Implementing the Maternity Services Data Set (MSDS) v2.0 tools and guidance

A pictorial representation of the output data set. The Data Model defines the referential integrity that will be enforced when the submission file is validated. 

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A specification for the output data set required of providers which defines each data item within the data set. This document splits the data set into tables, each containing data items and values, including linkage items used to link each data table.  

This is the Enhanced TOS, which includes the 'validation rules’ and derivations that will be applied to submission files at the submission portal.

Access the latest version of the TOS. 

This guidance describes how the information standard should be interpreted by service providers, IT system suppliers and other stakeholders. It helps users understand the scope of the standard and how it should be implemented locally, including guidance about how to map or submit each individual data item.  

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The MSDS v2.0 SNOMED CT mapping guidance is a tool to help service providers to map to a SNOMED CT code from value list data items that were present in MSDS v1.5, that are no longer available as value lists in MSDS v2.0.

This document is not intended to specify the only SNOMED CT codes that service providers should flow to MSDS v2.0. Providers using maternity systems that already capture SNOMED CT codes (or other clinical terminology and classifications) for primary care purposes should flow these codes to MSDS v2.0 rather than trying to map to the codes contained within this document. Maternity providers and system suppliers should also refer to the Maternity Record Standard and any associated SNOMED CT reference sets.

Access the latest version of the SNOMED CT Mapping document. 

The Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle version 3 (SBLCBv3) has been developed to provide evidence-based practice to help reduce perinatal mortality across England. It sets out a series of process and outcome indicators, across six elements of care. Data for many of these indicators can be recorded in the Maternity Services Data Set (MSDS).

The SBLCBv3 – MSDS v2.0 Technical Glossary is designed to assist MSDS v2.0 data submitters with collecting and submitting data for the various process and outcome indicators specified in SBLCBv3. Each tab relates to a separate element of SBLCBv3, and details the relevant data items, values and (where relevant) SNOMED CT terms and codes that can be included in MSDS v2.0 submissions.

Access the SBLCBv3 MSDS v2.0 Technical Glossary. 

The Data Quality Submission Summary Tool is designed to improve readability and understanding of the Maternity Services Data Set (MSDS) validation reports that are provided after a submission on the SDCS Cloud portal. improve readability and understanding of the MSDS validation reports that are provided after a submission on the SDCS Cloud portal

The MSDS v2.0 system conformance checklist is a tool to help maternity providers assess how well their local IT systems 'map' to the MSDS v2.0 Technical Output Specification. 

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This template can be utilised by maternity providers to plan their organisation's activity for implementing the MSDS v2.0. The resulting plan should provide a high-level picture of how their organisation intends to tackle this implementation within the anticipated timescales. 

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This tool is designed to help maternity providers measure their organisation's MSDS v2.0 implementation progress. This spans a baseline assessment, regular reviews and a final review to report successful implementation.

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Designed to support care providers implementing MSDS, this guidance contains suggested fair processing information for inclusion in existing patient information material.

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Pre-deadline processing is applied to every file uploaded to the SDCS Cloud. It produces a pre-deadline extract and data summary reports.  

Further processing is applied to ‘the last good’ file that has passed validation to produce both the mid window and post-deadline extracts. This takes place after the provisional processing deadline for the mid window extract, and after the final submission window closes for the post-deadline extract.

The pre-deadline, mid window and post-deadline extracts have the same file format, structure and elements, but the mid window and post-deadline extract includes additional derived data items.