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MFT Legacy Referral Dataset

Population Size

3,512,330

People

Population Size statistic card

Years

1985 - 2023

Years statistic card

Associated BioSamples

None/not available

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Geographic coverage

United Kingdom

England

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Lead time

Not applicable

Lead time statistic card

Summary

This is a carefully curated datasets for patients who have had referrals for different episodes of care. The dataset is sourced from various Manchester Foundation Trust systems previous to the HIVE EPIC installation.

DOI for dataset

https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30500306

Documentation

The dataset contains patient referrals, reason for referrals and related treatment functions.

Dataset type

Health and disease

Dataset population size

3512330

Keywords

Observations

Observed Node

Disambiguating Description

Measured Value

Measured Property

Observation Date

Events

Count of referrals

13043577

Count

20 Nov 2025

Persons

Distinct number of subjects in the dataset

3512330

Count

20 Nov 2025

Provenance

Purpose of dataset collection

Care

Source of data extraction

EPR

Collection source setting

Secondary care - In-patients, Secondary care - Outpatients

Image contrast

Not stated

Biological sample availability

None/not available

Structural Metadata

Details

Publishing frequency

Irregular

Version

1.0.0

Modified

20/11/2025

Distribution release date

20/11/2025

Citation Requirements

To inform CDSU of any publications arising from this Project Dataset and ensure CDSU and the relevant data controller responsible for initially providing data are acknowledged as data sources in all resulting reports and publications. E.g. “We acknowledge the support of the Clinical Data Science Unit, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust for managing and supplying the pseudonymised data from the original data source.“

Coverage

Start date

01/01/1985

End date

16/06/2023

Time lag

Not applicable

Geographic coverage

United Kingdom, England, North West, Manchester

Maximum age range

149

Follow-up

Continuous

Accessibility

Language

en

Alignment with standardised data models

LOCAL, NHS DATA DICTIONARY

Controlled vocabulary

LOCAL

Format

csv, sql

Data Access Request

Dataset pipeline status

Available

Access rights

https://research.cmft.nhs.uk/innovation-at-mft/manchester-clinical-data-science-unit

Time to dataset access

Not applicable

Access method category

Varies based on project

Access service description

In progress. MFT have both on-premise and cloud solutions for accessing data. Each application will be assessed on a case-by-case basis but the default access setting is through our secure data environment analytical platform/TRE.

Jurisdiction

UK

Data use limitation

Research use only,General research use

Data use requirements

Institution-specific restrictions,Disclosure control

Data Controller

Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Data Processor

Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Investigations

https://research.cmft.nhs.uk/innovation-at-mft/manchester-clinical-data-science-unit/cdsu-dac

Dataset Types: Health and disease

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