Healthcare Operational Data Flow (HODF) acute data

The Healthcare Operational Data Flows Acute collection (HODF Acute) is being established to support NHS delivery plans for the recovery of NHS waiting lists, improving patient flow and care coordination through provision of more timely data across the system.

Longer term, the data collected will support and inform the desire to drive improvements in the management of patient flow through the health and social care system. NHS England will provide daily data reporting to support commissioners with the provision and management of health services in England across functions in primary care, secondary care, community services, and mental health services, for example, but not limited to, acute, elective, and virtual ward services

Direction  

Healthcare Operational Data Flows Directions 2024.

Legal basis for the collection of the data  

The Health and Social Care Act 2012 (HSCA 2012) section 254. 

Data Provision Notice

Healthcare Operational Data Flows: Acute Data Provision Notice.

Legal basis for the provision of data  

The Health and Social Care Act 2012 (HSCA 2012) section 259. 

Legal basis for processing the data 

The UK GDPR Article 6 lawful basis for the processing of the personal data within this collection falls under: 

• Article 6(1)(e) processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller

The UK GDPR Article 9 condition for processing special categories of personal data within the collection falls under: 

• Article 9 2 (h) processing is necessary for the provision of health care or treatment, and for the management of health care systems or services

Transparency notice

Transparency Notice for Healthcare Operational Data flows for Acute data.

Lag time from collection to dissemination 

Healthcare Operational Data Flows for acute personal data is a daily data collection, currently with no end date. The regular daily flow shall replace the Acute Pilot flow, commencing 1 June 2024, with submitters expected to be fully compliant with the HODF Acute Data Provision Notice and HODF Acute Technical Data Specification by winter 2024.

Frequency  

Daily.

Commissioning extracts specification  

Please see the HODF Acute Dataset Specification.

Suppression rules 

To be confirmed.