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NHS Tayside A&E, Diagnosis During A&E visit

Summary

Abstract

Accident and Emergency episode level data.

Keywords

Publisher

  • Name
    Health Informatics Centre - University of Dundee
  • Logo

    Not available

  • Description
    Not available
  • Contact point
    Not available

Documentation

Description

The working diagnosis(es) on discharge from A&E, or where no working diagnosis is made, the main symptom, abnormal finding, or problem. This includes all patients who attend for emergency care in an A&E department, minor injuries unit or medical assessment unit.

Coverage

Spatial

  • Spatial coverage

    United Kingdom, Scotland, Tayside Region

  • Geographic levels
    Not available

Temporal

  • Start date
    01/01/2003
  • End date
    28/06/2017
  • Frequency
    Static
  • Distribution release date
    27/09/2021

Provenance

  • Purpose
    Care
  • Source
    Epr
  • Collection situation
    Secondary care - Accident and Emergency

Access and governance

  • Conditions of access
    General research use

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Usage

  • Conditions of use
    Disclosure control
  • Resource creator
    NHS Tayside
  • Is referenced by
    Not available

Access

  • Access rights
  • Access service
    HIC has implemented a remote-access Trusted Research Environment to protect data confidentiality, satisfy public concerns about data loss and reassure Data Controllers about HIC’s secure management and processing of their data. Data is not released externally to data users for analysis on their own computers but placed on a server at HIC, within a restricted, secure IT environment, where the data user is given secure remote access to carry out their analysis. Full details are available via the following link: https://www.dundee.ac.uk/hic/safe-haven
  • Jurisdiction
    GB-SCT
  • Data controller
    NHS Tayside
  • Data processor
    University of Dundee, Health Informatics Centre

Format and standards

  • Language
    English
  • Format
    Csv, database

Enrichment and linkage

  • Related datasets
    • Not available
  • Linkage opportunity
    Not available
  • Tools
    • Not available

Synthetic data

Synthetic data is not yet available for this dataset. 

Technical information

A JSON file is available with further technical information. This can include details of variables and data classes contained in the dataset.

Preview of JSON file

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  "summary": {
    "title": "NHS Tayside A&E, Diagnosis During A&E visit",
    "abstract": "Accident and Emergency episode level data.",
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    },
    "inPipeline": "Not available",
    "shortTitle": "NHS Tayside A&E, Diagnosis During A&E visit",
    "datasetType": "Health and disease",
    "description": "The working diagnosis(es) on discharge from A&E, or where no working diagnosis is made, the main symptom, abnormal finding, or problem. This includes all patients who attend for emergency care in an A&E department, minor injuries unit or medical assessment unit.",
    "contactPoint": "hicsupport@dundee.ac.uk",
    "datasetSubType": "Not applicable",
    "populationSize": 378000
  },
  "coverage": {
    "spatial": "United Kingdom,Scotland,Tayside Region",
    "followUp": "Unknown",
    "typicalAgeRange": "0-150"
  },
  "required": {
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    "version": "4.0.0",
    "modified": "2024-10-08T11:28:30.284749Z",
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  "provenance": {
    "origin": {
      "source": "EPR",
      "purpose": "Care",
      "imageContrast": "Not stated",
      "collectionSituation": "Secondary care - Accident and Emergency"
    },
    "temporal": {
      "endDate": "2017-06-28",
      "timeLag": "Not applicable",
      "startDate": "2003-01-01",
      "accrualPeriodicity": "Static",
      "distributionReleaseDate": "2021-09-27"
    }
  },
  "observations": [
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    },
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    }
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      },
      "dataUseLimitation": "General research use",
      "dataUseRequirement": "Disclosure control"
    },
    "access": {
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      "jurisdiction": "GB-SCT",
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      "deliveryLeadTime": "2-4 weeks",
      "accessRequestCost": "Quotation available on request",
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          "name": "AttendanceNumber",
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        }
      ],
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    },
    {
      "name": "Accident and Emergency Diagnosis (T)",
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      "name": "Accident and Emergency Diagnosis (T)",
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    },
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        }
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        }
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    },
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        }
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        }
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        }
      ],
      "description": "The working diagnosis(es) on discharge from A&E, or where no working diagnosis is made, the main symptom, abnormal finding, or problem. This includes all patients who attend for emergency care in an A&E department, minor injuries unit or medical assessment unit."
    },
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        }
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    }
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}

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