Version: 1.1.2 | Published: 1 Dec 2025 | Updated: 44 days ago
Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy Data Set
Dataset
Summary
Reference Code:
DCB1533 Amd 22/2025
Type:
- Collections
- Information standards
Effective From:
24 July 2025
Applies To:
- Cancer centres
- All providers of NHS commissioned systemic anti-cancer therapy services.
Impacts On:
Implementation of this information standard impacts all staff groups involved in
responding to the standard including: • medical and nursing • pharmacy •
information • IT • management staff
Conformance Date:
01 July 2026
Assurance Expiry Date:
30 June 2027
Topics:
- Data definitions and terminologies
- Demographics
- Pharmacy, Medicines and Prescribing
- Reference data
Care Settings:
Hospital
Alternate Name:
Also known as SACT.
Publication Date:
14 July 2025
Contact Point
Contact Point:
Documentation
Description:
SACT is the national standard for reporting systemic anti cancer therapy treatments for the NHS in England. The NDRS are responsible for the ongoing maintenance, development, and implementation. The data set relates to all cancer patients, both adult and paediatric, in acute inpatient and outpatient settings, but does not include private patients or primary care.
The SACT Information Standard addresses the requirement to standardise the recording of SACT treatment and outcomes through electronic systems.
Documentation Link:
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Review & Status
Sponsor:
Sarah Stevens, Deputy Director, NDRS
Approval Date:
24 June 2025
Business Lead:
Wayne Brown, Senior Project Lead NHS England
Scope:
NHS Services
SRO:
Dr Martine Bomb, Head of Data Projects, NHS England
Technical Committee:
Data Alliance Partnership Board (DAPB)
Dataset Identifier:
ffea307b-8cae-4434-a8d5-4cd6a290d0f0
Mandated:
Yes
Status:
active
Legal Authority 1
Legal Authority:
Section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
Legal Authority Description:
This information standard is published under section 250 of the Health and
Social Care Act 2012
Legal Authority 2
Legal Authority:
NHS standard contract
Legal Authority Description:
This collection is published under the NHS Standard Contract.
Origin
Name:
NHSE-SD Data Catalogue