Guidelines
This page contains links to:
- A Summary of the Main Changes to the Definitions and Data Recording Manual Effective from the July 2010 Census
[65KB] - The Definitions and Data Recording Manual [720KB]
- The reason for Delay Codes [140KB]
- Data Validation form
[90KB] - Code 9Form
[24KB] - Excel file data format [22KB]
- A summary of the checks which ISD carry out on the data [28kb]
- The Monthly Census timetable for 2012
- The April 2012 Census timetable
Contacts
Anne Stott - Senior Information Analyst/Statistician email:anne.stott@nhs.net tel: 0131 275 6820
Problems with submitting data through SWIFT and other SWIFT support
ISD Production Support email:NSS.imtproductionsupport@nhs.net.
Monthly Delayed Discharges submission dates: 2012
| Census | Submissiondate |
| January 2012 | Follow quarterly timetable |
| February 2012 | Tuesday 28th February 2012 |
| March 2012 | Wednesday 28th March 2012 |
| April 2012 | Follow quarterly timetable |
| May 2012 | Monday 28th May 2012 |
| June 2012 | Thursday 28th June 2012 |
| July 2012 | Follow quarterly timetable |
| August 2012 | Tuesday 28th August 2012 |
| September 2012 | Friday 28th September 2012 |
| October 2012 | Follow quarterly timetable |
| November 2012 | Wednesday 28th November 2012 |
| December 2012 | Wednesday 9 January 2013 |
NB The monthly submission date should be 8 working days after the 15th. The exception to this rule is the December census which should be submitted by the Wednesday of the first week back after New Year.
April 2012 Census timetable
| Function | ResponsibleOrganisation | Timescale | Completion Date |
| Local arrangements for collection of census data | Hospital/NHS Board /Social Work Liaison | Prior to census date | 09/04/2012 Monday |
| Collection of census data | Hospital (NHS staff) | 16 April 2012 | 16/04/2012 Monday |
| Data to be submitted to ISD Preparation of ALL NHS Board data. Data to be fully verified locally between NHS Boards and Local Authority Partners i.e. 'signed off' by NHS organisations and relevant Local Authority Partners. Includes data for cases in other local authority partner areas that has been verified (i.e. cases for local authority partners outside NHS Board area). | NHS Board/Social Work | 8 working days | 26/04/2012 Thursday |
| Completeness and high level validity checking, including resolution of any issues. | ISD | 5 working days | 03/05/2012 Thursday |
| Implementation of amendments. Production of Report. Issue of 8 day 'early access' copy to SG. | ISD | 17/05/2012 Thursday | |
| Publication of full report. | 29/05/2012 Tuesday |
