Genitourinary Medicine Clinic Activity Sexually Transmitted Infections Surveillance System Dataset
Collection to support the mandatory surveillance system for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in England.
About this standard
- Publisher
- NHS England
- Also known as
- GUMCAD
- GUMCAD STI Surveillance System
- Reference code
- DCB0139 Amd 21/2017
- Publication date
- 10/12/2019
- 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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- Frequency
Dataset publication or collection occurs every three months.
- Contact point
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- Applies to
- Local Authority commissioned providers of level 3* sexual health services
- Local Authority commissioned providers of level 2* sexual health services
- Enhanced general practices
- Sexual and Reproductive Health services
- Voluntary young people’s clinics
- Community hospitals and outreach clinics
- 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
- 31/01/2020
- Effective from
- 01/10/2018
Topics and care settings
- Topic
- Data definitions and terminologies
- Equality
- Health
- Reference data
- Care setting
- Community health
- GP / Primary care
Dependencies and related standards
- Related standards
- Sexual Orientation Monitoring DCB2094
- Sexual Orientation Monitoring
Review Information
- Scope
- Health Services
- Sponsor
Noel Gill, Head of HIV & STI Department, Public Health England
- Senior Responsible Officer
Gwenda Hughes, Consultant Scientist and Head of STI Surveillance, Public Health England
- Business Lead
- Hamish Mohammed, Principal Scientist, Public Health England
- Contributor
- UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
- Approval date
- 06/12/2019
- Post Implementation review Date
- 01/04/2020
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
The GUMCAD STI Surveillance System is the new name for the Genitourinary Medicine Clinic Activity Dataset (GUMCAD). It is a mandatory reporting system providing data on sexual health services and Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) diagnoses, from all commissioned Level 3 and Level 2 sexual health services in England. It is an electronic, pseudo-anonymised patient-level dataset reported by over 500 services.
GUMCAD data are primarily collected to monitor trends in STI diagnoses, to identify inequalities in sexual health, and to measure the success or impact of service delivery.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) co-ordinates and manages this quarterly data collection, processing, storage and analysis on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). Data are:
- reported quarterly to service providers and local authority commissioners
- used for the chlamydia detection rate (1 of only 3 sexual health indicators on DHSC’s Public Health Outcomes Framework)
- published annually as official statistics.
About this change
This release builds on the establishment of GUMCADv2, which was a major improvement in the national surveillance of STIs and is now an internationally unique dataset used to inform sexual health policy decisions and evaluate interventions. The new version of the dataset should be referred to as the GUMCAD STI Surveillance System.
About this change
This release builds on the establishment of GUMCADv2, which was a major improvement in the national surveillance of STIs and is now an internationally unique dataset used to inform sexual health policy decisions and evaluate interventions.
The new version of the dataset should be referred to as the GUMCAD STI Surveillance System. The change introduces data items to capture critical sexual health information, such as:
- condom use
- recreational and sexualised drug use
- usage of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
- outcomes of partner notification.
Following a successful pilot, the changes are now ready to be rolled out nationally. In addition, the dataset has been updated to allow the use of SNOMED CT.
Page last updated: 20 June 2024