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Version: 3.0.0 | Published: 8 Oct 2024 | Updated: 227 days ago

Outpatient Appointments and Attendances - Scottish Morbidity Record (SMR00)

Dataset

Documentation

Description:
An SMR00 is generated for outpatients receiving care in the specialties listed when: -they attend a medical consultant outpatient clinic; -they meet with a consultant or senior member of his/her team outwith an outpatient clinic session (including the patient"s home). -they attend a clinic run by a nurse or an AHP identified as the Health Care Professional Responsible for Care for that clinic and who has legal and clinical responsibility for that patient. The dataset is generally fully complete and ready for analysis three month preceding the current date. So for example at the end of August, data is available until the end of May.

Coverage

Spatial:
United Kingdom,Scotland
Typical Age Range:
0-150
Follow Up:
Other
Pathway:
All of secondary care in relation to appointments and attendances

Provenance

Origin

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

Temporal

Accrual Periodicity:
Monthly
Distribution Release Date:
28 October 2024
Start Date:
31 March 1997
Time Lag:
1-2 months

Accessibility

Access

Access Service:
Scottish National Safe Haven / Trusted Research Environment: https://publichealthscotland.scot/services/data-research-and-innovation-services/electronic-data-research-and-innovation-service-edris/national-safe-haven-nsh/
Delivery Lead Time:
Not applicable
Jurisdictions:
GB
Data Controller:
Public Health Scotland
Data Processor:
National Services Scotland

Usage

Data Use Limitations:
General research use
Data Use Requirements:
  • Institution-specific restrictions
  • Not for profit use

Format and Standards

Vocabulary Encoding Schemes:
NHS SCOTLAND NATIONAL CODES
Conforms To:
NHS SCOTLAND DATA DICTIONARY
Languages:
en
Formats:
  • text
  • csv