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HES Outpatient data for CPRD Aurum
Population Size
34,416,869
People
Years
2003 - 2023
Associated BioSamples
None/not available
Geographic coverage
United Kingdom
England
Lead time
Variable
Summary
CPRD Aurum linked Hospital Episode Statistics Outpatient (HES OP) data contain records of NHS outpatient appointments occurring in England, including appointment dates, specialities and referral sources.
DOI for dataset
Documentation
CPRD Aurum linked Hospital Episode Statistics Outpatient (HES OP) data are a collection of individual records of outpatient appointments occurring in England. The data includes information on the type of outpatient consultation appointment dates, the main specialty and treatment specialty under which the patient was treated, referral source, waiting times, clinical diagnosis and procedures performed. HES OP data can be used to support health resource utilisation studies, clarify clinical health care pathways and enable variations in the uptake of services to be evaluated, for example by gender and age.
Dataset type
Health and disease
Dataset sub-type
Not applicable
Dataset population size
34416869
Associated media
Keywords
OP, Outpatient, HES
Observations
Observed Node | Disambiguating Description | Measured Value | Measured Property | Observation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Persons | Number of CPRD Aurum patients matched to single HES identifier | 32637901 | Count | 28 Nov 2024 |
Provenance
Purpose of dataset collection
Care
Source of data extraction
EPR
Collection source setting
Secondary care - Outpatients
Patient pathway description
Secondary care
Image contrast
Not stated
Biological sample availability
None/not available
Structural Metadata
Details
Publishing frequency
Quarterly
Version
5.0.0
Modified
08/10/2024
Distribution release date
30/11/2024
Citation Requirements
NHS Digital
Coverage
Start date
04/01/2003
End date
31/03/2023
Time lag
More than 6 months
Geographic coverage
United Kingdom, England
Maximum age range
115
Follow-up
1 - 10 Years
Accessibility
Language
en
Controlled vocabulary
ICD10, ODS, OPCS4, SNOMED CT
Format
Tab delimited text
Data Access Request
Dataset pipeline status
Not available
Access rights
Time to dataset access
Variable
Access request cost
Access method category
Varies based on project
Access service description
Access to CPRD data, including UK Primary Care Data, and linked data such as Hospital Episode Statistics, is subject to protocol approval via CPRD’s Research Data Governance (RDG) Process. Independent scientific and patient advice is provided by Expert Review Committees (ERCs) and the Central Advisory Committee (CAC): https://www.cprd.com/research-applications
Jurisdiction
GB-ENG
Data use limitation
General research use,No linkage,Research-specific restrictions,Research use only
Data use requirements
Geographical restrictions,Institution-specific restrictions,Project-specific restrictions,Time limit on use,User-specific restriction
Data Controller
Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD)
Data Processor
CPRD