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Data Coordination Board (DCB) and coronavirus (COVID-19) activity

Following a period of suspension, the Data Coordination Board (DCB) has announced that from August 2020, the DCB and sub-board (DCSB) will restart monthly meetings.  Where there is an urgent need to collect data to support COVID-19 activity, the existing DCB urgent and short-notice approval processes will be followed. 

Data Coordination Board - resumption of national governance role

In April 2020 the decision was taken to pause (until August) the DCB and DCSB meetings due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this was to ensure that DCB did not approve any items which could adversely impact the frontline delivery of services during the period of the pandemic.  We have now passed the initial peak, and organisations are looking to stand back up critical services. The situation has stabilised sufficiently to enable the DCB to resume normal processes. 

From August 2020, the DCB and the DCSB will start to hold monthly meetings once again.  All standard requests will be scheduled in for discussion at an upcoming meeting.

Where there is an urgent need to collect data to support the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, or to support the recovery of normal business operations, the existing DCB urgent and short-notice approval processes will be followed.

For further details on submitting a request to DCB, please contact the Data Standards Assurance Service (DSAS) via email at: standards.assurance@nhs.net

Known changes to national information standards and data collections, as at 21 July 2020

The Data Coordination Board has been made aware of changes to approved standards and collections, to:

  •  pause the submission of data
  •  extend conformance dates
  •  issue advisory guidance

and now, from July 2020:

  • formally re-start collections paused as a result of COVID-19.

DCB is wholly supportive of these changes, which are listed in the table below. This information is subject to change on a daily basis (the date added to the list is shown in the end column). 

If you have any questions about the content below, please contact the DCB publication team, in the first instance, by email: standards.assurance@nhs.net

COVID-19 related changes to approved standards and collections
DCB Identifier Title Impact (with date added)
DCB3099 Sugar Sweetened Beverages Data Collection 12 May 20: This new collection has a delayed start date.

DCB1521

Cancer Outcomes and Services Data Set (COSD)

7 May 20: After discussions with the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN), Public Health England has produced a “lite” version of  COSD, aimed primarily at first time submitters of the data among private providers of cancer services. This is in direct response to COVID-19 and the consequential restrictions on NHS organisations, including their ability to care for and treat cancer patients, leading to more demand on our private providers.

Enquiries about this can be sent to the COSD helpdesk: COSD@phe.gov.uk

14 Apr 20: 3-month delay to implementation of version 9.0, so that full conformance is now 1 September (November’s data upload). Subject to ongoing review.
DCB3102 Cancer Quality of Life Metric Survey 28 Apr 20: This new collection has a delayed start date.
DCB2050, 2212, 3002, 3003 Contract Monitoring  set of standards

13 Jul 20: DCB has been informed by NHSEI that, contrary to initial advice, all standards are expected to flow as normal. This position will be re-enforced again through the imminent communication about contracting for the remainder of this financial year.

28 Apr 20: Aggregate and Patient Level: Flow paused but collection should continue for retrospective submission.

Devices: Trusts must submit where they have experienced excessive high cost tariff excluded device usage.

Drugs: This must be submitted as usual.
DCB2239 CQUIN Consolidated Data Collection 28 Apr 20: As CQUIN has been suspended until at least July, there is no need for data collection within this period.

DCB3091		 Plastics Reduction Pledge 28 Apr 20: Paused until July 2020.
DCB3007 Programme Budgeting 28 Apr 20: The annual collection for 19/20 has been cancelled.
DCB3080 Spend Comparison 28 Apr 20: Both Purchase Order and Accounts Payable collections are continuing. The PO collection (3080-01) moves to weekly collection from 5 May and introduces 3 new data items.
SCCI2163 Weekly Diagnostic Activity Collection 28 Apr 20: Paused until at least 1 July.

DCB0034

SNOMED CT

14 Apr 20: The 1 April 2020 biannual release of SNOMED-CT was replaced by a small patch release to add COVID-19 content only.

DCB0086

Data Security and Protection Toolkit

14 Apr 20: The deadline for submission of the 2019-20 toolkit has been pushed back to 30 September 2020.

The specification for the 2020-21 toolkit has been published but it is not intended that submitting organisations start this before 1 October 2020.

DCB0090

Health and Care Organisation Reference Data

14 Apr 20: Delay to the introduction of planned new ANANA format organisation codes.

DCB0092-2062

Emergency Care Data Set

 

 

14 Apr 20: Guidance issued on how to code COVID-19 in ECDS: https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/data-collections-and-data-sets/data-sets/emergency-care-data-set-ecds/ecds-latest-update#

DCB0127

Direct Access Audiology Priority Treatment List (PTL) and Waiting Times (WT) Dataset

14 Apr 20: Paused, resumption date likely to be 1 July.
DCB0129, DCB0160 Clinical Risk Management, both for Manufacturers and for Deployment/ Use

14 Apr 20: Organisations may defer full compliance with DCB0129 and DCB0160.  It is expected that the fundamental principles of the standard will be adhered to during this period and that organisations will work towards demonstrable compliance within 3-6 months of commencement of the pandemic (11 March 2020).  It is recommended that organisations continue to follow and evidence Clinical Risk Management principles and that the Compliance Assessment Template is used to manage and track compliance.  

This derogation does not apply to those organisations engaged in assurance activities with NHS Digital; specific arrangements will be in place to support such activities. 

DCB0143

Quarterly Monitoring Cancelled Operations

15 Jul 20: Resumption date pushed back to 1 October, subject to confirmation in September.

14 Apr 20: Paused, resumption date likely to be 1 July.
DCB0155 Stop Smoking Service Quarterly Monitoring Return 15 Apr 20: Paused, current quarter to be submitted alongside 20/21 quarter one data.

DCB1069

Community Services Data Set

14 Apr 20: 3-month delay to the transition to CSDS v1.5 until 1 July 2020. This will also delay migration from the Bureau Service Portal (Open Exeter) to SDCS Cloud. 

DCB1520

Improving Access to Psychological Data Set

26 Jun 20: A further one month delay has been announced. Collection should now start from 1 August, with submission in September.

14 Apr 20: 3-month delay to the transition to IAPT v2.0 until 1 July 2020. This will also delay migration from Bureau Service Portal (Open Exeter) to SDCS Cloud.

DCB1567

National Joint Registry

 14 Apr 20: With the widespread suspension of elective surgery, it is acknowledged that data will not be submitted. The British Orthopaedic Association has helpfully published some Frequently Asked Questions for patients, which they will keep updated as the coronavirus situation unfolds.

DCB1573

Mixed-Sex Accommodation

15 Jul 20: Resumption date pushed back to 1 October, subject to confirmation in September.

14 Apr 20: Paused, resumption date likely to be 1 July.

DCB1593

Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Risk Assessment

15 Jul 20: Resumption date pushed back to 1 October, subject to confirmation in September.

14 Apr 20: Paused, resumption date likely to be 1 July.

DCB2010

IAPT Workforce

14 Apr 20: Paused, resumption date to be confirmed.
DCB2039 Fill Rate Indicator Return, Staffing, Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professional and Care Staff

1 Jul 20: Collection has resumed, with submission from 1 August.

14 Apr 20: Paused, resumption date to be confirmed.

DCB2054

Friends and Family Test

1 Jul 20: Aiming to relaunch in October.

14 Apr 20: All collections paused, resumption dates to be confirmed.

DCB2097

National Wheelchair Data Collection

1 Jul 20: January 2021 likely to be earliest for resumption (Q3 20/21 data).

14 Apr 20: Paused, resumption date to be confirmed.

DCB2123

Patient Level Information and Costing Systems (PLICS) Data Set - Acute

2 Jun 20: Resumption confirmed with submission window of 7 September to 13 November.

14 Apr 20: Start of annual collection deferred. 

DCB2154                   

NHS Surplus Land Quarterly Collection

14 July 20: DHSC has requested that this collection re-start. There will be a longer submission window (3 months) and pre-population of as much data as possible, to minimise effort needed.

Apr 20: Paused, resumption date (with new changes) to be confirmed.

DCB2184

Personal Health Budgets

14 Apr 20: Paused, resumption date to be confirmed.

DCB2235-04

National Diabetes Inpatient Audit (NaDIA)

14 Apr 20: Annual collection for 2020 cancelled

DCB3014

Learning Disability Transformation Indicators

14 Apr 20: Paused, resumption date to be confirmed.

DCB3019

General Practice Forward View Monitoring

14 Apr 20: Partial collection for current reporting period (Q4) and next, removing questions about Extended Access, Alternative Setting and GP Development.

DCB3025

Monthly Situation Report – Critical Care and Urgent Cancelled Operations

15 Jul 20: Resumption date pushed back to 1 October, subject to confirmation in September.

14 Apr 20: Paused, resumption date likely to be 1 July.

DCB3028-01

 

Ambulance Quality Indicators - Clinical Outcomes

15 Jul 20: Resumption date of 1 July confirmed.

14 Apr 20: Paused, resumption date likely to be 1 July.

DCB3031 

 Integrated Urgent Care Aggregate Data Set (IUC ADC)

14 Apr 20: Changes to the monthly collection have been suspended until a date still to be confirmed; the existing collection continues.

Changes to introduce a replacement collection for the Daily 111 SitRep have been suspended.

Changes to introduce a replacement collection for the Weekly 111 SitRep have been suspended.

DCB3032

Delayed Transfers of Care

15 Jul 20: Resumption date pushed back to 1 October, subject to confirmation in September.

14 Apr 20: Paused, resumption date likely to be 1 July.

DCB3035

Dementia Assessment and Referral Return

15 Jul 20: Resumption date pushed back to 1 October, subject to confirmation in September.

14 Apr 20: Paused, resumption date likely to be 1 July.
DCB3042 Junior Doctors - Rota Notification 16 Apr 20: Deferred, submission for April not required.

DCB3048

Workforce Disability Equality Standard

1 Jul 20: Now not cancelled and has resumed.

14 Apr 20: 2020 collection cancelled.
DCB3054 Mental Health Community Teams Activity 15 Apr 20: Paused, resumption date to be confirmed.

DCB3058      

 

Compliance with National Data Opt-outs

14 Apr 20: Extension of conformance date to at least 30 September 2020.

DCB3066

Digital Maternity Record Standard

14 Apr 20: Extension of conformance date to 28 February 2021.

Additionally, the DMRS is listed as a safety action as part of the Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts (CNST), the Maternity Incentive Scheme:

  • Trust Boards confirm to NHS Resolution that a plan is in place by 30 April 2020, to fully implement Information Standards Notice DCB3066 Amd 112/2018 by November 2020.

NHS Resolution has announced a pause to this Scheme and a plan now needs to be in place by 30 September 2020.

DCB3077 Medical Revalidation Annual Organisational Audit 14 Apr 20: The 19/20 audit, which should have started in April, has been cancelled.
DCB3079 Long Length of Stay Discharge Patient Tracking List  14 Apr 20: Weekly, suspended until further notice. Information will be taken from the interim COVID-19 daily collection. Missing data will not be collected.

DCB3086, DCB397

Planning/Strategic Planning

14 Apr 20: Deferred, annual start dates to be confirmed.

DCB3089 and DCB3095

Mental and Community Health staff data collections

14 Apr 20: Pause to the start of these complementary data collections, new dates to be confirmed.

DCB3094

26 Week Choice Referral to Treatment (RTT) Data

15 Jul 20: New launch date of 1 October but will be reviewed again in September.

14 Apr 20: Deferred, new launch date of 1 July.

ISB 0148

NICIP – National Interim Clinical Imaging Procedure Codes

14 Apr 20: The biannual release of new National Interim Clinical Imaging Procedure (NICIP) code set which took place on 1 April 2020 only included the NICIP-OPCS-4.9 mapping update and no changes to NICIP-SNOMED CT mappings.
SCCI1518 Sexual and Reproductive Health Activity Dataset 15 Apr 20: Deferred, to review in July 2020.

SCC2125

Hospital and Community Health Services Complaints Collection (KO41a)

14 Apr 20: Paused, to resume October 2020.

SCCI2126

General Practice (including Dental) Complaints Collection (KO41b)

14 Apr 20: 2020 annual collection cancelled.

DCB2197

Primary care Commissioning Activity Report (PCAR)

9 Jul 20: No decision as yet on whether to resume.

14 Apr 20: Annual collection, deferred until at least June 2020.

 

Last edited: 24 July 2020 2:56 pm