Establishment of information systems for NHS Services: maternity services Directions 2018

NHS England has been directed by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care under section 254 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 to establish and operate a system for the collection and analysis of the Maternity Services Data Set information.

Purpose

To support the achievement of better outcomes of care for mothers, babies and children.

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Legal basis

Sections 254(1), (3) and (6) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.

The Directions came into force 1 October 2018.

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Maternity Services Data Set Direction 2018

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Further information

Maternity Services Data Set (MSDS)

The Maternity Services Data Set (MSDS) is a patient-level data set that captures information about activity carried out by Maternity Services relating to a mother and baby(s), from the point of the first booking appointment until mother and baby(s) are discharged from maternity services.

DCB1513: Maternity Services Data Set

The Maternity Services Data Set (MSDS) is the national information standard for data relating to NHS-funded maternity services

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