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Data Quality Assurance

General

This is a quality control mechanism whereby samples of computerised records from the Scottish national database are compared with the original patient casenotes to assure correct interpretation of the data definitions and recording rules.

For further information on Data Quality Assurance, please contact Margaret Mason, Data Quality Manager by e-mail on Margaret.Mason@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk or by telephone on 0131 275 6528

Latest publication:                                                                                   

 SMR01 2005 Scotland Report                                 Consultants Graph 

Towards Better Data from Scottish Hospitals:
An Assessment of SMR01 and Associated Data
2004 - 2006 (published 25th September 2007)
  link to an adobe pdf file


Previous publications

Useful Documentation

Components of Data Quality - An Overview
About Data Quality Assurance
The Doctors Role


Main contact: Email Margaret Mason