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Community Services Data Set (CSDS)

Population Size

1,986,625

People

Population Size statistic card

Years

2020

Years statistic card

Associated BioSamples

None/not available

Associated BioSamples statistic card

Geographic coverage

North West England: https://www.geonames.org/2641227/north-west.html

Geographic coverage statistic card

Lead time

2-6 months

Lead time statistic card

Summary

The Community Services Data Set (CSDS) is a patient-level data set that captures data about community health services provided outside of hospital settings. It's managed by NHS England and submitted by community service providers

Documentation

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/data-collections-and-data-sets/data-sets/community-services-data-set

Dataset type

Health and disease

Dataset sub-type

Not applicable

Dataset population size

1986625

Keywords

Observations

Observed Node

Disambiguating Description

Measured Value

Measured Property

Observation Date

Persons

Total number of distinct individuals in the dataset

1986625

Count

09 Jun 2025

Provenance

Source of data extraction

EPR

Collection source setting

Community, Secondary care - In-patients, Secondary care - Outpatients

Patient pathway description

This dataset contains activity for the journey of patients as they access, receive, and transition through various community-based care services, from initial referral to discharge or ongoing support.

Biological sample availability

None/not available

Structural Metadata

Details

Publishing frequency

Monthly

Version

1.0.0

Modified

25/06/2025

Coverage

Start date

04/08/2020

Time lag

2-4 weeks

Geographic coverage

North West England: https://www.geonames.org/2641227/north-west.html

Maximum age range

125

Accessibility

Language

en

Alignment with standardised data models

NHS DATA DICTIONARY

Controlled vocabulary

LOCAL

Format

text/csv, application/sql

Data Access Request

Access rights

https://northwestsde.nhs.uk/for-sde-users/apply-to-use-the-sde

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 as suite of included tools. Further details be provided on request.

Jurisdiction

UK

Data use limitation

Research use only

Data use requirements

User-specific restriction

Data Controller

North West Secure Data Environment

Data Processor

Arden and GEM Commissioning Support Unit

Demographics

Dataset Types: Health and disease

Collection Sources: Community, Secondary care - In-patients, Secondary care - Outpatients

Publications about this dataset

The role of health and social factors in education outcome: A record-linked electronic birth cohort ...Evans A, Dunstan F, Fone DL, Bandyopadhyay A, Scho...

PloS one

Published - 2019