The Following DSCNs have been approved by the Welsh Information Standards Board. Changes will be reflected in the NHS Wales Data Dictionary.
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DSCN |
Welsh Health Circular (WHC)/ WG Official Letter Ref |
Description |
Issue Date |
Implementation Date |
Data Dict. Ver. |
| 2019 / 01 | WHC 2021 / 001 | Single Suspected Cancer Pathway | 8th January 2019 | With immediate effect | 4.10 |
| 2019 /02 | 111 and OOH services | 31st January 2019 |
1st April 2019
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4.10 | |
| 2019 / 03 |
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APC Time data items | 4th March 2019 | 1st February 2019 | 4.10 |
| 2019 / 04 | APC Source of admission | 4th March 2019 | 1st April 2019 | 4.10 | |
| 2019 / 05 | Removal of a Suspected Mentally Disordered Person to a Place of Safety (s.135 and s.136 Mental Health Act 1983) | 9th April 2019 | 1st April 2019 | 4.10 | |
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Diagnostic & Therapy Services and Referral to Treatment Waiting Times Returns – Sleep Disordered Breathing | 9th May 2019 | 1st June 2019 (Reporting July 2019) |
4.10 | |
| 2019 / 07 | WHC 2017 / 27 | CMATS Metrics | 25th September 2019 | 1st July 2019 (first submission to Welsh Government 31st October 2019 for Q2 data) | 4.11 |
| 2019 / 07 | WHC 2017 / 27 | CMATS Metrics (AMD) | 20th December 2019 | 1st July 2019 (first submission to Welsh Government 31st October 2019 for Q2 data) | 4.11 |
| 2019 / 08 | WECDS Phase 1 | 8th November 2019 | With immediate effect | 4.11 | |
| 2019 / 09 | National Cancer Data Standards for Wales - Core | 10th December 2019 | The Cancer Informatics Solution (CIS) MUST comply with this Standard with immediate effect | 4.11 | |
| 2019 / 09 | SPEC - National Cancer Data Standards for Wales - Core | 10th December 2019 | 4.11 | ||
| 2019 / 10 | Outpatient Hospital Initiated Cancellation Reason Codes | 13th December 2019 | 1st January 2020 | 4.11 |