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

HES Outpatient data for CPRD Aurum

Dataset

Summary

DOI Name:
10.48329/k719-t939

Documentation

Description:
CPRD Aurum linked Hospital Episode Statistics Outpatient (HES OP) data are a collection of individual records of outpatient appointments occurring in England. The data includes information on the type of outpatient consultation appointment dates, the main specialty and treatment specialty under which the patient was treated, referral source, waiting times, clinical diagnosis and procedures performed. HES OP data can be used to support health resource utilisation studies, clarify clinical health care pathways and enable variations in the uptake of services to be evaluated, for example by gender and age.

Coverage

Spatial:
United Kingdom,England
Typical Age Range:
0-115
Follow Up:
1 - 10 Years
Pathway:
Secondary care

Provenance

Origin

Purposes:
Care
Sources:
EPR
Collection Situations:
Secondary care - Outpatients

Temporal

Accrual Periodicity:
Quarterly
Distribution Release Date:
30 November 2024
Start Date:
04 January 2003
End Date:
31 March 2023
Time Lag:
More than 6 months

Accessibility

Access

Access Service:
Access to CPRD data, including UK Primary Care Data, and linked data such as Hospital Episode Statistics, is subject to protocol approval via CPRD’s Research Data Governance (RDG) Process. Independent scientific and patient advice is provided by Expert Review Committees (ERCs) and the Central Advisory Committee (CAC): https://www.cprd.com/research-applications
Access Request Cost:
Delivery Lead Time:
Not applicable
Jurisdictions:
GB-ENG
Data Controller:
Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD)
Data Processor:
CPRD

Usage

Data Use Limitations:
  • General research use
  • No linkage
  • Research-specific restrictions
  • Research use only
Data Use Requirements:
  • Geographical restrictions
  • Institution-specific restrictions
  • Project-specific restrictions
  • Time limit on use
  • User-specific restriction
Resource Creators:
NHS Digital

Format and Standards

Vocabulary Encoding Schemes:
  • ICD10
  • ODS
  • OPCS4
  • SNOMED CT
Languages:
en
Formats:
Tab delimited text

Observations

Statistical Population
Population Description
Population Size
Measured Property
Observation Date
Persons
Number of CPRD Aurum patients matched to single HES identifier
32637901
Count
28 November 2024