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Ambulance Services: Computer Aided Dispatch Data

Data in this collection records the time taken between a 999 call and a patient’s treatment at scene and the data fields include both category and response type as well as vehicle information.

Documentation

About this standard

Publisher
NHS England
Reference code
DCB3088 Amd 52/2019
Publication date
15/11/2019
Status
Active
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Standard type
Collections
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Collections. A Collection is a systematic gathering of a specified selection of data or information for a particular stated purpose from existing records held within health and care systems and electronic devices.

Extractions. An extraction is a type of collection that is pulled from an operational system by the data controller and transmitted to the receiver without additional processing or transcription by the sender.

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Collection level

Aggregate level

Frequency

Dataset publication or collection occurs once a day.

Contact point

Using this standard

Applies to
Ambulance Trusts
Associated medias
Effective from
09/03/2022

Topics and care settings

Care setting
Ambulance (Urgent and Emergency Care)

Review Information

Scope
Ambulance Services in England.
Approval date
24/10/2019
Legal authority
  • Section 259 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012

  • Section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012

    This standard is published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.

More information

This is a quarterly collection of aggregated data relating to Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) information, submitted by Ambulance Trusts in England to NHS England.

The data is used by NHS England to support the development of Model Hospital productivity metrics for ambulance services.

Data is required for the following activity:

  • 111/999 emergency operations
    • data from Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) systems
  • ambulance dispatch
    • data from Electronic Patient Record (EPR) systems.

Page last updated: 22 March 2024