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The Health and Social Care Data Dictionary is a one-stop shop for health and social care data definitions and standards. The Dictionary is managed by ISD Scotland and as new definitions and standards are agreed they will be published on this site.

All use of and access to pages of this website, the Data Dictionary and NCDDP data standards is subject to the terms and conditions of use and access set out here.

The main sections can be navigated using the menu bar at the top of each page.There are four main sections:

Data Dictionary A-Z: NHS and Social Care data definitions. Logos will indicate that further information can be found in one of the other three sections. This section contains generic definitions of all the definitions in the dictionary i.e. from the SMR data standards, the Clinical data standards and Social Care data standards. These pages contain core information about the data standards i.e. definitions, format, field length and codes and values.
SMR Datasets: Online manuals for the Scottish Morbidity Record (SMR) datasets. These pages contain definitions, format, field length and codes and values as well as attributes, recording guidance, further information and sub data items.
Clinical Datasets: Information on the National Clinical Datasets Development Programme. These pages contain definitions, format, field length and codes and values as well as attributes, recording guidance, further information and sub data items.
Other Standards: information on other data standards. These pages contain definitions, format, field length and codes and values as well as attributes, recording guidance, further information and sub data items.

Please review the 'Ongoing Development' section to discover the latest dictionary and data standard developments. Also, the appendices within the Dictionary section, house a number of valuable resources including Change Control Notices, the Definitions Liaison Group archive and the Metadata.

Please click here for information on how to use this dictionary .

The development of the Health and Social Care Data Dictionary is greatly influenced by the views of our customers; your opinions are key to the ongoing development of our web services. Please send your comments to -

Themina Mohammed

Email: themina.mohammed@nhs.net

Information & Project Manager

Telephone: 0131 275 6596

Address: ISD Scotland,
              Data Intelligence Group,
              Gyle Square,
              1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, EH12 9EB

Anne Marie Warnock

Data Development Officer

Email: annemarie.warnock@nhs.net

Telephone: 0131 275 6252

Address: ISD Scotland,
              Data Intelligence Group,
              Gyle Square,
              1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, EH12 9EB



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New Releases SMR Crib sheets Data Dictionary Dictionary Survey - Your Opinions Useful Links	Bulletin Welcome Welcome The Health and Social Care Data Dictionary is a one-stop shop for health and social care data definitions and standards. The Dictionary is managed by ISD Scotland and as new definitions and standards are agreed they will be published on this site. All use of and access to pages of this website, the Data Dictionary and NCDDP data standards is subject to the terms and conditions of use and access set out here. The main sections can be navigated using the menu bar at the top of each page.There are four main sections: Data Dictionary A-Z: NHS and Social Care data definitions. Logos will indicate that further information can be found in one of the other three sections. This section contains generic definitions of all the definitions in the dictionary i.e. from the SMR data standards, the Clinical data standards and Social Care data standards. These pages contain core information about the data standards i.e. definitions, format, field length and codes and values. SMR Datasets: Online manuals for the Scottish Morbidity Record (SMR) datasets. These pages contain definitions, format, field length and codes and values as well as attributes, recording guidance, further information and sub data items. Clinical Datasets: Information on the National Clinical Datasets Development Programme. These pages contain definitions, format, field length and codes and values as well as attributes, recording guidance, further information and sub data items. Other Standards: information on other data standards. These pages contain definitions, format, field length and codes and values as well as attributes, recording guidance, further information and sub data items. Please review the 'Ongoing Development' section to discover the latest dictionary and data standard developments. Also, the appendices within the Dictionary section, house a number of valuable resources including Change Control Notices, the Definitions Liaison Group archive and the Metadata. Please click here for information on how to use this dictionary . The development of the Health and Social Care Data Dictionary is greatly influenced by the views of our customers; your opinions are key to the ongoing development of our web services. Please send your comments to - Themina Mohammed Email: themina.mohammed@nhs.net Information & Project Manager Telephone: 0131 275 6596 Address: ISD Scotland, Data Intelligence Group, Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, EH12 9EB Anne Marie Warnock Data Development Officer Email: annemarie.warnock@nhs.net Telephone: 0131 275 6252 Address: ISD Scotland, Data Intelligence Group, Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, EH12 9EB Bulletin Dictionary Survey - Your Opinions Useful Links