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Tayside & Fife Radiology

Summary

Abstract

Extracts from local health board Radiology Information System (RIS). - covers all patients in the health boards who attend hospital for radiology exams, and includes booking system information, imaging modality, body part and text based radiology report.

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Publisher

  • Name
    Health Informatics Centre - University of Dundee
  • Logo

    Not available

  • Description
    Not available
  • Contact point
    Not available

Documentation

Description

Data for Tayside starts in 1994 and for Fife 2008.

Coverage

Spatial

  • Spatial coverage

    United Kingdom, Scotland, Tayside Region, United Kingdom, Scotland, Fife

  • Geographic levels
    Not available

Temporal

  • Start date
    23/02/1994
  • End date
    04/04/2017
  • Frequency
    Static
  • Distribution release date
    27/10/2021

Provenance

  • Purpose
    Care
  • Source
    Epr
  • Collection situation
    Other

Access and governance

  • Conditions of access
    General research use

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Usage

  • Conditions of use
    Disclosure control
  • Resource creator
    NHS Tayside and Fife
  • Is referenced by
    Not available

Access

  • Access rights
  • Access service
    "HIC has implemented a remote-access Trusted Research Environment to protect data confidentiality, satisfy public concerns about data loss and reassure Data Controllers about HIC’s secure management and processing of their data. Data is not released externally to data users for analysis on their own computers but placed on a server at HIC, within a restricted, secure IT environment, where the data user is given secure remote access to carry out their analysis. Full details are available via the following link: https://www.dundee.ac.uk/hic/safe-haven
  • Jurisdiction
    GB-SCT
  • Data controller
    NHS Tayside & Fife
  • Data processor
    University of Dundee, Health Informatics Centre

Format and standards

  • Language
    English
  • Format
    Csv, database

Enrichment and linkage

  • Related datasets
    • Not available
  • Linkage opportunity
    Not available
  • Tools
    • Not available

Synthetic data

Synthetic data is not yet available for this dataset. 

Technical information

A JSON file is available with further technical information. This can include details of variables and data classes contained in the dataset.

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  "summary": {
    "title": "Tayside & Fife Radiology",
    "abstract": "Extracts from local health board Radiology Information System (RIS). - covers all patients in the health boards who attend hospital for radiology exams, and includes booking system information, imaging modality, body part and text based radiology report.",
    "keywords": "Radiology;,;CRIS;,;RIS;,;HIC;,;Tayside;,;Fife;,;Scotland",
    "publisher": {
      "name": "Health Informatics Centre - University of Dundee",
      "gatewayId": "5baa31c1-0280-4482-b8b7-a4953869f184"
    },
    "inPipeline": "Not available",
    "shortTitle": "Tayside & Fife Radiology",
    "datasetType": "Health and disease",
    "description": "Data for Tayside starts in 1994 and for Fife 2008.",
    "contactPoint": "hicsupport@dundee.ac.uk",
    "datasetSubType": "Not applicable",
    "populationSize": 858000
  },
  "coverage": {
    "spatial": "United Kingdom,Scotland,Tayside Region;,;United Kingdom,Scotland,Fife",
    "followUp": "Unknown",
    "typicalAgeRange": "0-150"
  },
  "required": {
    "issued": "2024-10-08T11:28:31.926274Z",
    "version": "6.0.0",
    "modified": "2024-10-08T11:28:31.92629Z",
    "gatewayId": "121",
    "revisions": [
      {
        "url": "https://web.prod.hdruk.cloud//dataset/121?version=1.0.0",
        "version": "1.0.0"
      }
    ],
    "gatewayPid": "9a11ff6e-a913-4ac8-a99f-9adf908f870d"
  },
  "provenance": {
    "origin": {
      "source": "EPR",
      "purpose": "Care",
      "imageContrast": "Not stated",
      "collectionSituation": "Other"
    },
    "temporal": {
      "endDate": "2017-04-04",
      "timeLag": "Not applicable",
      "startDate": "1994-02-23",
      "accrualPeriodicity": "Static",
      "distributionReleaseDate": "2021-10-27"
    }
  },
  "observations": [
    {
      "observedNode": "Persons",
      "measuredValue": 858000,
      "observationDate": "2021-10-27",
      "measuredProperty": "COUNT",
      "disambiguatingDescription": "858,000 distinct people in the dataset"
    },
    {
      "observedNode": "Events",
      "measuredValue": 8760000,
      "observationDate": "2021-10-27",
      "measuredProperty": "Count",
      "disambiguatingDescription": "8,760,000 events in the dataset"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": {
    "usage": {
      "resourceCreator": {
        "name": "NHS Tayside and Fife"
      },
      "dataUseLimitation": "General research use",
      "dataUseRequirement": "Disclosure control"
    },
    "access": {
      "accessRights": "https://www.dundee.ac.uk/hic/governanceservice/",
      "jurisdiction": "GB-SCT",
      "accessService": "\"HIC has implemented a remote-access Trusted Research Environment to protect data confidentiality, satisfy public concerns about data loss and reassure Data Controllers about HIC’s secure management and processing of their data.\n\nData is not released externally to data users for analysis on their own computers but placed on a server at HIC, within a restricted, secure IT environment, where the data user is given secure remote access to carry out their analysis.\n\nFull details are available via the following link:\nhttps://www.dundee.ac.uk/hic/safe-haven",
      "dataProcessor": "University of Dundee, Health Informatics Centre",
      "dataController": "NHS Tayside & Fife",
      "deliveryLeadTime": "2-4 weeks",
      "accessRequestCost": "Quotation available on request",
      "accessServiceCategory": "TRE/SDE"
    },
    "formatAndStandards": {
      "formats": "CSV, Database",
      "languages": "en",
      "vocabularyEncodingSchemes": "LOCAL"
    }
  },
  "structuralMetadata": [
    {
      "name": "Radiology (CRIS)",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "PROCHI",
          "dataType": "varchar(10)",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "Anonymised patient identifier"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Tayside radiology dataset. As of 2016 it now contains Fife data as well (TN).  This dataset is provided to HIC as extracts from a system called CRIS which you can read about here http://www.hssnet.com/hss-cris/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Radiology (CRIS)",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "speciality_code",
          "dataType": "varchar(10)",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "This field represents the specialty as a division of medicine or dentistry covering a specific area of clinical activity and identified within one of the Royal Colleges or Faculties. This will be an alpha numeric code denoting which type of specialty provided care for this episode.."
        }
      ],
      "description": "Tayside radiology dataset. As of 2016 it now contains Fife data as well (TN).  This dataset is provided to HIC as extracts from a system called CRIS which you can read about here http://www.hssnet.com/hss-cris/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Radiology (CRIS)",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "modality",
          "dataType": "varchar(1)",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "Indicates the type of scan e.g. US = Ultrasound."
        }
      ],
      "description": "Tayside radiology dataset. As of 2016 it now contains Fife data as well (TN).  This dataset is provided to HIC as extracts from a system called CRIS which you can read about here http://www.hssnet.com/hss-cris/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Radiology (CRIS)",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "exam_code",
          "dataType": "varchar(8)",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "This field represents the radiology exam being conducted e.g. Fistulogram (FFIST ), venogram right arm (FULVR) etc."
        }
      ],
      "description": "Tayside radiology dataset. As of 2016 it now contains Fife data as well (TN).  This dataset is provided to HIC as extracts from a system called CRIS which you can read about here http://www.hssnet.com/hss-cris/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Radiology (CRIS)",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "exam_name",
          "dataType": "varchar(40)",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "This field represents the description of Examination code."
        }
      ],
      "description": "Tayside radiology dataset. As of 2016 it now contains Fife data as well (TN).  This dataset is provided to HIC as extracts from a system called CRIS which you can read about here http://www.hssnet.com/hss-cris/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Radiology (CRIS)",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "site_code",
          "dataType": "varchar(5)",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "This field represents the location site code."
        }
      ],
      "description": "Tayside radiology dataset. As of 2016 it now contains Fife data as well (TN).  This dataset is provided to HIC as extracts from a system called CRIS which you can read about here http://www.hssnet.com/hss-cris/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Radiology (CRIS)",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "exam_start_date",
          "dataType": "datetime2",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "This field represents the date of the patients' first examination.."
        }
      ],
      "description": "Tayside radiology dataset. As of 2016 it now contains Fife data as well (TN).  This dataset is provided to HIC as extracts from a system called CRIS which you can read about here http://www.hssnet.com/hss-cris/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Radiology (CRIS)",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "exam_end_date",
          "dataType": "datetime2",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "This field represents the date of the patients' final examination.."
        }
      ],
      "description": "Tayside radiology dataset. As of 2016 it now contains Fife data as well (TN).  This dataset is provided to HIC as extracts from a system called CRIS which you can read about here http://www.hssnet.com/hss-cris/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Radiology (CRIS)",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "event_date",
          "dataType": "datetime2",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "This field denotes the date when the event took place.."
        }
      ],
      "description": "Tayside radiology dataset. As of 2016 it now contains Fife data as well (TN).  This dataset is provided to HIC as extracts from a system called CRIS which you can read about here http://www.hssnet.com/hss-cris/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Radiology (CRIS)",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "exam_status",
          "dataType": "varchar(1)",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "This field represents the examination status."
        }
      ],
      "description": "Tayside radiology dataset. As of 2016 it now contains Fife data as well (TN).  This dataset is provided to HIC as extracts from a system called CRIS which you can read about here http://www.hssnet.com/hss-cris/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Radiology (CRIS)",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "status_code",
          "dataType": "varchar(6)",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "This field represents the code whose values will be defined in the Status_Description field.."
        }
      ],
      "description": "Tayside radiology dataset. As of 2016 it now contains Fife data as well (TN).  This dataset is provided to HIC as extracts from a system called CRIS which you can read about here http://www.hssnet.com/hss-cris/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Radiology (CRIS)",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "status_desc",
          "dataType": "varchar(1000)",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "This field represents  the description of the code entered in the Status_Code field.."
        }
      ],
      "description": "Tayside radiology dataset. As of 2016 it now contains Fife data as well (TN).  This dataset is provided to HIC as extracts from a system called CRIS which you can read about here http://www.hssnet.com/hss-cris/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Radiology (CRIS)",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "report",
          "dataType": "varchar(max)",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "Free-text field including patient medical history, reason for examination request, notes on attendance and description of findings.  This field does not always include a diagnosis, or an examination result.    Some of the reports contain the text: “#NL#”.  It has been added by HIC to remove replication in Radiology records.    Some of the radiology records from Fife arrived to HIC replicated. The replicated records are identical, however, the report is different.   To remove the replication without loosing information in the report field, the values have been concatenated with “#NL#” to signify the end of an individual report text.  ."
        }
      ],
      "description": "Tayside radiology dataset. As of 2016 it now contains Fife data as well (TN).  This dataset is provided to HIC as extracts from a system called CRIS which you can read about here http://www.hssnet.com/hss-cris/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Radiology (CRIS)",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "external_event_identifier",
          "dataType": "int",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "This field is an anonymised identifier."
        }
      ],
      "description": "Tayside radiology dataset. As of 2016 it now contains Fife data as well (TN).  This dataset is provided to HIC as extracts from a system called CRIS which you can read about here http://www.hssnet.com/hss-cris/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Radiology (CRIS)",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "external_exam_identifier",
          "dataType": "int",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "This field is an anonymised identifier."
        }
      ],
      "description": "Tayside radiology dataset. As of 2016 it now contains Fife data as well (TN).  This dataset is provided to HIC as extracts from a system called CRIS which you can read about here http://www.hssnet.com/hss-cris/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Radiology (CRIS)",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "status_key",
          "dataType": "varchar(10)",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "This field represents the unique status id."
        }
      ],
      "description": "Tayside radiology dataset. As of 2016 it now contains Fife data as well (TN).  This dataset is provided to HIC as extracts from a system called CRIS which you can read about here http://www.hssnet.com/hss-cris/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Radiology (CRIS)",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "Pat_height",
          "dataType": "numeric(6,2)",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "This field represents the patients height."
        }
      ],
      "description": "Tayside radiology dataset. As of 2016 it now contains Fife data as well (TN).  This dataset is provided to HIC as extracts from a system called CRIS which you can read about here http://www.hssnet.com/hss-cris/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Radiology (CRIS)",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "Pat_weight",
          "dataType": "numeric(8,4)",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "Weight at time of scan."
        }
      ],
      "description": "Tayside radiology dataset. As of 2016 it now contains Fife data as well (TN).  This dataset is provided to HIC as extracts from a system called CRIS which you can read about here http://www.hssnet.com/hss-cris/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Radiology (CRIS)",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "contrast_code",
          "dataType": "varchar(8)",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "This field represents the contrast code used."
        }
      ],
      "description": "Tayside radiology dataset. As of 2016 it now contains Fife data as well (TN).  This dataset is provided to HIC as extracts from a system called CRIS which you can read about here http://www.hssnet.com/hss-cris/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Radiology (CRIS)",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "Contrast_Quantity_Used",
          "dataType": "numeric(6,2)",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "The volume of contrast agent used.."
        }
      ],
      "description": "Tayside radiology dataset. As of 2016 it now contains Fife data as well (TN).  This dataset is provided to HIC as extracts from a system called CRIS which you can read about here http://www.hssnet.com/hss-cris/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Radiology (CRIS)",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "Contrast_Concentration",
          "dataType": "numeric(6,2)",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "This field represents the volume of contrast concentration.."
        }
      ],
      "description": "Tayside radiology dataset. As of 2016 it now contains Fife data as well (TN).  This dataset is provided to HIC as extracts from a system called CRIS which you can read about here http://www.hssnet.com/hss-cris/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Radiology (CRIS)",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "hb_extract",
          "dataType": "char(1)",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "Indicates the healthboard of the data, 'T' for Tayside and 'F' for fife.."
        }
      ],
      "description": "Tayside radiology dataset. As of 2016 it now contains Fife data as well (TN).  This dataset is provided to HIC as extracts from a system called CRIS which you can read about here http://www.hssnet.com/hss-cris/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Radiology (CRIS)",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "site_code_Desc",
          "dataType": "nvarchar(255)",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "This field represents the location site description."
        }
      ],
      "description": "Tayside radiology dataset. As of 2016 it now contains Fife data as well (TN).  This dataset is provided to HIC as extracts from a system called CRIS which you can read about here http://www.hssnet.com/hss-cris/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Radiology (CRIS)",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "modality_Desc",
          "dataType": "varchar(500)",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "This field represents the lookup description for modality.."
        }
      ],
      "description": "Tayside radiology dataset. As of 2016 it now contains Fife data as well (TN).  This dataset is provided to HIC as extracts from a system called CRIS which you can read about here http://www.hssnet.com/hss-cris/"
    }
  ]
}

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