Consultant-led Referral to Treatment Waiting Times
Monitors consultant-led referral to treatment (RTT) waiting times.
About this standard
- Publisher
- NHS England
- Reference code
- DCB0095 Amd 2/2020
- Publication date
- 11/03/2021
- Status
- Active
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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.
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- Applies to
- NHS Services
- Impacts on
- All Trusts and independent sector providers which provide NHS-funded consultant-led elective care.
- Associated medias
- Conformance date
- 01/04/2021
- Effective from
- 11/03/2021
Topics and care settings
- Topic
- Continuity of care
- Data definitions and terminologies
- Reference data
- Care setting
- Hospital
- Mental health
Dependencies and related standards
- Dependencies
No known dependencies.
- Related standards
No known related standards.
Review Information
- Scope
- NHS Services
- Sponsor
Andrew Jackson, Director of Performance Information, NHS England.
- Senior Responsible Officer
Chris Gibbins, Head of Performance Analysis, Activity and Planning, NHS England.
- Business Lead
- Debbie Moon, Senior Analytical Manager, NHS England.
- Approval date
- 10/03/2021
- Post Implementation review Date
- 30/04/2022
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
In England, under the NHS Constitution, patients have ‘the right to access certain services commissioned by NHS bodies within maximum waiting times’. This information standard outlines the specification and requirements for an aggregate monthly data collection to monitor waiting times performance against the standards set out in the National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012, and the 2015 amendment. Data are submitted to NHS England and NHS Improvement via NHS Digital’s Strategic Data Collection Service (SDCS) and form the basis of National Statistics for Consultant-led Referral to Treatment Waiting Times published by NHS England.
About this change
Changes in this release are designed to:
- Collect more detailed information on incomplete pathways of over 52 weeks in length
- Separate the existing ‘Other’ treatment function category into subcategories (medical/surgical/mental health/paediatric/other).
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