Community Services Data Set
The Community Services Data Set (CSDS) is a patient level, output based, secondary uses data set about publicly funded Community Services.
About this standard
- Publisher
- NHS England
- Also known as
- Also known as CSDS.
- Reference code
- DAPB1069 Amd 82/2021
- Publication date
- 06/01/2022
- Status
- Active
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Active. Active standards are stable, maintained and have been approved, assured or endorsed for use by qualified bodies.
Deprecated Deprecated standards are available for use and are maintained, but are being phased out, so new functionality will not be added.
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- Standard type
- Collections
- Information standards
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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.
- Collection level
Record level
- Frequency
Dataset publication or collection occurs once a month.
- Contact point
- Please quote CSDS in the subject line.
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- Documentation
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- Applies to
- Acute trusts
- Mental health trusts
- Community healthcare trusts
- Hospices (for any NHS funded community care)
- Care trusts
- Social enterprises
- Integrated care organisations
- Any qualified providers (AQPs)
- Local authorities
- Independent sector providers (including third sector)
- Impacts on
- Implementation of this information standard impacts all health IT systems suppliers providing systems to the above providers; suppliers should work with their customers to determine necessary changes.
- Associated medias
- Conformance date
- 14/09/2022
Topics and care settings
- Topic
- Data definitions and terminologies
- Key care information
- Referrals
- Care setting
- Care home
- Community health
- Mental health
- Social care
Dependencies and related standards
- Dependencies
No known dependencies.
- Related standards
This standard relates to:
- DCB1513 Amd10/2018 Maternity Services Data Set
- ISB 0149-02 NHS Number for Secondary Care
- ISB 0149-01 NHS Number for General Practice
- ISB 1555 Birth Notifications
- ISB 0092 Amd16/2010 Commissioning Data Sets (CDS) version 6.2
- DAPB0092 Amd 64/2020 Commissioning Data Sets (CDS) version 6.3.
- SCCI0034 Amd35/2016 SNOMED CT
- DAPB1609 Child Protection Information Sharing (CP-IS)
- DAPB0090 Health and Social Care Organisation Reference Data
- DAPB1605 Accessible Information
- SCCI0021 International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Health Related Problems (ICD-10)
- DCB3017 Overseas Visitor Charging Category (OVCC)
Review Information
- Scope
- Health Services, NHS Services
- Sponsor
Matthew Fagg, Director of Prevention, NHS England
- Senior Responsible Officer
Matthew Winn, National Community Services Director, NHS England, Jonathan Valabhji, National Clinical Director for Diabetes and Obesity, NHS England
- Business Lead
- Kate Croft, Information Lead Manager, NHS England
- Approval date
- 21/12/2021
- Post Implementation review Date
- 30/09/2023
Legal basis and endorsements
- Legal authority
Section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
This information standard is published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
NHS standard contract
This collection is published under the NHS Standard Contract.
More information
The Community Services Data Set (CSDS) is a patient level, output based, secondary uses data set delivering robust, comprehensive, nationally consistent, and comparable person-centred information for people who are in contact with publicly funded Community Services.
The standard defines the data items, definitions and associated value sets to be extracted or derived from local systems and submitted to NHS England on a monthly basis. Note that this data set does not specify the data to be captured for direct patient care, but will make use of such clinical and operational data for secondary uses.
About this change
CSDS v1.6 is a minor uplift to the established CSDS and is required to keep the data set relevant with current clinical practices, maintain compliance with national data standards and meet policy requirements.
The changes in this release include:
- amendment to theSERVICEORTEAMTYPEREFERREDTO(COMMUNITYCARE) data item to include additional values for ‘Weight Management’
- amendment to the SOURCE OF REFERRAL FOR COMMUNITY data item to include an additional value for ‘Pharmacy’
- amendment to the description and values of the CONSULTATION MEDIUM USED data item, to align with other data sets and introduce national codes that provide an accurate reflection of clinical practice
- a new table, CYP3008, to align with DCB3017 Overseas Visitor Charging Category
- a new pilot data item ETHNIC CATEGORY 2021 added in the ‘CYP001 Master Patient Index and Risk Indicators’ table to facilitate future reporting
- minor maintenance changes to respond to issues raised by, for example, the NHS Data Model and Dictionary Service.
System Conformance
From 1 July 2022, CSDS systems must be capable of capturing the information as defined in the Technical Output Specification for local use.
From 1 August 2022, CSDS systems must be able to extract data recorded in local systems to enable CSDS submissions in accordance with this standard. Health and Care Organisations.
From 1 July 2022 providers of publicly funded Community Services must be able to collect the information as defined in the Technical Output Specification for local use.
From 1 August 2022, providers of publicly funded Community Services must commence CSDS submissions in accordance with this standard.
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