HES Critical Care (HESCC) Dataset#
1. Summary#
| Dataset descriptor | Dataset-specific information |
|---|---|
| Name of dataset in TRE | HESCC |
| Other name | None |
| Temporal coverage | 01/04/2008 onwards |
| TRE temporal coverage | 01/04/2008 onwards |
| Short description | Dataset of patients admitted for critical care treatment (intensive care or high dependency care) at NHS hospitals in England. A record represents one episode. |
| Owner | NHS England |
| Frequency of update | Quarterly |
| Key link | https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/data-tools-and-services/data-services/hospital-episode-statistics |
| Keywords | Inpatients, Critical care, NHS hospitals |
| Geographical coverage | England |
| Data resolution | Inpatient episode |
| Specific restrictions to data use | None |
| Number of variables | 33 |
| Number of observations | 13830 |
| Participant count | 8578 |
| Date of last extract | 2024-04-26 |
2. Metrics#
The tables below summarise the HESCC dataset in the UK LLC TRE.
Table 1 The number of participants from each LPS that are represented in the HESCC dataset in the UK LLC TRE
(Note: numbers relate to the most recent extract of NHS England data)
| LPS | Participant count |
|---|---|
| ALSPAC | 83 |
| BCS70 | 144 |
| BIB | 314 |
| ELSA | 549 |
| EPICN | 992 |
| EXCEED | 725 |
| FENLAND | 321 |
| GLAD | 2288 |
| MCS | 449 |
| NCDS58 | 368 |
| NEXTSTEP | 83 |
| NIHRBIO_COPING | 715 |
| NSHD46 | 297 |
| TEDS | 80 |
| TRACKC19 | 236 |
| TWINSUK | 686 |
| UKHLS | 248 |
| TOTAL | 8578 |
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.