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Data Coordination Board

Summary

The Data Coordination Board (DCB) meets on a monthly basis to review and approve the assurance of information standards and data collections (including extractions), known collectively as ISCE.

Data Coordination Board activity

ISCE (both new and changes) are presented to DCB at:

  • Initial stage: an initial stage assessment report provides an overview of a proposal for a new, or change to an existing, ISCE and requests DCB approval to proceed with assurance of the ISCE
  • Final stage: a final stage assessment report summarises the assurance and appraisal activity that has been carried out against the ISCE and requests DCB final approval.

Following DCB approval of an item at 'Final' stage, publication documents for the ISCE will be issued. You can view recent publication activity on our publication pages.

ISCE currently undergoing ‘Final’ stage  assurance, presented by Data Coordination Board meeting date

The information below is updated on a monthly basis, following each DCB meeting. If you have any queries about any of the ISCE below please contact us at standards.assurance@nhs.net.

DCB: 25 April 2019

Reference

Title

ISCE

ISCE type

Summary
DCB0086 Data Security and Protection Toolkit Standard New Content changes are proposed in relation to key elements of national cyber security activity. In addition, there will be some  structural changes to promote ease of use and limit the growth of evidence requirements.
DCB2090-2183 GPES: Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Collection Change Changes to QOF for 19/20 encompassing:  retirement of 28 indicators; introduction of 15 indicators; rebranding of exception reporting as a personalised care adjustment with associated changes to the data extraction specifications; and introduction of a quality improvement domain.
DCB3067 Better Care Fund Quarterly Reporting  Collection New Collection to monitor the implementation and delivery of the Better Care Fund.
DCB3019 General Practice Forward View Monitoring Collection Change Changes include an increase in frequency and additional questions in relation to extended access.
DCB3076 Integrated Urgent Care Forecasting and Capacity Planning Collection New Weekly collection to assess the effectiveness of call volume forecasting by 111 providers and corresponding accuracy of staff profiling.
DCB3057 CCG Winter Assurance Collection Collection Change Repeat of the Winter collection to examine plans for Easter, and to extend for 3 years continuing with both Winter and Easter periods.

DCB: 23 May 2019

Reference

Title

ISCE

ISCE type

Summary
DCB2123 Patient Level Costing Data Set (PLICS) Standard and a Collection Change Proposal for the submission of patient cost data at an individual patient level in line with new Healthcare Costing Standards. This data will be matched (on patient ID) to Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) data to provide full clinical and cost data for each relevant patient spell.
DCB1069 Community Services Data Set Standard and a Collection Change Interim release to introduce a range of changes, relating to (among other things) immunisations, adult relationships, transitional patients, organisation codes and musculoskeletal data.
DCB2054 Friends and Family Test Collection Change This release will introduce changes coming out of the FFT development project and ask for ongoing approval for the continued national use of the FFT.

DCB1609

Child Protection Information Sharing

Standard and a Collection

Change

Change to the standard mainly to extend the age range of searches for potentially pregnant women.
DCB3079 Long Length of Stay Discharge Patient Tracking List Collection New  This proposed collection will take a weekly snapshot at trust level of the number of patients, by age, who have been in for 21days., together with the ECIST reason code for why discharge has not taken place. 

Publications pending

Reference

Title

ISCE

ISCE type

Summary
DCB3047 Manual Input of Patient Pathway Details Standard New

Proposal to support Providers in situations where referrals are made through e-RS but where bookings cannot be made in e-RS. The standard would allow the Provider to record the Unique Booking Reference Number (UBRN) on the appointment so that it can be flowed to SUS+ to allow for payment.

Approved at September 2018 DCB; publication deferred. For any queries please contact standards.assurance@nhs.net   
DCB2033 UK Assisted Reproductive Treatments (ART) Data Set Standard and a Collection New

Proposal to support Providers in situations where referrals are made through e-RS but where bookings cannot be made in e-RS. The standard would allow the Provider to record the Unique Booking Reference Number (UBRN) on the appointment so that it can be flowed to SUS+ to allow for payment.

Approved at September 2018 DCB; publication deferred. For any queries please contact standards.assurance@nhs.net   

 

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Last edited: 5 April 2019 3:14 pm