Outpatient Appointments and Attendances - Scottish Morbidity Record (SMR00) - Research Data Access Pathway subset

Summary

This dataset is available through the Research Data Access Pathway

Abstract

The Outpatients (SMR00) dataset collects episode level data from patients on new and follow up appointments at outpatient clinics in all specialities (except A&E and Genito-Urinary Medicine).

Contact point

phs.edris@phs.scot
Digital object identifier (DOI)

Not available

Keywords

Health Outpatients Patients Clinic Operation Scotland HDRUK

Publisher

Identifier

https://ror.org/023wh8b50
Name

Public Health Scotland
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Description

Public Health Scotland is an NHS Board that is uniquely sponsored by the Scottish Government and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) on behalf of local government.
Contact point

phs.edris@phs.scot

Documentation

Description

An SMR00 is generated for outpatients receiving care in the specialties listed when: they attend a medical consultant outpatient clinic; they meet with a consultant or senior member of his/her team outwith an outpatient clinic session (including the patient's home); they attend a clinic run by a nurse or an AHP identified as the Health Care Professional Responsible for Care for that clinic and who has legal and clinical responsibility for that patient. The dataset is generally fully complete and ready for analysis three month preceding the current date. So for example at the end of August, data is available until the end of May.

Associated media
- Available resource files can be downloaded below.
  
  File name
  
  2026 04 Smr Crib Sheet Smr00 Final
  
  Type
  
  .PDF
  
  Download file
Is part of
- Not available

Coverage

Spatial

Spatial coverage

United Kingdom, Scotland
Geographic levels

Not available

Temporal

Start date

01/01/1997
End date

31/03/2026
Frequency

Monthly
Distribution release date

31/03/2026

Provenance

Purpose

Care
Source

Epr
Collection situation

Secondary care - Outpatients

Access and governance

Conditions of access

General research use, Project-specific restrictions, Research-specific restrictions

Requesting access to this data

This is a secure dataset that can only be accessed by researchers from approved organisations.

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Usage

Conditions of use

Disclosure control, Institution-specific restrictions, Not for profit use
Resource creator

Public Health Scotland
Is referenced by
Not available

Access

Access rights

https://publichealthscotland.scot/services/data-research-and-innovation-services/electronic-data-research-and-innovation-service-edris/services-we-offer/
Access service

Scottish National Safe Haven / Trusted Research Environment: https://publichealthscotland.scot/services/data-research-and-innovation-services/electronic-data-research-and-innovation-service-edris/national-safe-haven-nsh/
Jurisdiction

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Data controller

Public Health Scotland
Data processor

National Services Scotland

Format and standards

Language

English
Format

Text, csv

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.

Data dictionary

Episode level data from patients on new and follow up appointments at outpatient clinics in all specialities (except A&E and Genito-Urinary Medicine). For up-to-date definitions of codes, see the SMR00 crib sheet at https://publichealthscotland.scot/media/24924/2026-04-smr-crib-sheet-smr00-final.pdf. For more information on each variable, see the relevant section in the National Data Catalogue SMR Data Manual at https://publichealthscotland.scot/resources-and-tools/health-intelligence-and-data-management/national-data-catalogue/smr-data-manual/definitions-by-smr-record-section/patient-identification-and-demographic-information/

Table:

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AGE_IN_YEARS

Age in years

MONTH AND YEAR OF BIRTH

Month and year of birth

SEX

The biological characteristics that define humans as female, male or intersex.

ETHNIC_GROUP

Classifies the person according to their own perceived ethnic group and cultural backgro...

CLINIC_DATE

The date on which a specific clinic session occurs (ddmmyy).

SPECIALTY

Division of medicine or dentistry covering a specific area of clinical activity.

SIGNIFICANT_FACILITY

A type of clinical facility which is identified for clinical and/or costing purposes.

PATIENT_CATEGORY

Patient's status regarding payment for NHS services.

REFERRAL_SOURCE

Broad category of organisation and/or professionals who may make a referral, e.g. consul...

REFERRAL_TYPE

The service requested for a patient who has been referred for care.

Variable name	Variable description	Data type
AGE_IN_YEARS	Age in years
MONTH AND YEAR OF BIRTH	Month and year of birth
SEX	The biological characteristics that define humans as female, male or intersex.
ETHNIC_GROUP	Classifies the person according to their own perceived ethnic group and cultural backgro...
CLINIC_DATE	The date on which a specific clinic session occurs (ddmmyy).
SPECIALTY	Division of medicine or dentistry covering a specific area of clinical activity.
SIGNIFICANT_FACILITY	A type of clinical facility which is identified for clinical and/or costing purposes.
PATIENT_CATEGORY	Patient's status regarding payment for NHS services.
REFERRAL_SOURCE	Broad category of organisation and/or professionals who may make a referral, e.g. consul...
REFERRAL_TYPE	The service requested for a patient who has been referred for care.

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