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Version: 1.0.0 | Published: 8 Oct 2024 | Updated: 228 days ago

NHS Lothian Lab Results

Dataset

Documentation

Description:
Laboratory test results for specimens processed in Lothian "Blood Science" Laboratories. Numeric laboratory test results for "Blood Sciences" throughout Lothian (Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Western General Hospital and St John"s Hospital at Howden), primarily from Haematology, Biochemistry and Immunology disciplines. Only tests analysed in Lothian Laboratories are included: testing undertaken by Lighthouse (some covid-19 testing), SNBTS (some blood grouping and tissue typing) and some point of care testing (e.g. capillary glucose or ketones) are not included.

Coverage

Spatial:
United Kingdom,Scotland,City of Edinburgh; United Kingdom,Scotland,East Lothian; United Kingdom,Scotland,West Lothian; United Kingdom,Scotland,Midlothian
Typical Age Range:
0-150
Follow Up:
Other
Pathway:
Laboratory tests carried out for primary and secondary care purposes, limited to NHS Lothian labs.

Provenance

Origin

Collection Situations:
  • Primary care - Clinic
  • Secondary care - Accident and Emergency
  • Secondary care - In-patients
  • Secondary care - Outpatients

Temporal

Accrual Periodicity:
Daily
Start Date:
01 January 1996
Time Lag:
Less than 1 week

Accessibility

Access

Delivery Lead Time:
Not applicable
Jurisdictions:
GB-SCT
Data Controller:
NHS Lothian
Data Processor:
University of Edinburgh

Usage

Data Use Limitations:
Project-specific restrictions
Resource Creators:
NHS Lothian

Format and Standards

Vocabulary Encoding Schemes:
LOCAL
Languages:
en
Formats:
text/csv

Observations

Statistical Population
Population Description
Population Size
Measured Property
Observation Date
Events
Number of lab test results
380000000
Count
17 August 2022