Documentation
Description:
This Dataset is compiled be the Health Informatic Centre to combine a persons data with postal code, healthboard and SIMD Decile and Quintiles
Coverage
Spatial:
United Kingdom,Scotland
Typical Age Range:
0-150
Follow Up:
Unknown
Pathway:
Demographic records for Scotland based on postal code
Provenance
Origin
Purposes:
Administrative
Sources:
Other
Collection Situations:
Other
Temporal
Accrual Periodicity:
Irregular
Distribution Release Date:
18 May 2022
Start Date:
01 January 2004
End Date:
31 December 2016
Time Lag:
Not applicable
Accessibility
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
Access Request Cost:
Quotation available on request
Delivery Lead Time:
Not applicable
Jurisdictions:
GB-SCT
Data Controller:
Local NHS boards
Data Processor:
University of Dundee, Health Informatics Centre
Usage
Data Use Limitations:
General research use
Data Use Requirements:
Disclosure control
Resource Creators:
Health Informatics Centre
Format and Standards
Vocabulary Encoding Schemes:
LOCAL
Languages:
en
Formats:
Database
Observations
Statistical Population
Population Description
Population Size
Measured Property
Observation Date
Events
220,066 events in this dataset
220066
COUNT
18 May 2022