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NHS Lothian Lab Results

Description

Covering both primary and secondary care, this includes laboratory test results undertaken in NHS Lothian’s haematology, biochemistry, and microbiology labs.

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  "summary": {
    "title": "NHS Lothian Lab Results",
    "abstract": "Covering both primary and secondary care, this includes laboratory test results undertaken in NHS Lothian’s haematology, biochemistry, and microbiology labs.",
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      "gatewayId": "6853e904-ed51-448b-b78d-55dee6d1a40f"
    },
    "inPipeline": "Not available",
    "shortTitle": "NHS Lothian Lab Results",
    "datasetType": "Health and disease",
    "description": "Laboratory test results for specimens processed in Lothian 'Blood Science' Laboratories. Numeric laboratory test results for 'Blood Sciences' throughout Lothian (Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Western General Hospital and St John's Hospital at Howden), primarily from Haematology, Biochemistry and Immunology disciplines.\nOnly tests analysed in Lothian Laboratories are included: testing undertaken by Lighthouse (some covid-19 testing), SNBTS (some blood grouping and tissue typing) and some point of care testing (e.g. capillary glucose or ketones) are not included.",
    "contactPoint": "dataloch@ed.ac.uk",
    "datasetSubType": "Not applicable",
    "populationSize": -1
  },
  "coverage": {
    "pathway": "Laboratory tests carried out for primary and secondary care purposes, limited to NHS Lothian labs.",
    "spatial": "United Kingdom,Scotland,City of Edinburgh;,;United Kingdom,Scotland,East Lothian;,;United Kingdom,Scotland,West Lothian;,;United Kingdom,Scotland,Midlothian",
    "followUp": "Other",
    "typicalAgeRange": "0-150"
  },
  "required": {
    "issued": "2024-10-08T11:32:02.964794Z",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "modified": "2024-10-08T11:32:02.964807Z",
    "gatewayId": "803",
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  },
  "provenance": {
    "origin": {
      "imageContrast": "Not stated",
      "collectionSituation": "Primary care - Clinic;,;Secondary care - Accident and Emergency;,;Secondary care - In-patients;,;Secondary care - Outpatients"
    },
    "temporal": {
      "timeLag": "Less than 1 week",
      "startDate": "1996-01-01",
      "accrualPeriodicity": "Daily"
    }
  },
  "observations": [
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      "observedNode": "Events",
      "measuredValue": 380000000,
      "observationDate": "2022-08-17",
      "measuredProperty": "Count",
      "disambiguatingDescription": "Number of lab test results"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": {
    "usage": {
      "resourceCreator": {
        "name": "NHS Lothian"
      },
      "dataUseLimitation": "Project-specific restrictions"
    },
    "access": {
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      "jurisdiction": "GB-SCT",
      "accessService": "https://dataloch.org/data/how-to-apply",
      "dataProcessor": "University of Edinburgh",
      "dataController": "NHS Lothian",
      "deliveryLeadTime": "Not applicable",
      "accessRequestCost": "https://dataloch.org/data/how-to-apply"
    },
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      "languages": "en",
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  }
}

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Additional information

  • Documentation
    Documentation
  • Language
    English
  • Geographic Area
    Scotland

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  • Publisher
    DataLoch
  • Contact
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Key Details

  • Formal release or publication date
    No information available
  • Start time period of data covered by this dataset
    01/01/1996
  • End time period of data covered by this dataset
    No information available
  • Documentation
    Laboratory test results for specimens processed in Lothian 'Blood Science' Laboratories. Numeric laboratory test results for 'Blood Sciences' throughout Lothian (Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Western General Hospital and St John's Hospital at Howden), primarily from Haematology, Biochemistry and Immunology disciplines. Only tests analysed in Lothian Laboratories are included: testing undertaken by Lighthouse (some covid-19 testing), SNBTS (some blood grouping and tissue typing) and some point of care testing (e.g. capillary glucose or ketones) are not included.
  • Geographic Area
    United Kingdom, Scotland, City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Scotland, East Lothian, United Kingdom, Scotland, West Lothian, United Kingdom, Scotland, Midlothian
  • Landing page
  • Language
    English
  • The dataset type
    PHYSICAL
  • Update frequency
    daily