Specialised services quality dashboards
Specialised Services Quality Dashboards (SSQD) are designed to provide assurance on the quality of care by collecting information about outcomes from healthcare providers. SSQDs are a key tool in monitoring the quality of services, enabling comparison between service providers and supporting improvements over time in the outcomes of services commissioned by NHS England.
For each SSQD, there is a list of agreed measures for which data is to be collected. These measures are included in a ‘Metric Definition Set’.
Healthcare providers, including NHS Trusts, NHS Foundation Trusts and independent providers, submit data for each of the agreed measures.
Each SSQD is ‘refreshed’ with up-to-date outcomes submitted from national data sources, and where necessary healthcare providers, on a quarterly basis.
The information provided by the SSQDs is used by NHS England specialised services commissioners to understand the quality and outcomes of services and reasons for excellent performance. Healthcare providers can use the information to provide an overview of service quality compared with other providers of the same service. From April 2016, SSQD data will be submitted and reviewed using a dedicated online portal. It is anticipated this will further aid both providers and commissioners.
The collection of data for the Specialised Services Quality Dashboards has been approved by the Review of Central Returns – ROCR (ROCR/OR/2230/001MAND).
List of SSQDs by National Programme of Care
Below is a table of the SSQDs listed by their National Programme of Care (NPoC). The Metrics Definition set for each SSQD is also included.
- Blood and infection
- Cancer
- Internal medicine
- Mental health
- Trauma
- Women and children
- Gender Dysphoria
- Highly Specialised Services
Blood and Infection
Cancer
Internal Medicine
Mental Health
Trauma
Women and Children
Gender Dysphoria
| Gender Identity Services | 2018/19 Metric Definitions set | 2019/20 Metric Definitions set | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Gender Identity Services for Adults (Non-Surgical Interventions) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
Highly Specialised Services
| Diagnostic service for amyloidosis (All Ages) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Cryopyrin associated periodic syndrome (All Ages) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| High Consequence Infectious Diseases, Special Isolation Unit (Airborne) Children aged 16 years and under 2021 | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| High Consequence Infectious Diseases, Special Isolation Unit (Airborne) Adult 2021 | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria Service (Adults and Adolescents) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Severe Combined Immunodeficiency and Related Disorders Service (Children) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Autologous Intestinal reconstruction (Adult) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Breast Radiotherapy Injury Rehabilitation Service (Adult) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Primary Malignant Bone Tumours Service (Adults and Adolescents) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Proton Beam Therapy Service (All Ages) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Retinoblastoma service (Children) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Ataxia telangiectasia service (Adult) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Ataxia telangiectasia service (Children) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome (aHUS) (all ages) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Autologous Intestinal reconstruction (Adult) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Behcets Syndrome Service (All Ages) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis Service (Adults) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Complex Ehlers Danlos service (All Ages) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis treatment service (Adults) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Epidermolysis bullosa service (All Ages) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Ex-vivo partial nephrectomy service (Adults) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Insulin-resistant diabetes services (All Ages) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Islet transplantation service (Adult) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Heart Transplantation service (Adult) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Liver Transplantation Service (Children) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Liver Transplantation Service (Adult) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Lymphangioleiomyomatosis service (Adults) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Pancreas Transplantation Service (Adult) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy (Adults and Adolescents) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs) as a bridge to heart transplantation for myocardial recovery (All Ages) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Xeroderma pigmentosum service (All Ages) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Auditory brainstem implant (ABI) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Auditory brainstem implant (ABI) for children with congenital abnormalities of the auditory nerves or cochleae | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Complex Disability Equipment: Prosthetics (All Ages) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Diagnostic service for rare neuromuscular disorders (All Ages) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation Service for Adults with Respiratory Failure | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Hand and Upper Limb Transplantation | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Implantable Hearing Aids | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Neurointerventional Services for Stroke | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Neuromyelitis optica service (adults and adolescents) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Ocular oncology service (Adults and Adolescents) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Ophthalmic pathology service (All Ages) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis service for corneal blindness (Adult) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Specialised Burn Care – Adults | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Specialised Burn Care – Paediatrics | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Spinal Cord Injury | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Specialised Pain Management | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| (ECMO) Service for neonates, infants and children with respiratory failure | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Alkaptonuria service (Adult) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Ataxia telangiectasia service (children) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Bardet-biedl syndrome service (All Ages) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Barth syndrome service (All Ages) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Beckwith-wiedemann syndrome with macroglossia service (Children) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Bladder exstrophy service (Children) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Breast Radiotherapy Injury Rehabilitation Service (Adult) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Cardiothoracic Transplantation Service (Paediatrics) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Complex childhood osteogenesis imperfecta service | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Complex neurofibromatosis type 1 service (All Ages) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Complex tracheal disease service (Children) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Congenital hyperinsulinism service (Children) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Craniofacial service (All Ages) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| DNA nucleotide excision repair disorders service (All Ages) (Service) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Fetal Medicine | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Gender identity development service for children and adolescents | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Gestational trophoblastic disease (Choriocarcinoma – All Ages) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Intestinal pseudo-obstructive disorders service (Children) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Inherited Metabolic Disorders – Adult | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Inherited Metabolic Disorders – Children | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Lysosomal storage disorders service (All Ages) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| McArdles disease service (All Ages) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Medical Genetics | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Multiple sclerosis management service for children | 2018/19 Metric Definitions set 2019/20 Metric Definitions set 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Neurofibromatosis Type 2 Service (All Ages) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Pulmonary hypertension service for children | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Rare mitochondrial disorders service (All Ages) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Severe acute porphyria service (All Ages) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Small bowel transplantation (Adults) (Service) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Small bowel transplantation (Paeds) (Service) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Specialist Liver Disease Service (Children) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Stickler syndrome diagnostic service (Children) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Vein of Galen malformation service (All Ages) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |
| Wolfram syndrome service (All Ages) | 2020/21 Metric Definitions set |