When the data collection takes placeįurther details can be found in the relevant Data Provision Notice. The format and structure of the XML files are detailed in the Integrated Schema. The PLICS files must be submitted to NHS Digital in XML format. The dataset for collection in 2022 is contained within the Requirements Specification for Patient Level Information and Costing Systems (PLICS) Mandatory Collections continued implementation Annex A Section 1 which is relevant to the associated Mandatory Request.įor details of the dataset specification for submission to NHS Digital please see the Integrated extract specification on the NHS England and NHS Improvement website.įor further information please see the published Information Standard (DAPB4000) in place. allow NHS Improvement to report the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the cost base in the English NHS.support an approach to benchmarking for regulatory purposes.identify the relationship between patient characteristics and cost.help trusts to maximise use of their resources and improve efficiencies, as required by the provider licence.inform the relationship between provider characteristics and cost.contribute to NHS Improvement’s strategic objective of a single national cost collection.inform new approaches and other changes to the design of the currencies used to price NHS services.inform new methods of pricing NHS services. This applies to designated providers as published in Annex A Section 2 of the Requirements Specification for Patient Level Information and Costing Systems (PLICS) Mandatory Collections continued implementation. The data collected contains unit costs for inpatient admissions, emergency care, outpatient attendances, mental health provider spells and care contacts, IAPT appointments and community services care contacts for NHS providers in England. The inclusion of community health services follows an early implementer collection which ran from December 2021 to January 2022. Their inclusion within the PLICS Integrated collection aims to reduce the burden on integrated providers who otherwise would be required to complete multiple patient-level reconciliations. This collection covers financial year 2021/22 data for which Patient Level Costing data is being collected for acute, mental health, IAPT and community health services from all designated providers.įrom 2022, community health services have been brought into this mandatory collection. Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Patient Level Activity and Costing Mental Health Patient Level Activity and Costing NHS Digital analysis of PLICS data is available in the Patient Level Activity and Costing publication. Analysis of PLICS data previously submitted Each of the published mandatory requests contain further details about the relevant data collection. NHS England and NHS Improvement can request that NHS Digital puts in place systems to collect and analyse data.
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