Virtual Wards Minimum Data Set pilot

Summary

NHS England has produced this pilot with a purpose to develop and test the collection of a Virtual Wards Minimum Data Set. This is a granular daily data collection, which is intended to support recovery and provide the NHS with a modern data architecture that enables timely, high-quality data to be used to support decision making.

More information about how patient information is used can be found in the Virtual Wards Pilot Transparency Notice.

Scope

All providers of NHS virtual wards services will be invited and encouraged to participate in the Virtual Wards Minimum Data Set pilot.

Summary of data items to be collected

The Virtual Wards Minimum Data Set Specification contains five collections:

001 Capacity
002 Master Patient Index (MPI)
003 Referral
004 Stay
005 Activity and assessment

For further details on the content of the collection refer to the data set specification.

Further support

Further implementation support is available on FutureNHS (you will need a FutureNHS login).

Contact [email protected] for any queries.