Reporting - New Model (Archived)
Introduction
A new reporting model has been introduced to ensure individual reporting requirements are delivered by the most appropriate suppliers' Solutions and to allow for the inclusion of specialist reporting Solutions through the introduction of a new Reporting Capability.
The Model
The below diagram represents the new model and how Capabilities and Standards are linked in relation to reporting. Specific individual reporting requirements are now part of the relevant Capability (e.g. Appointments reporting under Appointments Management - GP Capability). Suppliers delivering these Capabilities will need to implement these reporting requirements also.
In the new Capability and Standards model, pre-existing reporting requirements are now found within:
- Context Specific Standards (e.g. Common Reporting v2.0.0 and Management Information (MI) Reporting)
- Interoperability Standards (e.g. GPES Data Extraction)
- Capability Specific Standards (e.g. Appointments Management - GP - Standard v3.0.1 and General Practice Appointments Data Reporting)
Reporting Standards
There are now Standards which hold requirements around transmitting data to NHS Digital and all the data fields required for these submissions. These Standards are either Interoperability Standards (e.g. GPES Data Extraction), Context Specific Standards (e.g. Management Information (MI) Reporting) or Capability Specific Standards (e.g. Primary Care Clinical Terminology Usage Report) depending on mechanism for delivery and number of associated Capabilities. The data items within these Standards will be delivered by the suppliers implementing Solutions for the relevant associated Capabilities. The Standards section within each Capability will direct suppliers to the relevant associated Standards for that Capability.
Common Reporting Standard
There is now a Common Reporting standard, which holds the general reporting requirements such as the ability to create reports and save them as templates. All suppliers offering one or more of the of the following Capabilities will need to meet this standard:
New Reporting Capability
Suppliers can now choose to offer Solutions that support the new Reporting Capability. This will allow suppliers that specialise in reporting Solutions to enter the market and will allow them to provide practices with useful functionality around dashboards and reporting, utilising multiple data items from numerous Capabilities.
A supplier implementing a Solution for the Reporting Capability will not be required to support all data items across all Capabilities, but they will need to stipulate which Capabilities they will be supporting reporting for.