COVID-19 Independent Sector Provider Weekly Activity Situation Report
A return collected from the Independent Sector (IS) on behalf of NHS England which collects data on activity carried out in the IS to support the NHS COVID-19 response.
Contents
- Documentation
About this standard
- Publisher
- NHS England
- Also known as
- COVID-19: Independent Sector Provider (ISP) Weekly Activity Situation Report (SitRep)
- Reference code
- DCB3139 Amd 4/2021
- Publication date
- 4 November 2021
- 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.
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
Aggregate level
- Frequency
Dataset publication or collection occurs once a week.
- Contact point
https://digital.nhs.uk/about-nhs-digital/corporate-information-and-documents/directions-and-data-provision-notices/data-provision-notices-dpns/covid-19-situation-reports
Using this standard
- Applies to
- Independent Sector
- Is part of
- Effective from
- 5 January 2020
Topics and care settings
- Topic
- Workforce
- Care setting
- Hospital
Dependencies and related standards
- Related standards
- COVID-19 Community Daily Discharge Situation ReportDAPB3136
- COVID-19 Community Health Services Situation ReportDAPB3132
- COVID-19 Daily Discharge Situation ReportDCB3129
- COVID-19 NHS Staff Lateral Flow TestingDCB3137
- COVID-19 NHS Weekly Activity ReturnDAPB3142
- COVID-19 NHS Continuing Healthcare Deferred Assessments Situation ReportDCB3127
- COVID-19 Community Daily Discharge Situation Report
Review Information
- Technical Committee
Data Co-ordination Board (DCB)
Legal basis
- Link to Information Standards Notice (ISN)
- View the information standards notice
Information Standards Notices (ISNs) are published to announce new or changes to information standards published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
- Legal authority
Section 259 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
NHS standard contract
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 collection requires NHS commissioned independent healthcare organisations to provide data on capacity, numbers of patients and staff absence.
Monitoring occupancy and use of resources within the Independent sector (IS) by IS providers which have signed the national contract, it collects detailed aggregate information on:
- Elective activity
- Non-elective activity
- Outpatient activity
- Cancer activity
- Diagnostic activity.
Page last updated: 01 December 2025