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NDRS Cancer Consolidated Data Set

This is a new product which consolidates three NDRS data sets; National Cancer Registrations, Cancer Pathways and Rapid Cancer Registrations.

The National Cancer Registrations element of the data set contains information about patients diagnosed with registerable tumour in the calendar years from 2013 onwards. Data is submitted by skilled cancer registration officers from locations where care takes place

The Cancer Pathways element of the data set contains summary data set from the other NCRAS data sets as well as some fields taken from Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Diagnostic Imaging Data Set (DIDs) and Cancer Waiting Times (CWT) data in the calendar years from 2013 onwards.

The Rapid Cancer Registrations element of the data set was developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. NDRS developed new methodologies to identify new tumours for the period 2018 onwards using existing routine data sources, without the requirement for manual registration of new primary tumours.

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Data set versions as presented in the DARS online system

NDRS Cancer Consolidated Data Set

Access method

Data set available in packages

Packages are pre-defined groups of fields and or tables that allow a customer to select from a list that best meets their needs. Packages do not allow a customer to customise their field or table selection.

  • Yes

Period of data coverage

National Cancer Registrations and Cancer Pathways - 01/01/2013 ongoing

Rapid Cancer Registrations - 01/01/2018 ongoing

Geographical scope of data

England 

Linkable to other data sets

  • Yes

Data collection process

Submitted by: NHS funded secondary care providers

Collected by: National Disease Registration Service 

Frequency: 

National Cancer Registrations and Cancer Pathways: Annual 

Rapid Cancer Registrations: Monthly

Clinical coding systems

Does the data set include any standardised systems of coding?

  • ICD10 (International Classification of Diseases classifies diseases and other health conditions.)
  • OPCS-4 (Office of Population Census and Surveys classification of interventions and surgical procedures.)
  • SNOMED-CT (a structured clinical vocabulary for use in electronic health records.)
  • NICIP (National Interim Clinical Imaging Procedure provides consistent recording of imaging procedures.)
Full list of coding systems considered

SNOMED-CT (a structured clinical vocabulary for use in electronic health records.)

ICD  (International Classification of Diseases classifies diseases and other health conditions.)

OPCS-4  (Office of Population Census and Surveys classification of interventions and surgical procedures)

dm+d  (Dictionary of descriptions and codes which represent medicines and devices in use across the NHS.)

NICIP (National Interim Clinical Imaging Procedure provides consistent recording of imaging procedures.)

UCUM  (Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) is a code system intended to include all units of measurement.)

TFCs (Treatment Function Codes are used to record treatment activities undertaken)

Read Code v2  (A coded thesaurus of clinical terms.)

Read Code Clinical Terms v3 (A coded thesaurus of clinical terms.)

UICC (Union for International Cancer Control classification of cancer by anatomic disease extent.)

IMD  (Indices of Multiple Deprivation measures relative poverty.)

Derived fields

Standardised formulation may be applied across multiple data sets to generate commonly derived fields.  Any standard derivations applicable to this data set are listed below. Please note that this does not include bespoke derivations created specifically for the individual data set.

Full list of standard derivations considered

GP_PRACTICE_CODE_TRACED (The GP practice that the patient is registered at, as found when traced against the Person Demographic Service (PDS).)

CCG_OF_RESIDENCE (Clinical Commissioning Group covering the area in which the patient’s postcode falls where data relates to pre 1 July 2022. Otherwise ICB Sub Location.)

ICS_OF_RESIDENCE (The Integrated Care System covering the area in which the patient’s postcode falls. This will be null for any data relating to earlier than 1 July 2022.)

LA_OF_RESIDENCE (The Local Authority covering the area in which the patient’s postcode falls.)

LSOA_OF_RESIDENCE (The Lower Super Output Area (lowest level without being disclosive) covering the area in which the patient’s postcode falls.)

CCG_OF_REGISTRATION (Clinical Commissioning Group which has a commissioning relationship with the GP practice which the patient is registered at where data relates to pre 1 July 2022. Otherwise ICB Sub Location.)

ICS_OF_REGISTRATION (The Integrated Care System covering the area in which the patient’s GP practice falls. This will be null until for any data relating to earlier than 1 July 2022.)

LA_OF_REGISTRATION (The Local Authority covering the area in which the patient’s GP practice falls.)

LSOA_OF_REGISTRATION (The Lower Super Output Area (lowest level without being disclosive) covering the area in which the patient’s GP practice falls.)

Third party licensing

Does the data set require copyrighted clinical assessment tools or outcome measures that require a licence?

  • None 

Advice and support

Governance of this data set is provided by:

Owning organisation: Department of Health and Social Care

Data Controller: NHS Digital

Data Processor: NHS Digital

NHS England provides a variety of functions for the data sets we make available.  Therefore, our knowledge and understanding of the data will vary, impacting the level of advice and support we can provide.

In relation to this data set, we undertake end to end management and can therefore provide a full advice, guidance and support service.

Supporting documentation and guidance

Last edited: 12 February 2024 4:00 pm