Breast and Cosmetic Implant Registry
Details of all breast implant procedures completed in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland by both the NHS and private providers.
Contents
- Documentation
About this standard
- Publisher
- NHS England
- Also known as
- BCIR
- Reference code
- DAPB2132
- Status
- Active
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Active. Active standards are stable, maintained and have been approved, assured or endorsed for use by qualified bodies.
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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.
Information standards. Information standards are agreed ways of doing something, written down as a set of precise criteria so they can be used as rules, guidelines, or definitions.
Technical Standards and specifications. Technical standards and specifications specify how to make information available technically including how the data is structured and transported.
- Frequency
Dataset publication or collection occurs at other interval.
- Contact point
Using this standard
- Applies to
- NHS and private providers in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
- Associated medias
- Effective from
- 10/10/2016
Topics and care settings
- Care setting
- Hospital
Review Information
- Scope
- NHS service providers that provide specialist breast implant surgery including NHS funded and non-NHS funded patients. Independent sector service providers are requested to provide information to the registry of patients whose care is non-NHS funded.
- Contributor
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Technical Committee
Data Alliance Partnership Board (DAPB)
Legal basis and endorsements
- Legal authority
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.
Section 259 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
NHS standard contract
More information
The registry records the details of any individual who has breast implant surgery, so they can be traced in the event of a product recall or other safety concern relating to a specific type of implant. It also allows the identification of possible trends and complications relating to specific implants.
The registry collects data on all types of breast implant and explant (removal) surgery. This includes revisions and reconstructions, such as temporary tissue expanders.
All providers of breast implant surgery are expected to participate.
Page last updated: 16 May 2024