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Situation Reports

About the dataset

SitReps are a variety of aggregated reports based on various datasets to monitor changes in performance at the site, provider, and system level.

The current list of Situation Reports to be shared is:

  • A&E
  • Acute Discharge
  • Community Discharge
  • COVID Acute NHS
  • COVID Acute ISP
  • COVID MHLDA NHS
  • COVID MHLDA ISP

Governance

Direction  

A&E - The migration and continued operation of the Unify2 collections through Strategic Data Collections Service Direction 2017.

Acute Discharge - Healthcare Operational Data Flows Directions 2024.

Community Discharge - Community Services Data Set Directions 2020.

COVID-19 - COVID-19 Public Health Directions 2020.

Legal basis for the collection of the data  

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

Data Provision Notice 

A&E – A&E Attendance and Emergency Admissions DPN.

Acute Discharge – Healthcare Operational Data Flow DPN.

Community Discharge - Immediate Care Aggregate Data Collection DPN.

COVID-19 – COVID-19 Situation Reports DPN.

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

Read the Transparency Notice


Technical information

Lag time from collection to dissemination  

To be confirmed.

Frequency  

Monthly

Commissioning extracts specification

Download the commissioning extracts specification.

Suppression rules

To be confirmed.

Last edited: 10 June 2025 11:23 am