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Fife Microbiology Lab

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NHS Fife Microbiology laboratory samples and tests data.

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  "summary": {
    "title": "Fife Microbiology Lab",
    "abstract": "NHS Fife Microbiology laboratory samples and tests data.",
    "keywords": "microbiology;,;HIC;,;SCOTLAND;,;Fife;,;NHS",
    "publisher": {
      "name": "Health Informatics Centre - University of Dundee",
      "gatewayId": "5baa31c1-0280-4482-b8b7-a4953869f184"
    },
    "inPipeline": "Not available",
    "shortTitle": "Fife Microbiology Lab",
    "datasetType": "Health and disease",
    "description": "Data on specimens for microbiology testing.  If an organism/bacteria is found this is isolated within the sample and results of the organism's growth status under the application of various antibiotics are recorded.\n\nThis dataset also contains free text laboratory comments, adding additional details about the specimens supplied.",
    "contactPoint": "hicsupport@dundee.ac.uk",
    "datasetSubType": "Not applicable",
    "populationSize": 129000
  },
  "coverage": {
    "pathway": "ALL primary and secondary care LIMS records for Fife",
    "spatial": "United Kingdom,Scotland,Fife",
    "followUp": "Unknown",
    "typicalAgeRange": "0-150"
  },
  "required": {
    "issued": "2024-10-08T11:28:30.991696Z",
    "version": "4.0.0",
    "modified": "2024-10-08T11:28:30.991708Z",
    "gatewayId": "117",
    "revisions": [
      {
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        "version": "1.0.0"
      }
    ],
    "gatewayPid": "06090527-b8f4-4b68-ae08-6c8d374e807c"
  },
  "provenance": {
    "origin": {
      "source": "LIMS",
      "purpose": "Care",
      "imageContrast": "Not stated",
      "collectionSituation": "Services"
    },
    "temporal": {
      "endDate": "2018-01-01",
      "timeLag": "Not applicable",
      "startDate": "2006-06-01",
      "accrualPeriodicity": "Static",
      "distributionReleaseDate": "2021-09-28"
    }
  },
  "observations": [
    {
      "observedNode": "Persons",
      "measuredValue": 129000,
      "observationDate": "2021-09-28",
      "measuredProperty": "Count",
      "disambiguatingDescription": "129,000 persons in the dataset"
    },
    {
      "observedNode": "Events",
      "measuredValue": 1054000,
      "observationDate": "2021-11-12",
      "measuredProperty": "Count",
      "disambiguatingDescription": "1,054,000 records in the dataset"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": {
    "usage": {
      "resourceCreator": {
        "name": "NHS Fife"
      },
      "dataUseLimitation": "General research use",
      "dataUseRequirement": "Disclosure control"
    },
    "access": {
      "accessRights": "https://www.dundee.ac.uk/hic/governance-service",
      "jurisdiction": "GB-SCT",
      "accessService": "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.\n\nData 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.\n\nFull details are available via the following link:\nhttps://www.dundee.ac.uk/hic/safe-haven",
      "dataProcessor": "University of Dundee, Health Informatics Centre",
      "dataController": "Local NHS boards",
      "deliveryLeadTime": "Not applicable",
      "accessRequestCost": "Quotation available on request",
      "accessServiceCategory": "TRE/SDE"
    },
    "formatAndStandards": {
      "formats": "CSV;,;Database",
      "languages": "en",
      "vocabularyEncodingSchemes": "LOCAL"
    }
  },
  "structuralMetadata": [
    {
      "name": "Microbiology - Fife Test",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "PROCHI",
          "dataType": "varchar(10)",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "Anonymised patient identifier"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Links a specimen to a test code and it's description.  Result is stored as a free text comment field, so may need to be interpreted by the data users.  Many of these results are comments about the samples.  This dataset pulls the CHI and Sample Date fields from the Lab dataset for convenience."
    },
    {
      "name": "Microbiology - Fife Test",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "DateOfReceipt",
          "dataType": "datetime2",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "This field represents the date the specimen was received."
        }
      ],
      "description": "Links a specimen to a test code and it's description.  Result is stored as a free text comment field, so may need to be interpreted by the data users.  Many of these results are comments about the samples.  This dataset pulls the CHI and Sample Date fields from the Lab dataset for convenience."
    },
    {
      "name": "Microbiology - Fife Test",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "TimeOfReceipt",
          "dataType": "varchar(64)",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "This field represents the time the sample was received."
        }
      ],
      "description": "Links a specimen to a test code and it's description.  Result is stored as a free text comment field, so may need to be interpreted by the data users.  Many of these results are comments about the samples.  This dataset pulls the CHI and Sample Date fields from the Lab dataset for convenience."
    },
    {
      "name": "Microbiology - Fife Test",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "ClinicianDescription",
          "dataType": "varchar(255)",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "This field represents the clinicians name."
        }
      ],
      "description": "Links a specimen to a test code and it's description.  Result is stored as a free text comment field, so may need to be interpreted by the data users.  Many of these results are comments about the samples.  This dataset pulls the CHI and Sample Date fields from the Lab dataset for convenience."
    },
    {
      "name": "Microbiology - Fife Test",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "SourceDescription",
          "dataType": "varchar(255)",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "This field represents the origin of the sample."
        }
      ],
      "description": "Links a specimen to a test code and it's description.  Result is stored as a free text comment field, so may need to be interpreted by the data users.  Many of these results are comments about the samples.  This dataset pulls the CHI and Sample Date fields from the Lab dataset for convenience."
    },
    {
      "name": "Microbiology - Fife Test",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "SpecimenTypeDescription",
          "dataType": "varchar(255)",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "This field provides a description for the specimen type."
        }
      ],
      "description": "Links a specimen to a test code and it's description.  Result is stored as a free text comment field, so may need to be interpreted by the data users.  Many of these results are comments about the samples.  This dataset pulls the CHI and Sample Date fields from the Lab dataset for convenience."
    },
    {
      "name": "Microbiology - Fife Test",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "SpecimenNumber",
          "dataType": "varchar(255)",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "Foreign key referencing the Lab table."
        }
      ],
      "description": "Links a specimen to a test code and it's description.  Result is stored as a free text comment field, so may need to be interpreted by the data users.  Many of these results are comments about the samples.  This dataset pulls the CHI and Sample Date fields from the Lab dataset for convenience."
    },
    {
      "name": "Microbiology - Fife Test",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "Organism",
          "dataType": "varchar(100)",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "Part of the combined primary key, specifying the target organism of the test."
        }
      ],
      "description": "Links a specimen to a test code and it's description.  Result is stored as a free text comment field, so may need to be interpreted by the data users.  Many of these results are comments about the samples.  This dataset pulls the CHI and Sample Date fields from the Lab dataset for convenience."
    },
    {
      "name": "Microbiology - Fife Test",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "TestProfile",
          "dataType": "varchar(255)",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "Part of the PK. The test method used.."
        }
      ],
      "description": "Links a specimen to a test code and it's description.  Result is stored as a free text comment field, so may need to be interpreted by the data users.  Many of these results are comments about the samples.  This dataset pulls the CHI and Sample Date fields from the Lab dataset for convenience."
    },
    {
      "name": "Microbiology - Fife Test",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "comment",
          "dataType": "nvarchar(max)",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "No Column Description Available"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Links a specimen to a test code and it's description.  Result is stored as a free text comment field, so may need to be interpreted by the data users.  Many of these results are comments about the samples.  This dataset pulls the CHI and Sample Date fields from the Lab dataset for convenience."
    }
  ]
}

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Additional information

  • Documentation
    Documentation
  • Language
    English
  • Geographic Area
    Scotland

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  • Publisher
    Health Informatics Centre - University of Dundee
  • Contact
    hicsupport@dundee.ac.uk

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Key Details

  • Formal release or publication date
    28/09/2021
  • Start time period of data covered by this dataset
    01/06/2006
  • End time period of data covered by this dataset
    01/01/2018
  • Documentation
    Data on specimens for microbiology testing. If an organism/bacteria is found this is isolated within the sample and results of the organism"s growth status under the application of various antibiotics are recorded. This dataset also contains free text laboratory comments, adding additional details about the specimens supplied.
  • Geographic Area
    United Kingdom,Scotland,Fife
  • Landing page
  • Language
    English
  • The dataset type
    PHYSICAL
  • Update frequency
    static