Latest News for Data Providers
26 Nov 2010 - re. Business Objects:
Ethnic group code and description now sourced from New Ways extract and available to see in the Waiting Times warehouse. New Age object has also been added to the universe.
26 Nov 2010 - re. Data transfer:
Automated file transfer now available for Health Board users. Please contact jane.goodall@nhs.net for further details.
21 Oct 2010 - re. Validation:
Validation change: VE60C & VE60D have been relaxed and replaced by VE60E & VE60F. Please see Rules and Guidance for latest version of validation manual.
13 Oct 2010 - re. Definitions:
The National Reference file for Waiting Time Standard (WT4) has been updated to include an additional code of 060 for Exceptional Aesthetic Procedures. Exceptional Aesthetic Procedures are excluded from current stage of treatment targets, as well as the 18 week Referral to Treatment Standard.
30 Sept 2010 - re. Business Objects:
Two error reports have been modified and are available to Health Boards users in the viewing gallery. Cumulative Error Report - focused results allows users to strip out errors based on Removal date chosen to allow a focus on more recent errors. MUI Audit - Error Report provides a re-ordered version of the existing MUI Audit report and now includes details of errors. Please contact stephen.bush@nhs.net to discuss further enhancements.
16 Jun 2010 - re. Business Objects:
Diagnostic MMI template has been added to the Viewing Gallery. This BO report has the same query as the Diagnostic report in Standard reports but the layout has been modified to reflect the template of the monthly DMMI returned to ISD.
31 March 2010- re. Business Objects:
Publication 01 report has been updated to show number waiting/waited over 9 weeks in the IP/DC tables (A2a, A2b) and restrict the All Referral source tables (A1c, A1d) to referrals received on or after 01 April 2009.
31 March 2010- re. Business Objects:
New objects have been added to the Waiting Times Universe - Booked Flag Latest, Waiting Target Case (All Referrals), Target End Date (and Target), Days to/past Target End Date, Single Weeks Waiting Grouping. The universe folder structure has also been tidied up, duplicate objects removed and the object descriptions (data dictionary) fully updated. If you wish more information about these changes, please contact nss.isdnewways@nhs.net (update 31 March 2010)
31 March 2010- re. Business Objects:
Target Monitoring Report is now in Standard Reports. This report shows the date by which patients need to be booked before they breach the selected target. The report prompts for target weeks and includes the new object 'Target End Date'
31 March 2010- re. Business Objects:
Booked Report Latest is now in Standard reports. This report is a version of the Full Patient Waiting List which now includes the new object, 'Booked Flag Latest'
31 March 2010- re. Business Objects:
OP referrals received now re-named Additions to new Outpatient Waiting List
25 Feb 2010 - Validation:
Validation: Changes and Consultation Feb 2010
Dec 2009 - re. Business Objects:
OP referrals received and additions to IP/DC Waiting list are new capacity planning reports now in Standard reports as part of
Dec 2009 - re. Business Objects:
MMI (Monthly Management Information) is now in Standard reports as part of Refresh and includes sections on all referral sources as well as a separate dental MMI. This BO report copies the format of the Access Support Team MMI return (update December 2009)
6 Nov 2009 - re. Business Objects:
Over 9 week completed waits report now in Standard reports with Refresh flags (update 06 Nov 2009)
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