally be sent more regularly, usually monthly.

Unfinished General Episode Commissioning Data Set records where the activity relates to a Referral To Treatment Period Included In Referral To Treatment Consultant-Led Waiting Times Measurement  must include the PATIENT PATHWAY data group items, from 1st October 2009.

Data relating to episodes that were unfinished as at midnight on 31st March and have not been included in the Detained and/or Long Term Psychiatric Census, and have not been submitted to the Secondary Uses Service in either Finished or Unfinished Commissioning Data Set data, must be submitted to the Secondary Uses Service.

CDS 200

Unfinished Delivery Episode

Annually

The Annual Census / Unfinished Census. Required by NHS England.

May optionally be sent more regularly, usually monthly.

Data relating to episodes that were unfinished as at midnight on 31st March and have not been included in the Detained and/or Long Term Psychiatric Census, and have not been submitted to the Secondary Uses Service in either Finished or Unfinished Commissioning Data Set data, must be submitted to the Secondary Uses Service.