This is the publication of adult critical care data, which forms part of Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) and is collected as part of the Critical Care Minimum Data Set (CCMDS). It covers critical care periods ending between 1 April and 31 March each year and draws on records submitted by providers as an attachment to the inpatient record.

This is the first publication of adult critical care data which forms part of Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) and is collected as part of the Critical Care Minimum Data Set (CCMDS). It covers critical care periods ending between 1 April 2008 and 31 March 2009 and draws on records submitted by providers as an attachment to the inpatient record. During the period covered by this report not all NHS trusts with critical care capacity have completed data submissions, so data quality and coverage is variable in some cases. Publishing the critical care HES data for the first time as experimental statistics allows for discussion, analysis and promotion of the data set, which in turn should lead to improved coverage and data quality.

This is the second publication of adult critical care data, which forms part of Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) and is collected as part of the Critical Care Minimum Data Set (CCMDS). It covers critical care periods ending between 1 April 2009 and 31 March 2010, and draws on records submitted by providers as an attachment to the inpatient record. During the period covered by this report, not all NHS trusts with critical care capacity have completed data submissions, so data quality and coverage is variable in some cases. Publishing the HES critical care data as experimental statistics allows for discussion, analysis and promotion of the dataset, which in turn should lead to improved coverage and data quality.

This is the fifth publication of adult critical care data, which forms part of Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) and is collected as part of the Critical Care Minimum Data Set (CCMDS). It covers critical care periods ending between 1 April 2012 and 31 March 2013, and draws on records submitted by providers as an attachment to the inpatient record.

This is the fourth publication of adult critical care data, which forms part of Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) and is collected as part of the Critical Care Minimum Data Set (CCMDS). It covers critical care periods ending between 1 April 2011 and 31 March 2012, and draws on records submitted by providers as an attachment to the inpatient record.

This is the sixth publication of adult critical care data, which forms part of Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) and is collected as part of the Critical Care Minimum Data Set (CCMDS). It covers critical care periods ending between 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2014, and draws on records submitted by providers as an attachment to the admitted patient care record.