Version: 1.0.0 | Published: 3 May 2024 | Updated: 580 days ago

Community Services Data Set

Dataset

Summary

Type:
  • collections
  • Information standards
Applies To:
  • Acute trusts
  • Mental health trusts
  • Community healthcare trusts
  • Hospices (for any NHS funded community care)
  • Care trusts
  • Social enterprises
  • Integrated care organisations
  • Any qualified providers (AQPs)
  • Local authorities
  • Independent sector providers (including third sector)
Impacts On:
Implementation of this information standard impacts all health IT systems suppliers providing systems to the above providers; suppliers should work with their customers to determine necessary changes.
Conformance Date:
14 September 2022
Topics:
  • Data definitions and terminologies
  • Key care information
  • Referrals
Care Settings:
  • Care home
  • Community health
  • Mental health
  • Social care
Alternate Name:
Also known as CSDS.

Documentation

Description:

The Community Services Data Set (CSDS) is a patient level, output based, secondary uses data set delivering robust, comprehensive, nationally consistent, and comparable person-centred information for people who are in contact with publicly funded Community Services.

The standard defines the data items, definitions and associated value sets to be extracted or derived from local systems and submitted to NHS England on a monthly basis. Note that this data set does not specify the data to be captured for direct patient care, but will make use of such clinical and operational data for secondary uses.

About this change

CSDS v1.6 is a minor uplift to the established CSDS and is required to keep the data set relevant with current clinical practices, maintain compliance with national data standards and meet policy requirements.

The changes in this release include:

  • amendment to theSERVICEORTEAMTYPEREFERREDTO(COMMUNITYCARE) data item to include additional values for ‘Weight Management’
  • amendment to the SOURCE OF REFERRAL FOR COMMUNITY data item to include an additional value for ‘Pharmacy’
  • amendment to the description and values of the CONSULTATION MEDIUM USED data item, to align with other data sets and introduce national codes that provide an accurate reflection of clinical practice
  • a new table, CYP3008, to align with DCB3017 Overseas Visitor Charging Category
  • a new pilot data item ETHNIC CATEGORY 2021 added in the ‘CYP001 Master Patient Index and Risk Indicators’ table to facilitate future reporting
  • minor maintenance changes to respond to issues raised by, for example, the NHS Data Model and Dictionary Service.

System Conformance

From 1 July 2022, CSDS systems must be capable of capturing the information as defined in the Technical Output Specification for local use.

From 1 August 2022, CSDS systems must be able to extract data recorded in local systems to enable CSDS submissions in accordance with this standard. Health and Care Organisations.

From 1 July 2022 providers of publicly funded Community Services must be able to collect the information as defined in the Technical Output Specification for local use.

From 1 August 2022, providers of publicly funded Community Services must commence CSDS submissions in accordance with this standard.

Relations:
This standard relates to:
  • DCB1513 Amd10/2018 Maternity Services Data Set
  • ISB 0149-02 NHS Number for Secondary Care
  • ISB 0149-01 NHS Number for General Practice
  • ISB 1555 Birth Notifications
  • ISB 0092 Amd16/2010 Commissioning Data Sets (CDS) version 6.2
  • DAPB0092 Amd 64/2020 Commissioning Data Sets (CDS) version 6.3.
  • SCCI0034 Amd35/2016 SNOMED CT
  • DAPB1609 Child Protection Information Sharing (CP-IS)
  • DAPB0090 Health and Social Care Organisation Reference Data
  • DAPB1605 Accessible Information
  • SCCI0021 International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Health Related Problems (ICD-10)
  • DCB3017 Overseas Visitor Charging Category (OVCC)
Dependencies:
No known dependencies.

Document Control

Sponsor:
Matthew Fagg, Director of Prevention, NHS England
Approval Date:
21 December 2021
Business Lead:
Kate Croft, Information Lead Manager, NHS England
Post Implementation Review Date:
30 September 2023
Scope:
Health Services, NHS Services
SRO:
Matthew Winn, National Community Services Director, NHS England, Jonathan Valabhji, National Clinical Director for Diabetes and Obesity, NHS England
Technical Committee:
Data Alliance Partnership Board (DAPB)
Mandated:
Yes
Status:
active

Legal Authorities

Legal Authority:
Section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
Legal Authority Description:
This information standard is published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012