Emergency Care Data Set
Type 011: Emergency Care Data Set (ECDS) is the Commissioning Data Set (CDS) Type for emergency care services.
About this standard
- Owner
- NHS Digital
- Status
- Active
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- Standard type
- Data definitions and terminologies
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Record standards define what information to collect and how to format it, for example when registering a new patient.
Data definitions and terminologies define the format of individual data items so they can be consistently represented, for example dates or medication names. Reference sets and controlled lists are also included.
Technical standards and specifications specify how to make information available technically including how the data is structured and transported.
Information codes of practice are legal or best practice guidelines on how information should be handled.
- Contact details
- standards.assurance@nhs.net
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Topics and care settings
- Topic
- Appointment / scheduling
- Reference data
- Care setting
- Hospital
- Urgent and Emergency Care
Dependencies and related standards
- Dependencies
- Information unavailable
- Related standards
- ISB 0092 CDS Type 6.2
- SCCI0034 SNOMED CT
- DCB1605 Accessible Information
- ISB 0149 NHS Number
- ISB 0149-02 NHS Number for Secondary Care
- ISB 1594 Information Sharing to Tackle Violence (ISTV)
- ISB 1606 Trauma Audit and Research Network (TARN)
Assurance and endorsements
- Reference code for standards issued as requirements in England
- DAPB0092-2062
- Quality assurance
This standard has been approved by the Data Alliance Partnership Board (DAPB).
- Endorsements
- Not applicable
Page last updated: 06 March 2023