Estates Return Information Collection
Collects information relating to the costs of providing, maintaining and servicing the NHS estate of all NHS organisations in England providing NHS-funded secondary care.
About this standard
- Publisher
- NHS England
- Also known as
- ERIC
- Reference code
- DAPB2083 Amd 5/2022
- Publication date
- 04/04/2022
- 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.
Retired standards Retired standards are not being maintained or supported and should not be used.
- 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 year.
- Contact point
Link to standard
- Documentation
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- Applies to
- All NHS Trusts, including Ambulance Trusts
- Associated medias
- Is part of
- Effective from
- 01/04/2019
Topics and care settings
- Topic
- Finance
- Location
- Care setting
- Ambulance (Urgent and Emergency Care)
- Community health
- Hospital
- Maternity
- Mental health
- Urgent and Emergency Care
Dependencies and related standards
- Related standards
Review Information
- Scope
- All NHS Trusts
- Contributor
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Post Implementation review Date
- 31/03/2024
Legal basis and endorsements
- 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 collection is published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
More information
A collection of estates and facilities data from all NHS organisations in England providing NHS-funded secondary care.
The aim of the Estates Return Information Collection (ERIC) is to provide accountability to Parliament, the Government, and the public on NHS expenditure to provide, maintain and service the physical NHS estate which supports the delivery of healthcare.
All data collected are published as aggregate national figures. Data at trust, site and Private Finance Initiative (PFI) scheme level are also published, which allows scrutiny of NHS Trusts’ performance in these areas.
Page last updated: 15 April 2024