COSD v10 and COSD v5 Pathology downloads

Introduction

These new data sets went LIVE on the 01 April 2024, Trusts were advised to work with their local IT or software systems supplier to get your systems upgraded to these new versions. In addition, all Trusts are mandated to do this in order to be compliant with the Information Standard Notice, as per the Standard NHS Contract, section 28.2.2.

If you have queries, requests for further information please contact the COSD helpdesk at [email protected] or your regional data liaison manager.

COSD main data set

COSD v10.2.0 final data set

xlsx 766 KB

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COSD user guide v10.2.10

This guide supports users with the implementation and collection of data as part of the Cancer Outcomes and Services Data set (COSD) v10.2.10 data set.

COSD v10.2.10 user guide

pdf 3 MB

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COSD technical guidance v10.0.2

This document describes the standards for file submission, including the XML construction and file naming to facilitate uploading to the NDRS cancer database (ENCORE).

Pathology data set

COSD pathology v5.1.1 final data set

xlsx 324 KB

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COSD pathology user guide v5.1.4

This user guide describes all the pathological data items in COSD, together with definitions, formats, codes and values and additional guidance on collection and implementation.

COSD pathology v5.1.4 user guide

pdf 1 MB

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COSD pathology technical guide v5.0.1

This document describes the standards for pathology file submission, including the XML construction and file naming to facilitate uploading the NDRS cancer database (ENCORE).

Last edited: 1 May 2026 11:18 am