HES Accident & Emergency (HESAE) Dataset#
1. Summary#
| Dataset descriptor | Dataset-specific information |
|---|---|
| Name of dataset in TRE | HESAE |
| Other name | None |
| Temporal coverage | 01/04/2007 to 31/03/2020 |
| TRE temporal coverage | 01/04/2007 to 31/03/2020 |
| Short description | Dataset of patients attending Accident and Emergency Departments (including minor injury units and walk-in centres) in England. A record represents one attendance. |
| Owner | NHS England |
| Frequency of update | Annually |
| Key link | https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/data-tools-and-services/data-services/hospital-episode-statistics |
| Keywords | A&E patients, NHS hospitals |
| Geographical coverage | England |
| Data resolution | A&E attendance |
| Specific restrictions to data use | None |
| Number of variables | 156 |
| Number of observations | 1565879 |
| Participant count | 191994 |
| Date of last extract | 2024-04-26 |
2. Metrics#
The tables below summarise the HESAE dataset in the UK LLC TRE.
Table 1 The number of participants from each LPS that are represented in the HESAE dataset in the UK LLC TRE
(Note: numbers relate to the most recent extract of NHS England data)
| LPS | Participant count |
|---|---|
| ALSPAC | 4970 |
| BCS70 | 4438 |
| BIB | 23568 |
| ELSA | 5665 |
| EPICN | 11054 |
| EXCEED | 7086 |
| FENLAND | 7608 |
| GLAD | 57439 |
| MCS | 14908 |
| NCDS58 | 4914 |
| NEXTSTEP | 4539 |
| NIHRBIO_COPING | 12494 |
| NSHD46 | 2168 |
| TEDS | 6373 |
| TRACKC19 | 9325 |
| TWINSUK | 10286 |
| UKHLS | 5159 |
| TOTAL | 191994 |
3. Helpful syntax#
Below we will include syntax that may be helpful to other researchers in the UK LLC TRE. For longer scripts, we will include a snippet of the code plus a link to Git where you can find the full script.