Documentation
Description:
This dataset is solely for use in cohort discovery and is not available to request. The dataset contains patient demographic and episode management data. The individual datasets used to create this linked dataset are also available on Cohort Discovery.
Terms are mapped onto the OMOP Common Data Model in order to provide insights into comparable groups across data custodians" datasets. Any counts returned should not be expected to fully identify a cohort of interest, or duplicate/replicate official statistics - these should be considered indicative and if a more detailed feasibility exercise is required please contact us through our enquiry form.
Coverage
Spatial:
United Kingdom, Scotland
Typical Age Range:
0-150
Follow Up:
Other
Provenance
Origin
Purposes:
- Care
- Other
Sources:
EPR
Collection Situations:
- Secondary care - Outpatients
- Secondary care - In-patients
- Other
Temporal
Accrual Periodicity:
Other
Start Date:
01 January 2000
End Date:
30 June 2026
Time Lag:
Variable
Accessibility
Access
Access Rights:
Only available through cohort discovery service, no direct access.
Access Service:
Only available through cohort discovery service, no direct access.
Access Request Cost:
No cost as only available through cohort discovery service
Delivery Lead Time:
Not applicable
Jurisdictions:
UK
Data Controller:
Public Health Scotland, National Records of Scotland (Deaths data)
Data Processor:
Public Health Scotland
Usage
Data Use Limitations:
- No linkage
- Research-specific restrictions
Data Use Requirements:
User-specific restriction
Resource Creators:
Public Health Scotland, National Records of Scotland
Format and Standards
Vocabulary Encoding Schemes:
NHS SCOTLAND NATIONAL CODES
Conforms To:
- OMOP
- NHS SCOTLAND DATA DICTIONARY
Languages:
en
Formats:
- text
- csv
Enrichment and Linkage
Derivations:
- Mental Health Inpatient and Day Case - Scottish Morbidity Record (SMR04)
- Scottish Cancer Registry - Scottish Morbidity Record (SMR06)
- National Records of Scotland (NRS) - Deaths Data
- General Acute Inpatient and Day Case - Scottish Morbidity Record (SMR01)
- Outpatient Appointments and Attendances - Scottish Morbidity Record (SMR00)
Observations
Statistical Population
Population Description
Population Size
Measured Property
Observation Date
Persons
Combined Scottish population over the timeperiod 01/01/2000 to 30/06/2026
11000000
Count
15 September 2026