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DSCNs 2025

Mae'r DSCNs  canlynol wedi'u cymeradwyo gan Fwrdd Safonau Gwybodaeth Cymru. Bydd newidiadau yn cael eu cynnwys yng Ngeiriadur Data GIG Cymru. Gwybodaeth dechnegol sydd ar gael yn Saesneg yn unig.

The following DSCNs have been approved by the Welsh Information Standards Board. Changes will be reflected in the NHS Wales Data Dictionary.

DSCN

Welsh Health Circular (WHC)/ WG Official Letter Ref

Description

Issue Date

Implementation Date

Data Dict. Ver.

2025 / 01 N/A Audiology Wait Times Data Set 11th March 2025 1st April 2025 4.25
2025 / 02 WHC (2022)005: Welsh Value in Health Centre – Data Requirements

Value in Health - Distress Diabetes Scale-17 (DDS-17)

7th March 2025 1st November 2024 N/A
2025 / 03 WHC (2022)005: Welsh Value in Health Centre – Data Requirements

Value in Health – Value in Health – T1 Distress Diabetes Scale-17 (T1-DDS)

7th March 2025 1st November 2024 N/A
2025 / 04 WHC (2022)005: Welsh Value in Health Centre – Data Requirements

Value in Health – Neck Disability Index (NDI)

7th March 2025 1st November 2024 N/A
2025 / 05 WHC (2022)005: Welsh Value in Health Centre – Data Requirements

Value in Health – Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) version 2.1b

7th March 2025 1st November 2024 N/A
2025 / 06 N/A Diagnostic and Therapy Services (DATs) Waiting Times Return – Exclusion of Audiology services 11th March 2025 1st April 2025 4.25
2025 / 07 N/A Referral to Treatment (RTT) Weekly Patient Target List (PTL) Data Set 11th March 2025 1st April 2025 4.25
2025 / 08 N/A NHS Number Status Indicator 14th May 2025 1st April 2025 4.25
2025 / 09 N/A District Nursing Services Scheduling Data Set 30th May 2025 1st April 2025 On hold

 

2025 / 10

WHC (2022)005: Welsh Value in Health Centre – Data Requirements 

Value in Health – Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview Additional Questions – Zarit 6 AQ

(Access restricted to NHS Wales)

12th June 2025 12th June 2025 N/A
2025 / 10  WHC (2022)005: Welsh Value in Health Centre – Data Requirements

 Value in Health – Zarit Caregiver 
Burden Interview Additional Questions –
Zarit 6 AQ (AMD)

(Access restricted to NHS Wales)

30th July 2025 3rd July 2025 N/A

 

2025 / 11

WHC (2022)005: Welsh Value in Health Centre – Data Requirements 

Value in Health – Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview – Zarit 6

(Access restricted to NHS Wales)

12th June 2025 12th June 2025 N/A
2025 / 11 WHC (2022)005: Welsh Value in Health Centre – Data Requirements 

Value in Health - Zarit Caregiver 
Burden Interview – Zarit 6 (AMD)

(Access restricted to NHS Wales)

30th July 2025 3rd July 2025 N/A

 

2025 / 12

WHC (2022)005: Welsh Value in Health Centre – Data Requirements 

Value in Health – About You (Waiting Well Version)

(Access restricted to NHS Wales)

12th June 2025 12th June 2025 N/A

2025 / 13

WHC (2022)005: Welsh Value in Health Centre – Data Requirements

Value in Health – LYMPROM (Standardised Code)

(There are licensing restrictions associated with this PROMs tool.

Please contact Data.Standards@wales.nhs.uk to request access to this DSCN.)

12th June 2025 12th June 2025 N/A

 

2025 / 14

WHC (2022)005: Welsh Value in Health Centre – Data Requirements

Value in Health - Recovering Quality of Life (ReQoL-10)

30th July 2025 3rd July 2025 N/A

 

2025 / 15

WHC (2022)005: Welsh Value in Health Centre – Data Requirements

Value in Health - Recovering 
Quality of Life (ReQoL-20)

30th July 2025 3rd July 2025 N/A
2025 / 16 Imaging Statement of Intent Radiology Data Set (RAD ds) 16th September 2025 1st April 2026 On hold
2025 / 17 WHC/2025/031 Single Point of Contact (SPOC) data set 26th September 2025 1st April 2026 On hold
2025 / 18 WHC (2022) 005: Welsh Value in Health Centre – Data Requirements

Value in Health – LYMPROM Additional Questions (LYMPROM-AQ)

15th October 2025 4th September 2025 N/A
2025 / 19 WHC (2022) 005: Welsh Value in Health Centre – Data Requirements Value in Health – Quality of Life in Epilepsy (QOLIE-31) 15th October 2025 4th September 2025 N/A
2025 / 20

Information Specification
TBC Maternity Data Record Standard 28th October 2025 TBC On hold

 

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