Patient Level Information Costing System Acute Data Set - Specialist Ward Care

Introduction

The Patient Level Information Costing System Acute Data Set  is used to standardise the method of reporting cost information at PATIENT level. All designated NHS Health Care Providers of acute activity are required to submit Patient Level Information Costing  data.

The Patient Level Information Costing System Acute Data Set  is used to

• inform new methods of pricing NHS SERVICES;

• inform new approaches and other changes to the design of the currencies used to price NHS SERVICES;

• contribute to NHS Improvement's strategic objective of a 'single national cost collection by 2020' inform the relationship between provider characteristics and cost;

• help NHS Trusts to maximise use of their resources and improve efficiencies, as required by the provider licence;

• identify the relationship between PATIENT characteristics and cost;

• support an approach to benchmarking for regulatory purposes.

Data Extract Specification

Description

NHS Improvement has mandated designated NHS Trusts and NHS Foundation Trust to record and report:

• Patient Level Information Costing System Acute Data Set - Admitted Patient Care
• Patient Level Information Costing System Acute Data Set - Emergency Care
• Patient Level Information Costing System Acute Data Set - Out-Patient Care
• Patient Level Information Costing System Data Set - Reconciliation
• Patient Level Information Costing System Acute Data Set - Specialist Ward Care
• Patient Level Information Costing System Acute Data Set - Supplementary Information

Reporting is required at the end of each financial year, consistent with the methodologies and submission processes in the Approved Costing Guidance. This only includes those NHS Health Care Providers noted in the Costing Mandation Timetable  and does not include non-NHS Health Care Providers.

Time

The data is collected annually. It must be submitted in accordance with the timetable set out by NHS Improvement in the National Cost Collection Guidance (part of the  Approved Costing Guidance).

Format

The data should be submitted in an XML file, created by NHS Improvement's Data Validation Tool (DVT). Information on how to access and use this tool is included in the National Cost Collection Guidance (part of the Approved Costing Guidance).

Transmission

Patient Level Information Costing data will be submitted to NHS Digital using Secure Electronic File Transfer  (SEFT). Secure Electronic File Transfer  (SEFT) can only be accessed by registered and approved users and NHS Improvement will invite relevant people to register for the service and provide details of the log in process.

Mandation

The Mandation column indicates the recommendation for the inclusion of data.

• M = Mandatory: this data element is mandatory and the technical process (e.g. submission of the data set, production of output etc) cannot be completed without this data element being present

• R = Required: NHS business processes cannot be delivered without this data element.

Data Set Constraints

For guidance on the Data Set constraints, see the:

• PLICS Acute Admitted Patient Care Data Set Constraints
• PLICS Acute Out-Patient Care Data Set Constraints
• PLICS Acute Emergency Care Data Set Constraints

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