Data Description
Pathology Laboratories in England, Wales and the Channel Islands. Pathology Labs are operated by a parent organisation, often an NHS Trust, but also independent sector providers.
How Data is Maintained
Information on Pathology Laboratories was collated from the NHS Information Authority and is kept up to date by the ODS team on advice from the hosting NHS Trusts, independent providers or Government Departments.
Data Quality Assessment
For further information re the: ODS Data Quality Assessment Framework
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ODS mastered or 3rd party data | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| OVERALL | Frequency of Update | Data Collection Method | Fit for Purpose | Coverage / Completeness | Reliability / Accuracy | Data Agreement | 3rd Party Escalation Routes | System Application / Downstream System Feedback | Future Refinement / Improvement Plan | ||
| Pathology Laboratories | GREEN | Green | Green | Green | Amber | Green | ODS | n/a | n/a | Green | Green |
| Ad Hoc | Customer request via Service Desk on advice from the hosting NHS Trusts, independent providers or Government Departments | Codes created and maintained on a needs basis. | Coverage and completeness cannot be guaranteed as ODS only code on demand (no authoritative data source). | Data created and maintained as defined by the requestor/operating organisation. | n/a | n/a | No known issues | Not required | |||
Key Information - Roles, Code Formats and Data Source
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| Primary Role ID | RO173 | Primary Role Name | PATHOLOGY LAB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non Primary Role ID | RO71 | Non Primary Role Name | PRIVATELY OWNED ENTITY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Raw Data Source | NHS Information Authority | Update Frequency | Ad-hoc | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Permitted Relationships
Permitted Relationships - 'Pathology Laboratories' can be linked to (upward): | ||||
Source Primary Role ID | Relationship Type Id | Relationship Type Name | Target Primary Role ID | Target Primary Role Name |
RO173 | RE3 | IS DIRECTED BY | RO157 | NON-NHS ORGANISATION |
| RE3 | IS DIRECTED BY | RO172 | INDEPENDENT SECTOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER | |
| RE3 | IS DIRECTED BY | RO176 | INDEPENDENT SECTOR H/C PROVIDER SITE | |
| RE3 | IS DIRECTED BY | RO197 | NHS TRUST | |
| RE6 | IS OPERATED BY | RO126 | GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT | |
Legacy 'Parent' Mapping
Traditionally, some systems have referred to a 'parent' relationship between organisation/site records. Although 'parent' is not one of the named relationship types that ODS publish, there has previously been mappings that indicate which relationship types between specific organisation types, could be interpreted as 'parent' relationships.
The legacy parent mapping (for active org types) is shared below for information but should be used with caution.
| CIM Organisation Type Code | ODS Primary Role ID | ODS Primary Role Name | Country | Country Legacy Code | Relationship Type ID | Relationship Type Name | Parent Org Type Code | Parent Primary Role ID | Parent Primary Role Name |
| PL | RO173 | PATHOLOGY LAB | ENGLAND | E | RE3 | IS DIRECTED BY | TR | RO197 | NHS TRUST |
Legacy .csv Field Mapping
Click here for an explanation of the baseline data differences between legacy csv files and ODS Data Search and Export and the ODS APIs.
eplab.csv
Pathology Laboratories
Primary Role / OrgTypeID – RO173
Col | Data Item | Report Alias (Legacy csv) | Max Length | Mandatory | Notes |
1 | [OrganisationCode] | Organisation Code | 12 | Yes | |
2 | [OrgName] | Name | 100 | Yes | |
3 | [NHSER_code] | National Grouping | 12 | No | Change from legacy csv: Geographic extension of the postcode |
4 | [ICB_code] | High Level Health Geography | 12 | No | Change from legacy csv: Geographic extension of the postcode |
5 | [Address1] | Address Line 1 | 75 | Yes | |
6 | [Address2] | Address Line 2 | 75 | No | |
7 | [Address3] | Address Line 3 | 75 | No | |
8 | [Town] | Address Line 4 | 75 | Yes | |
9 | [County] | Address Line 5 | 75 | No | Change from legacy csv: As this is a legacy field, not populated for new addresses since 2018, this field within the ODS Data Search & Export tool (including pre defined reports) will not be populated. Note that the value (where populated) is available via the FHIR Organization Resource in the address.district property. |
10 | [Postcode] | Postcode | 15 | Yes | |
11 | [LegalStartDate] | Open Date | 8 | Yes | |
12 | [LegalEndDate] | Close Date | 8 | No | |
13 | NULL | Column 13 | |||
14 | NULL | Column 14 | |||
15 | [TargetOrgCode] | Parent Organisation Code | 12 | No | Target organisation code for the RE3 'is directed by' relationship – Where LegalEndDate is null, or where the relationship LegalEndDate is equal to the organisation LegalEndDate. Change from legacy csv: Previously limited to Path Labs which are directed by orgs with a Primary Role ID of RO197 (NHS Trust). Pre Defined Report for ODS DSE is expanded to include other org types (ISHP, Non NHS, etc). |
16 | NULL | Column 16 | |||
17 | NULL | Column 17 | |||
18 | NULL | Contact Telephone Number | 20 | No | Change from legacy csv: No longer populated as very limited data held and not maintained. |
19 | NULL | Column 19 | |||
20 | NULL | Column 20 | |||
21 | NULL | Column 21 | |||
22 | ‘1’ | Amended Record Indicator | 1 | Yes | Set to 1 for Report |
23 | NULL | Column 23 | |||
24 | NULL | Column 24 | |||
25 | NULL | Column 25 | |||
26 | NULL | Column 26 | |||
27 | NULL | Column 27 |