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 # Dataset Card for NHS_HES Data
 
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 ## Dataset Details
 
 ### Dataset Description
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+The data includes monthly counts from hospital visits and admissions of different types in England for April 2018 to December 2023. The data includes both total counts for every category of visit/appointment considered as well as a breakdown of those visits/admissions by treatment specialty and age-group. 
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 ### Dataset Sources [optional]
 
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-More information and the original CSV files can be found at: https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/provisional-monthly-hospital-episode-statistics-for-admitted-patient-care-outpatient-and-accident-and-emergency-data/april-2023---december-2023
+More information and the original CSV files can be found at: https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/provisional-monthly-hospital-episode-statistics-for-admitted-patient-care-outpatient-and-accident-and-emergency-data/april-2023---december-2023.
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+Incorporated CSVs are: 'Provisional Monthly Hospital Episode Statistics for Admitted Patient Care and Outpatients, December 2023: Open Data - Totals', 
+                       'Provisional Monthly Hospital Episode Statistics for Admitted Patient Care and Outpatients, December 2023: Open Data - Treatment Specialties'
+                       'Provisional Monthly Hospital Episode Statistics for Admitted Patient Care and Outpatients, December 2023: Open Data - Age Groups'
 
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 #### Who are the source data producers?
 
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-### Annotations [optional]
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-#### Annotation process
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 #### Personal and Sensitive Information
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+While this data is related to healthcare, the units of interest are the months, rather than individual patients, so patient privacy is not an issue here. There are also no identifiable features of the patients themselves, and the data was originally released by the NHS for public use. 
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-## Citation [optional]
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-## Glossary [optional]
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