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Greater Manchester Virtual Wards

Population Size

29,220

People

Population Size statistic card

Years

2023

Years statistic card

Associated BioSamples

None/not available

Associated BioSamples statistic card

Geographic coverage

Greater Manchester

Geographic coverage statistic card

Lead time

2-6 months

Lead time statistic card

Summary

Commissioning dataset for Greater Manchester ICB to support the reporting of activity within the virtual wards, support evaluation of operational delivery and complete nationally directed aggregate returns.

Documentation

GM Virtual Wards contains activity data collected daily on each patient occupying a virtual ward bed. This data is submitted by all NHS Provider trusts located in the Greater Manchester footprint. Data collected includes patient demographics, admission and discharge dates, NHS provider code and diagnosis.
Dataset type
Health and disease
Dataset sub-type
Not applicable
Dataset population size
29220

Keywords

Observations

Observed Node
Disambiguating Description
Measured Value
Measured Property
Observation Date

Persons

Number of distinct individuals in the dataset

29220

Count

19 Mar 2025

Provenance

Purpose of dataset collection
Other
Source of data extraction
EPR
Collection source setting
Secondary care - In-patients
Patient pathway description
This dataset contains activity for patients while admitted to a Greater Manchester Virtual Ward
Image contrast
Not stated
Biological sample availability
None/not available

Structural Metadata

Details

Publishing frequency
Daily
Version
1.0.0
Modified

02/04/2025

Coverage

Start date

13/04/2023

Time lag
Less than 1 week
Geographic coverage
Greater Manchester
Maximum age range
105
Follow-up
Continuous

Accessibility

Language
en
Alignment with standardised data models
NHS DATA DICTIONARY
Controlled vocabulary
LOCAL, NHS NATIONAL CODES, ODS, ICD10
Format
text/csv, application/sql

Data Access Request

Dataset pipeline status
Not available
Time to dataset access
2-6 months
Access method category
TRE/SDE
Access service description
A secure workspace within the SDE will be implemented for each project. The standard package for a secure workspace includes a cloud-based VDI providing access to an instance of the platform and a suite of included tools. Further details can be provided on request.
Jurisdiction
UK
Data use limitation
Research use only
Data Controller
North West Secure Data Environment (SDE)
Data Processor
Arden and GEM Commissioning Support Unit

Dataset Types: Health and disease


Collection Sources: Secondary care - In-patients

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