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Outpatient Database for Wales (OPDW)
Population Size
Not reported
Years
2004 - 2024
Associated BioSamples
None/not available
Geographic coverage
United Kingdom
Wales
Lead time
2-6 months
Summary
Attendance information for all hospital outpatient appointments.
Documentation
Attendance information for all NHS Wales hospital outpatient appointments.
The data are collected and coded at each hospital. Administrative information is collected from the central PAS (Patient Administrative System), such as specialty of care, appointment date and attendance status.
This dataset contains all scheduled outpatient appointments, including those where the patient failed to attend.
Dataset type
Health and disease
Dataset sub-type
Not applicable
Keywords
Outpatient, Dataset, SAIL, NCS, National Core Study, COVID-19, OPDW, core, Health & Wellbeing, Children & Young People, Growing Old, Inequality & Social Inclusion
Observations
Observed Node | Disambiguating Description | Measured Value | Measured Property | Observation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Events | 3000000 | Count | 31 Aug 2021 |
Provenance
Source of data extraction
EPR
Collection source setting
Secondary care - Outpatients
Patient pathway description
Single tier of care - Secondary care outpatients
Image contrast
Not stated
Biological sample availability
None/not available
Structural Metadata
Details
Publishing frequency
Monthly
Version
18.0.0
Modified
08/10/2024
Citation Requirements
DHCW
Coverage
Start date
04/01/2004
End date
01/11/2024
Time lag
2-4 weeks
Geographic coverage
United Kingdom, Wales
Maximum age range
150
Follow-up
1 - 10 Years
Accessibility
Language
en
Controlled vocabulary
LOCAL, OPCS4, NHS NATIONAL CODES, NHS WALES NATIONAL CODES, ICD10
Format
SQL database table
Data Access Request
Dataset pipeline status
Available
Time to dataset access
2-6 months
Access request cost
Data provision is free from SAIL. Overall project costing depends on the number of people that require access to the SAIL Gateway, the activities that SAIL needs to complete (e.g. loading non-standard datasets), data refreshes, analytical work required, disclosure control process, and special case technological requirements.
Access method category
TRE/SDE
Access service description
The SAIL Databank is powered by the UK Secure e-Research Platform (UKSeRP). Following approval through safeguard processes, access to project-specific data within the secure environment is permitted using two-factor authentication.
Jurisdiction
GB
Data use limitation
General research use
Data use requirements
Project-specific restrictions,Time limit on use,User-specific restriction
Data Controller
SAIL Databank
Data Processor
SAIL Databank