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Community Services Data Set

The Community Services Data Set (CSDS) is a patient level, output based, secondary uses data about publicly funded Community Services.

About this standard

Owner
NHS Digital
Status
Active
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Standards in development are APIs or API standards in alpha or beta, meaning they are available for use but are still in progress and may change.

Deprecated standards are older versions of a standard which are being phased out.

Retired standards are not being maintained and should not be used.

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
  • Referrals
  • Key care information
Care setting
  • Community health

Dependencies and related standards

Dependencies

No known dependencies

Related standards

This standard relates to

  • DCB1513 Amd10/2018 Maternity Services Data Set
  • ISB 0149-02 NHS Number for Secondary Care
  • ISB 0149-01 NHS Number for General Practice
  • ISB 1555 Birth Notifications
  • ISB 0092 Amd16/2010 Commissioning Data Sets (CDS) version 6.2
  • DAPB0092 Amd 64/2020 Commissioning Data Sets (CDS) version 6.3.
  • SCCI0034 Amd35/2016 SNOMED CT
  • DAPB1609 Child Protection Information Sharing (CP-IS)
  • DAPB0090 Health and Social Care Organisation Reference Data
  • DAPB1605 Accessible Information
  • SCCI0021 International Statistical Classification of Diseases and
  • Health Related Problems (ICD-10)
  • DCB3017 Overseas Visitor Charging Category (OVCC)

Assurance and endorsements

Reference code for standards issued as requirements in England
DAPB1069
Quality assurance

This standard has been approved by the Data Alliance Partnership Board (DAPB) and published as an information standard notice (ISN).

Endorsements
Not applicable

Page last updated: 22 November 2022