Frequently asked questions

How does the DDS deal with left and dead patients?

We retain left and dead patients in the database as the information in those records may be needed for retrospective analytics e.g. trends. Inner NEL have applied to EMIS for left and dead patients for the past 10 years. EMIS have quoted for all 3 STPs but an order has not yet been placed.

Fields that are not transformed into the DDS?

This may be due to the field not being the safest option, e.g. we pick up practice codes rather than names and GP registration code rather than the GP names. Mapping documents are available for each source system. Where a field is missing from the DDS please discuss with us as we may have access to the data but are yet to be asked to transform it.