SUS DATA QUALITY DASHBOARD USER GUIDE Click one of the options below to start… > Navigating the front screen > Navigating the data item validity screens > Viewing the time series data If this file does not automatically open as a slideshow then please select the ‘Slide Show’ tab above, and then select ‘From Beginning’

SUS DATA QUALITY DASHBOARD USER GUIDE NAVIGATING THE FRONT SCREEN Click Here NAVIGATING THE FRONT SCREEN Prior to using the Main SUS Data Quality Dashboard for the first time it is recommended to click on the HELP button above. This will display some useful background information on the dashboard and the data it reports on

SUS DATA QUALITY DASHBOARD USER GUIDE NAVIGATING THE FRONT SCREEN Click arrow to continue… Click Here NAVIGATING THE FRONT SCREEN NAVIGATING THE FRONT SCREEN By default the dashboard data is displayed by PROVIDER Click the button highlighted above to switch between the PROVIDER and COMMISSIONER views

SUS DATA QUALITY DASHBOARD USER GUIDE NAVIGATING THE FRONT SCREEN Click arrow to continue… Click Here NAVIGATING THE FRONT SCREEN By default the Data Validity Summary is shown at REGION level. Each bar represents the overall average validity level for that REGION, for all fields reported on in the dashboard

SUS DATA QUALITY DASHBOARD USER GUIDE NAVIGATING THE FRONT SCREEN Click arrow to continue… Click arrow to continue… Click Here NAVIGATING THE FRONT SCREEN NAVIGATING THE FRONT SCREEN Select a REGION or PROVIDER/COMMISSIONER to view using the filters below Or click the button highlighted above if you want to select by PROVIDER directly, without selecting the REGION first Select a REGION using the filter above to see all the organisations within the REGION and then a PROVIDER or COMMISSIONER (dependent on selected view) if required

NAVIGATING THE FRONT SCREEN SUS DATA QUALITY DASHBOARD USER GUIDE SUS DATA QUALITY DASHBOARD USER GUIDE Click arrow to continue… Click Here NAVIGATING THE FRONT SCREEN Once a specific REGION is selected the Data Validity Summary will update to show a comparison of all the organisations within the selected REGION Where a specific PROVIDER or COMMISSIONER is then selected, this will be highlighted on the bar chart as above

SUS DATA QUALITY DASHBOARD USER GUIDE NAVIGATING THE FRONT SCREEN Click arrow to continue… Click Here NAVIGATING THE FRONT SCREEN NAVIGATING THE FRONT SCREEN Select the CDS type you are interested in by clicking on the tabs highlighted above. This will provide more detailed data validity information on the data set for the selected REGION/PROVIDER/COMMISSIONER Return to the Front Screen at any time by clicking on the first tab

SUS DATA QUALITY DASHBOARD USER GUIDE Click arrow to continue… Click Here NAVIGATING THE DATA ITEM VALIDITY SCREENS The table to the left is displaying data validity information for the selected organisation’s data items All dashboard data represents the cumulative year to date position The RAG symbols in the ‘Provider % Valid’ column indicate the relative position of the selected organisation against the ‘National % Valid’ (See the key below the table for more details) The symbols in the ‘Change v M1’ column illustrate how the data validity level has changed since the previous monthly update (See the key below the table for more details)

SUS DATA QUALITY DASHBOARD USER GUIDE Click arrow to continue… Click Here NAVIGATING THE DATA ITEM VALIDITY SCREENS The Data Item Information box contains details of the selected data item and the validation rules Click on a data item within the table to update the Data Item Information box Where a ! symbol appears alongside the data item name, this indicates that the data item is not validated for all records (see the Data Item Information box for details)

SUS DATA QUALITY DASHBOARD USER GUIDE Click arrow to continue… Click Here NAVIGATING THE DATA ITEM VALIDITY SCREENS Data validity levels are also illustrated in the bar chart below, alongside plotted regional and national comparisons where applicable

SUS DATA QUALITY DASHBOARD USER GUIDE VIEWING THE TIME SERIES DATA Click arrow to continue… Click Here VIEWING THE TIME SERIES DATA VIEWING THE TIME SERIES DATA The Time Series Chart shows the year to date % valid for the selected data item, as at each reporting month, in a rolling 12 month cycle Click on a different data item within the table to update the Time Series Chart To view the Time Series Chart for the data item currently selected in the table, click the button highlighted below To return to the Summary Chart click the button highlighted below Click the button highlighted below for more information on the time series data

SUS DATA QUALITY DASHBOARD USER GUIDE Click Here NAVIGATING THE DATA ITEM VALIDITY SCREENS By clicking on the button highlighted above you can also view a breakdown of the errors. This categorises the errors by whether they are due to a ‘Blank’ or an ‘Incorrect Value’ The sum of the ‘Blank’ and ‘Incorrect Value’ errors should always equal the ‘Provider Invalid’ figure

SUS DATA QUALITY DASHBOARD That concludes the overview of the Main SUS Data Quality Dashboard. The Maternity, Critical Care and PROMS Data Quality Dashboards produced by NHS Digital function in a very similar way to this dashboard so you should now be able to navigate your way around these dashboards also. If you have any further queries please contact us at: enquiries@nhsdigital.nhs.uk Alternatively visit the SUS data quality webpage > Return to Navigation Menu