Critical Care Minimum Data Set
Provides a standardised set of data to support Payment by Results, Healthcare Resource Groups and Resource Management and Commissioning and national policy analysis.
About this standard
- Publisher
- NHS England
- Also known as
- CCMDS
- Reference code
- ISB0153 Amd 81/2010
- Publication date
- 28/06/2010
- Publication version
- 8.0.0
- 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.
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.
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- Applies to
- The CCMDS is used in all units where critical care is provided.
- Non-standard locations which provide critical care.
- Associated medias
- Effective from
- 01/04/2011
Topics and care settings
- Topic
- Finance
- Care setting
- Hospital
Dependencies and related standards
- Related standards
- Healthcare Resource Groups ISB0070
- Commissioning Data Sets DAPB0092
- Healthcare Resource Groups
Review Information
- Scope
- All locations providing critical care.
- Sponsor
Keith Young, Department of Health (Critical Care Team - Urgent and Emergency Care Branch)
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.
More information
About this change
There are two types of change which cover:
- definitional changes that form the guidance for the Critical Care Minimum Data Set (CCMDS)
- Critical Care Discharge Status
- the addition of a value to the data element for Critical Care Discharge Status to support the flow of information in respect of organ transplants
- changes to the description associated with some data values – these do not change the meaning of the data value.
The full CCMDS has been incorporated into and is consistent with the ICNARC (Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre) data collection.
Out of scope
- neonates up to and including 28 days of age
- children treated in specialist paediatric critical care units
- coronary Care Units.
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