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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 28 October 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
| DCB Identifier | Title | Impact (with date added) |
|---|---|---|
| DCB0147 | National Cancer Waiting Times Monitoring Data Set | 24 Aug 20: The implementation period completion date is to be pushed back from Oct 20 to Nov 20, in light of COVID-19 and feedback from Trusts and system suppliers that they would require a one month extension to ensure they can implement the new 2.1 data set. |
| 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 COSD v9.0 and COSD Pathology v4.0 until 1 July, and then a further 3 months for Trusts to work with suppliers to get upgraded. During this period either version will be accepted by NCRAS. Full conformance will now be 1 Oct (Dec data upload), at that point COSD v8.0 will be retired. |
| 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 |
28 Oct 20: The 20-21 specification has been updated, to reduce burden in the context of a shortened submission period (Oct 20-Mar 21). 14 Apr 20: The deadline for submission of the 2019-20 toolkit has been pushed back to 30 September 2020. |
|
DCB0090 |
Health and Care Organisation Reference Data |
4 Aug 20: Deferred until 1 Oct 20; Introduction of ANANA Code Format reinstated for 1 October 2020 - https://digital.nhs.uk/services/organisation-data-service 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 |
25 Sep 20: Confirmed as subject to continued suspension through Q3 and Q4. 14 Apr 20: Paused, resumption date likely to be 1 July. |
| DCB0129, DCB0160 | Clinical Risk Management, both for Manufacturers and for Deployment/ Use |
15 Oct 20: Confirmation from the NHS Digital Clinical Safety Group that this has returned to business as usual activity. 14 Apr 20: Organisations may defer full compliance with DCB0129 and DCB0160. |
|
DCB0143 |
Quarterly Monitoring Cancelled Operations |
25 Sep 20: Confirmed as subject to continued suspension through Q3 and Q4. 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 Therapies Data Set |
28 Jul 20: A further one month delay has been announced. Collection should now start from 1 September, with submission in October. 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 |
25 Sep 20: Confirmed as subject to continued suspension through Q3 and Q4. 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 |
25 Sep 20: Confirmed as subject to continued suspension through Q3 and Q4. 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 |
10 Aug 20: Relaunch pushed back to November. 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 |
28 Oct 20: This collection has now been retired, and will be replaced by DCB3128 Primary Care Monitoring Survey. 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 |
25 Sep 20: Confirmed as subject to continued suspension through Q3 and Q4. 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 |
25 Sep 20: Confirmed as subject to continued suspension through Q3 and Q4. 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 |
25 Sep 20: Confirmed as subject to continued suspension through Q3 and Q4. 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:
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 |
1 Sep 20: This collection has been stopped. The intention was originally that the collection would be temporary until additional data fields could be added to the Commissioning Data Sets (CDS). Events have overtaken this and there is no need for this collection to continue at this stage. 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: 28 October 2020 4:05 pm