Adult Critical Care Data in England from NHS Digital

Adult critical care data forms part of Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) and is collected as part of the Critical Care Minimum Data Set (CCMDS). It covers critical care periods ending between 1 April and 31 March each year, drawing on records submitted by providers as an attachment to the inpatient record. The dataset is published by NHS Digital under the OGL-UK-3.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze critical care admission patterns based on the annual reporting period mentioned in the description
• Study the integration of critical care data with inpatient records based on the attachment method described
• Assess provider-level reporting for critical care services based on the data collection framework

Strengths

• Data is part of the national Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) system, suggesting a standardized collection framework.
• Covers a defined annual reporting period (1 April to 31 March) for consistent temporal comparison.
• Published by NHS Digital, a recognized national health information authority.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.
• Data may reflect geographic and institutional bias inherent to the English healthcare system.

Provenance

Source

NHS Digital

Collection Method

Collected as part of the Critical Care Minimum Data Set (CCMDS) and submitted by healthcare providers as an attachment to inpatient records.

Time Range

Covers critical care periods ending between 1 April and 31 March each year.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:30:49.309588; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England