Virtual Wards
A new patient level minimum data set for Virtual Wards which can be collected daily. The data set collects data on Virtual Ward service provision, capacity, utilisation and basic operational data flows of patients through the services.
Contents
- Documentation
About this standard
- Publisher
- NHS England
- Also known as
- Hospital at Home
- Reference code
- DAPB4073 Amd 49-2025
- Publication date
- 4 February 2026
- Publication version
- 1.0.0
- 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
Record level
- Frequency
Dataset publication or collection occurs once a day.
- Contact point
england.FDF@nhs.net
Using this standard
- Applies to
- NHS Organisations, Community Interest Companies, Provider Organisations - including GP Federations
- Effective from
- 2 February 2026
Topics and care settings
- Topic
- Data definitions and terminologies
- Provider
- Service
- Telehealth and Virtual Care
- Care setting
- Care home
- Community health
- GP / Primary care
- Home
- Hospital
Review Information
- Scope
- NHS Organisations, Community Interest Companies, Provider Organisations - including GP Federations
- Approval date
- 21 January 2026
- Technical Committee
Data Assurance Board (DAB)
More information
This is a patient level minimum data set for Virtual Wards which can be collected daily. The data set collects data on Virtual Ward service provision, capacity, utilisation and basic operational data flows of patients through the services. Data will be collected via Secure and Local Federated Data Platform (FDP) tenants.
Page last updated: 10 February 2026