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CUREd+ Linked Emergency Care Data Set (ECDS) - Emergency Department (ED) attendances
Population Size
Not reported
Years
2018 - 2023
Associated BioSamples
None/not available
Geographic coverage
England
Lead time
2-6 months
Summary
Nationally mandated, routinely collected Emergency Department data from NHS providers across England. Captures structured information on presenting complaints, investigations, treatments, and discharge decisions.
Documentation
This dataset contains structured records of attendances at Emergency Departments (EDs) in England. It includes information on patient demographics, presenting complaints, investigations, diagnoses, acuity, treatments, and discharge destination. It is based on the Emergency Care Data Set (ECDS) minimum dataset mandated by NHS England and submitted routinely by EDs as part of national reporting requirements.
ECDS replaced the HES A&E dataset as the national standard for Emergency Department data collection from 2018. While both datasets overlapped between 2018 and 2020, ECDS provides broader and more structured clinical information.
Dataset type
Health and disease, Treatments/Interventions, Measurements/Tests
Dataset sub-type
Not applicable
Keywords
Hospital, HES, CUREd+, Emergency Care, UEC, England, ECDS
Provenance
Purpose of dataset collection
Administrative
Source of data extraction
EPR
Collection source setting
Secondary care - Accident and Emergency
Patient pathway description
Urgent and Emergency Care
Image contrast
Not stated
Biological sample availability
None/not available
Structural Metadata
Details
Publishing frequency
Static
Version
1.0.0
Modified
16/05/2025
Citation Requirements
We gratefully acknowledge the University of Sheffield Data Connect Service, which provided data management support and the data extract from the CUREd+ Research Database, and the University of Sheffield Secure Data Services who hosted the data in the secure data environment. This work uses data provided by patients and collected by the NHS as part of their care and support. Funding for the data preparation of the CUREd+ Research Database was funded in part by the Connected Cities study, now continued through the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration and the NHS England Yorkshire & Humber Secure Data Environment. The views expressed in this paper are those of the author(s) and do not represent those of The University of Sheffield, NHSA, NHS, NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.
Coverage
Start date
01/10/2018
End date
30/03/2023
Time lag
Not applicable
Geographic coverage
England
Maximum age range
150
Follow-up
Unknown
Accessibility
Language
en
Alignment with standardised data models
LOCAL
Controlled vocabulary
ICD10, SNOMED CT, NHS NATIONAL CODES, OPCS4
Format
Parquet, CSV
Data Access Request
Dataset pipeline status
Available
Time to dataset access
2-6 months
Access request cost
Data from this dataset would typically be provided as part of a linked extract, including data from multiple CUREd+ datasets. The cost of an extract varies according to the technical specifications - a quote will be provided based on the estimated time required from Data Managers, Data Scientists and Project Managers. It is likely to be between £15, 000 - £30, 000
Access method category
TRE/SDE
Access service description
Data can only be accessed within the University of Sheffield's Secure Data Services environment. Approved users will be provided with credentials and training once their device has been approved.
Jurisdiction
UK
Data use limitation
Research use only,No linkage,Research-specific restrictions
Data use requirements
Collaboration required,Ethics approval required,Geographical restrictions,Time limit on use,Disclosure control,Not for profit use,Return to database or resource,User-specific restriction
Data Controller
University of Sheffield
Data Processor
University of Sheffield