Conceptual Model

Introduction to the MODS

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Ensures a consistent baseline recording of direct care data by Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered adult social care providers.

<p>The standard will support interoperability across a wide range of health and adult social care systems and ensure data collected supports the delivery of quality care services.</p>
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<span>This information standard is published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.</span>


<span>Under separate arrangements overseen by NHS England, implementing this Standard is a contractual requirement for all NHS England Digital Social Care Record (DSCR) Assured Solution Suppliers.</span>


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Adult Social Care Digital Social Care Record: Minimum Operational Data Standard (MODS)

Details of the person's demographics. It is advisable to use the Personal Demographics Service (PDS) for this purpose. The PDS can be used to verify and employ essential patient demographic information, including but not limited to the patient's name, address, date of birth, contact details, their registered general practitioner (GP), and preferred pharmacy. It also provides a national unique identifier for each patient, known as the NHS number. For further details, refer to the digital resources provided by the NHS on their Personal Demographics Service webpage.

Person demographics

Date of birth

<p>The gender identity of a <a href="/#/9815/dataClass/12172">PERSON</a> as stated by the <a href="/#/9815/dataClass/12172">PERSON</a>.</p>

Gender identity

<p>The language used by a <a href="/#/9815/dataClass/12172">PERSON</a>.</p><p><a href="/#/9815/dataElement/10861">LANGUAGE_CODE</a> is based on the ISO 639-1 two character language codes (see the <a href="http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/php/code_list.php" target="_blank">ISO Registration Authority website</a>) plus five communication method extensions:</p><table><tbody><tr><td>q1</td><td>Braille - for people who are unable to see</td></tr><tr><td>q2</td><td>American Sign Language</td></tr><tr><td>q3</td><td>Australian Sign Language</td></tr><tr><td>q4</td><td>British Sign Language</td></tr><tr><td>q5</td><td>Makaton - devised for children and adults with a variety of communication and <a href="/#/9817/dataClass/15417">Learning Disabilities</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

First Language

Other language

Is an interpreter required to communicate with this person?

Interpreter required

The immigration status of the individual; for example Asylum Seeker.

Immigration status

Indication of the person's sexual preferences

Sexual orientation

<p>An indication of whether the female <a href="/#/9815/dataClass/12172">PERSON</a> is pregnant.</p>

Pregnancy status

<p>The ethnicity of a <a href="/#/9815/dataClass/12172">PERSON</a>, as specified by the <a href="/#/9815/dataClass/12172">PERSON</a>.</p><p><a href="/#/9815/dataElement/10532">ETHNIC_CATEGORY_CODE_2001</a> is the classification used for the 2001 census.</p><p>The <a href="/#/9817/dataClass/15552">Office_for_National_Statistics</a> has developed a further breakdown of the group from that given, which may be used locally.</p><p>Note: the National Code descriptions have been updated. The Data Set specifications that contain this item will be updated in the next version of the Information Standard where they are not already correct.</p><p>National code Z - Not Stated should be used where the <a href="/#/9815/dataClass/12172">PERSON</a> has been given the opportunity to state their <a href="/#/9815/dataClass/12125">ETHNIC_CATEGORY</a> but chose not to.</p>

Ethnicity

<p>The <a href="/#/9815/dataClass/12212">RELIGIOUS_OR_OTHER_BELIEF_SYSTEM_AFFILIATION</a> of a <a href="/#/9815/dataClass/12172">PERSON</a>, as specified by a <a href="/#/9815/dataClass/12172">PERSON</a>.</p><p>Note: This is the <a href="/#/9817/dataClass/15682">Religious_Affiliation</a> of a <a href="/#/9815/dataClass/12172">PERSON</a>, not their <a href="/#/9817/dataClass/15681">Religion</a>.</p><p>Where applicable, <a href="/#/9815/dataElement/11605">RELIGIOUS_OR_OTHER_BELIEF_SYSTEM_AFFILIATION_CODE</a> is aligned with descriptors for "Religious and Other Belief System Affiliation" in <a href="http://www.datadictionary.nhs.uk/web_site_content/supporting_information/clinical_coding/snomed_ct.asp">SNOMED_CT</a>® as follows:</p><p><a href="http://www.datadictionary.nhs.uk/web_site_content/supporting_information/clinical_coding/snomed_ct_refset.asp">SNOMED_CT_Refset</a>:</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.datadictionary.nhs.uk/web_site_content/supporting_information/clinical_coding/snomed_ct_refset.asp">Refset</a> FSN: Religious or other belief system affiliation simple reference set (foundation metadata concept)</li><li><a href="http://www.datadictionary.nhs.uk/web_site_content/supporting_information/clinical_coding/snomed_ct_refset.asp">Refset</a> Id: 999000531000000100</li></ul><p>For further details relating to the <a href="http://www.datadictionary.nhs.uk/web_site_content/supporting_information/clinical_coding/snomed_ct_refset.asp">SNOMED_CT_Refset</a>, see the <a href="null">null</a> at: <a href="https://termbrowser.nhs.uk/?perspective=full&amp;conceptId1=999000531000000100&amp;edition=uk-edition&amp;release=v20211124&amp;server=https://termbrowser.nhs.uk/sct-browser-api/snomed&amp;langRefset=999000681000001101,999001251000000103" target="_blank">Religious or other belief system affiliation simple reference set (foundation metadata concept)</a>.</p><p>This item is not referenced in a data set in the NHS Data Model and Dictionary. It has been retained to ensure the modelling is consistent.</p><p>Notes:</p><ul><li><div>Where the <a href="/#/9815/dataClass/12163">PATIENT</a> <strong>has been asked</strong> for their <a href="/#/9815/dataClass/12212">RELIGIOUS_OR_OTHER_BELIEF_SYSTEM_AFFILIATION</a> but they are unsure what it is: National Code <em>'KI Agnostic'</em> should be used</div></li><li><div>Where the <a href="/#/9815/dataClass/12163">PATIENT</a><strong> has been asked</strong> for their <a href="/#/9815/dataClass/12212">RELIGIOUS_OR_OTHER_BELIEF_SYSTEM_AFFILIATION</a> and it is one that is not listed: National Code <em>'K20 Religion (Other Not Listed)'</em> should be used</div></li><li><div>Where the <a href="/#/9815/dataClass/12163">PATIENT</a> <strong>has not been asked</strong> for their <a href="/#/9815/dataClass/12212">RELIGIOUS_OR_OTHER_BELIEF_SYSTEM_AFFILIATION</a>: National Code <em>'N1 <a href="/#/9815/dataClass/12163">PATIENT</a> Religion Unknown'</em> should be used</div></li></ul>

Religion

The person’s phenotypic sex - the sex when the person was born. Determines how the person will be treated clinically

An indicator to identify the legal marital status of the person.

Marital status

Local authority where the person is ordinarily resident in, as defined in the Care Act 2014 (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/23/part/1/crossheading/establishing-where-a-person-lives-etc/enacted).

Ordinarily resident in

The preferred pronouns for the person. Eg: He/Him, She/Her, They/Them etc.

Pronoun

The NATIONALITY of a PERSON, as specified by a PERSON. Primary nationality prioritise in the following order: British, Irish and Other country. If other country the most recent passport scan at a border, nationality on visa application, most frequent nationality appearing on Advance Passenger Information (API).

Primary nationality

Any other NATIONALITY of a PERSON, as specified by a PERSON that is not the primary nationality.

Other nationality

MODS V1.0.5 Data Dictionary.xlsx

Data-Dictionary-Adult Social Care Digital Social Care Record_ Minimum Operational Data Standard (MODS)@1.0.5.xlsx

<p>The standard will support interoperability across a wide range of health and adult social care systems and ensure data collected supports the delivery of quality care services.</p>
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The Digital Social Care Records Capabilities and Standards Roadmap

Core information standard

About Me

Personalised Care and Support Plan

Social Prescribing Information Standard

Urgent transfer from care home to hospital

NHS Data Model and Dictionary

NHS England Terminology Server

LGA Inform Plus

Unique Property Reference Number

SNOMED CT – UK Edition

HL7 FHIR UK Core

ISO 13606 - Electronic Health Record

openEHR

EN ISO 13940:2016 - A system of concepts for the continuity of care

ISO 3166 Country Codes

ISO 639-1 Language Codes

Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine

NHSE-SD Data Catalogue

Details about documents related to the person.

Document

Details of a scheduled re-assessment of a person’s needs and/or review of a care plan, so that people can look at whether the services a person is receiving meet their needs and help them to achieve their goals.

Review

Details about a health and social care admission.

Admission details

Details about a health and social care setting discharge.

Discharge details

A record of a communication or correspondence, including the status such as preparation, completed, stopped etc.

Communication

A physical LOCATION.

This could be:
where a SUBJECT OF CARE is seen
where SERVICES exist
from which requests for ACTIVITIES are sent or
any other place of interest to an ORGANISATION which is not recorded as an ORGANISATION or an ORGANISATION_SITE.
For ACTIVITIES provided by staff groups, LOCATIONS are places where a face-to-face contact or a Group_Session occurs.

For diagnostic ACTIVITIES, LOCATIONS either define the whereabouts of the ACTIVITY or the places from which requests are sent.

Each LOCATION must be classified by one and only one type of LOCATION and the same classification must be used by all users.

Location

The identification of a place of relevance.

This could be to a:

PERSON
ORGANISATION
ORGANISATION_SITE or
LOCATION.
The ADDRESS may have COMMUNICATION_CONTACT_METHOD associated with it and may be the location for an ACTIVITY.

Address

Abstract class. Contains information that should be included as part of any event record e.g. plan, assessment, observation etc.

Event

Record of occupancy and availability for a given location.

Occupancy

activity

Activity

Information recorded when a person interacts with health and social care services and concerning the management of a persons care and those responsible for caring for them.

Administrative information

The process of evaluating a person’s needs, wishes, strengths, preferences and mental capacity, as well as identifying any relevant risks associated with them.

Assessment

Written plans, after you have had an assessment, setting out what your care and support needs are, how they will be met (including what you or anyone who cares for you will do) and what services you will receive. The subject of care should have the opportunity to be fully involved in the plan and to say what their priorities are. If they are in a care home or attend a day service, the plan for their daily care may also be called a care plan.

Care plan

This is a record of the things that a person feels it is important to communicate about their needs, strengths, values, concerns and preferences to others providing support and care.

About me

Assessment and planning information records.

Assessment and planning

Information about when a record was created, modified, completed and authorised and by whom.

Change log

Every record must be versioned and include following information to identify each version. If records are immutable, then changes can be inferred by examining each version of the record. Otherwise if they are not immutable, a detailed change log must be captured for every update to the record.

Versioned record

Every record must be versioned and a log created for every change to a record.

Audit information

A person who seeks to receive, is receiving, or has received care.

Subject of care

Health and social care third party having person role with the right to take decisions on behalf of the subject of care.

Proxy for subject of care

The details of the subject of care’s personal contacts and information about the relationship between the subject of care and the person.

Personal contact

Abstract class. Contains information that should be included as part of any person record e.g. subject of care, proxy, personal contact

Person

Unpaid person who provides support or who looks after a family member, partner or friend who needs help because of their age, physical or mental illness, or disability.

Unpaid carer

Information about a care worker who provides care for the subject of care. Usually an employee of a provider, local authority, healthcare organisation or voluntary organisation.

Care worker

Organisation involved in providing care and support.

Care organisation

Organisation or person participating in health and adult social care

Care actor

Whether a decision has been made, the decision, who made the decision, the date of decision, date for review and location of documentation. Where the person or their family member/carer have not been informed of the clinical decision please state the reason why.

Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation

The voluntary and continuing permission of the person to receive particular treatment or care and support, based on an adequate knowledge of the purpose, nature, likely effects and risks including the likelihood of success, any alternatives to it and what will happen if the treatment does not go ahead. Permission given under any unfair or undue pressure is not consent. By definition, a person who lacks capacity to consent cannot consent to treatment or care and support, even if they cooperate with the treatment or actively seek it.

Informed consent

Details of the person's LPA record or equivalent

Lasting power of attorney

The framework of safeguards under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 for people who need to be deprived of their liberty in a hospital or care home in their best interests for care or treatment and who lack the capacity to consent to the arrangements made for their care or treatment.

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) or equivalent

Details about a person diagnosed with a mental disorder, including where they are formally detained under the Mental health act or equivalent and the section number, or if a person is subject to Community Treatment Order or Conditional Discharge (or equivalent).

Mental health act or equivalent

Record of an advance decision to refuse one or more specific types of future treatment, made by a person who had capacity at the time of recording the decision. The decision only applies when the person no longer has the capacity to consent to or refuse the specific treatment being considered. An ADRT must be in writing, signed and witnessed. If the ADRT is refusing life-sustaining treatment it must state specifically that the treatment is refused even if the person's life is at risk.

Advance decision to refuse treatment (ADRT)

Written requests and preferences made by a person with capacity conveying their wishes, beliefs and values for their future care should they lose capacity.

Advance statement

Consent and legal information

Information about how care should be provided, including a set of planned / scheduled activities, as well as a record of the actions that have been completed and the outcomes of those actions.

Instruction

Defines a single activity within an Instruction, such as a medication administration.

Used to record an action that has been performed, which may have been ad hoc, or due to the execution of an Activity in an Instruction workflow.

Action

Instructions, activities and actions performed by care actors for the subject of care

Instructions, Activities, Actions

An incident that occurred in relation to care services resulting in unexpected or avoidable death, harm or injury to patient, carer, staff or visitor.

Incident

Used to record observed circumstances that impact a person’s health and wellbeing.

Circumstances

Healthcare problems associated with the Subject of care.

Problem

All health and care needs, including emotional, social, cultural, religious and spiritual needs, should be included in assessments about the care and treatment people receive.

Need

Risks identified as part of a risk assessment

Risk

A record of a person's aspirations and a description of things they want someone supporting them to do (or not to do)

Wish

A description of what is most important to a person, the people who are important to a person and things a person wants someone supporting them to do or not to do.

Preference

A description of strengths and assets the person has relating to their goals and hopes about their health and well-being.

Strengths

Details of an alert, which should be determined locally. They might, for example, include the fact that the person has a dangerous dog. It is important that alerts are managed and removed when they are no longer relevant - e.g. 'the dangerous dog' alert if the dog is no longer present. The alerts displayed to users viewing the core information may vary by use case and user's role.

Alert

Details about the Subject of care's allergies or adverse reactions.

Allergies and adverse reactions

Healthcare activity with the intention to clarify one or more health conditions of a subject of care. This can include a report which may have results for multiple tests.

Investigation result

End result, change or benefit for an individual who uses social care and support services.

Outcome

The overall goals, hopes, aims or targets that the person has. Including anything that the person wants to achieve that relates to their future health and wellbeing. Each goal may include a description of why it is important to the person. Goals may also be ranked in order of importance or priority to the person.

Goal

Identified safeguarding concerns protecting vulnerable people from neglect or physical, financial, psychological, verbal or other forms of abuse.

Implementation guidance: It is recognised that local authorities may not record the details of safeguarding concerns as a matter of policy. In such scenarios, health and social care organisations enquiring about a safeguarding flag may be directed to the local Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) team.

Safeguarding concern

Observation of activities relating to personal care and mobility about the home that are basic to daily living.

Daily living

A record of something a care actor has seen, heard, or noticed in reference to the health or social wellbeing of a person. These can include objective and subjective observations and can be recorded by healthcare professionals and/or other care actors.

Adult Social Care Digital Social Care Record: Minimum Operational Data Standard (MODS): data specification

Adult Social Care Digital Social Care Record: Minimum Operational Data Standard (MODS)Person demographics

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