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Version: 1.0.0 | Published: 8 Oct 2024 | Updated: 229 days ago

North West London High Cost Drugs Data (NWL HCD)

Dataset

Documentation

Description:
The purpose of the Drugs Patient Level Contract Monitoring (DrPLCM) is to enable the interchange, in a uniform format, of monthly patient level drug contract monitoring data between commissioners and providers of healthcare. This will ensure that contract monitoring and reporting is consistent and comparable across all commissioning organisations and their footprints.

Coverage

Spatial:
United Kingdom,England,London,Brent; United Kingdom,England,London,Ealing; United Kingdom,England,London,Hammersmith and Fulham; United Kingdom,England,London,Harrow; United Kingdom,England,London,Hillingdon; United Kingdom,England,London,Hounslow; United Kingdom,England,London,Kensington and Chelsea; United Kingdom,England,London,Westminster
Typical Age Range:
0-150
Follow Up:
> 10 Years
Pathway:
This dataset contains information related to all patients prescribed high cost drugs in hospital. Every patient is identified by an unique patient key that can be used to link to other Discover-NOW datasets to derive the patient pathway.

Provenance

Origin

Sources:
EPR
Collection Situations:
  • Clinic
  • Primary care - Clinic
  • Secondary care - Accident and Emergency
  • Secondary care - Outpatients
  • Secondary care - In-patients
  • Services
  • Community
  • Home
  • Prescribing - Community pharmacy
  • Other

Temporal

Accrual Periodicity:
Monthly
Distribution Release Date:
18 December 2019
Start Date:
01 January 2016
Time Lag:
1-2 months

Accessibility

Access

Access Service:
Researchers will have access to a VDI environment with a specific username and password. The researchers will get access to the datasets that is present in the hub"s catalogue and would be able to carry out their research within the safe haven. There are restrictions applied which prevents the researchers from taking data out of the safe haven, once the research/analysis is completed the admin team will need to be contacted for taking the analysis off the safe haven.
Access Request Cost:
In Progress
Delivery Lead Time:
1-2 months
Jurisdictions:
GB
Data Controller:
Joint data controller model across North West London
Data Processor:
North West London Integrated Care Board (NWL ICB) North East London Integrated Care Board (NEL ICB) North of England Commissioning Support Unit (NECS)

Usage

Data Use Limitations:
No restriction
Data Use Requirements:
  • Collaboration required
  • Institution-specific restrictions
  • Project-specific restrictions
  • Time limit on use
  • User-specific restriction
Resource Creators:
NHS NWL ICS;,;Discover-NOW

Format and Standards

Vocabulary Encoding Schemes:
LOCAL
Languages:
en
Formats:
  • Excel
  • SQL
  • Tableau
  • R

Observations

Statistical Population
Population Description
Population Size
Measured Property
Observation Date
Persons
Population
29965
Count
08 December 2020
Persons
Registered population
45312
count
20 October 2022