Assuring Transformation
This dataset monitors the progress of moving people with a learning disability, autism or both to community settings.
About this standard
- Publisher
- NHS England
- Reference code
- DAPB2007 Amd 18/2022
- Publication date
- 31/08/2023
- Status
- Active
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- Standard type
- Collections
- Information standards
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Collections. A Collection is a systematic gathering of a specified selection of data or information for a particular stated purpose from existing records held within health and care systems and electronic devices.
Extractions. An extraction is a type of collection that is pulled from an operational system by the data controller and transmitted to the receiver without additional processing or transcription by the sender.
Information standards. Information standards are agreed ways of doing something, written down as a set of precise criteria so they can be used as rules, guidelines, or definitions.
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- Contact point
- Please include ‘FAO Assuring Transformation’ in the subject line.
Link to standard
- Documentation
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- Applies to
- All commissioners of learning disability and autism services.
- Integrated Care Boards (ICBs)
- Commissioning support units
- Provider Collaboratives
- NHS England Specialised Commissioning Hubs
- Impacts on
- Implementation of this information standard impacts all health IT systems suppliers providing systems to the above providers; suppliers should work with their customers to determine necessary changes.
- Associated medias
Further guidance is published by NHS England:
- Further guidance on the Assuring Transformation (AT) collection
- Directions under section 254 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 The data collection is the subject of Directions under section 254 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
- NHS England updated section 259 notification NHS England will be issuing an updated section 259 notification, under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012, to notify providers of the requirement to supply data. This will be published on the NHS England website as above.
- Conformance date
- 31/03/2024
- Effective from
- 01/09/2023
Topics and care settings
- Topic
- Continuity of care
- Data definitions and terminologies
- Reference data
- Care setting
- Community health
- Hospital
Dependencies and related standards
- Dependencies
No known dependencies
- Related standards
- Mental Health Services Data Set The Assuring Transformation collection has been aligned with the Mental Health Services Data Set where possible, for example through the use of the same data items and national code lists.
- NHS Data Model and Dictionary Assuring Transformation is not currently incorporated into the Data Dictionary, but the collection is aligned with the Data Dictionary as far as possible, i.e. through the use of Data Dictionary data items where equivalent items exist.
- Mental Health Services Data Set
Review Information
- Scope
- NHS Services
- Sponsor
Gareth Harry, Director of Delivery, Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism, NHS England.
- Senior Responsible Officer
Gary Childs, Head of Information and Analysis, NHS England.
- Business Lead
- Clare McConnell, Senior Analytical Lead (Learning Disability and Autism Programme), NHS England.
- Approval date
- 27/07/2023
- Post Implementation review Date
- 31/03/2025
Legal basis and endorsements
- Legal authority
Section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
This information standard is published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
NHS standard contract
This collection is published under the NHS Standard Contract.
More information
Assuring Transformation is a data collection that has been developed in response to Transforming Care: A national response to Winterbourne View Hospital and Winterbourne View Review: Concordat: A Programme of Action.
The Concordat, published by the Department of Health and Social Care in December 2012, aims to ensure that all people with a learning disability receive the health care and support they need in the most appropriate setting.
Version 4.0 of this dataset includes changes to the established questions and changes to improve the validity, accuracy and reliability of responses. These include:
- Addition of new questions relating to:
- Whether gender identity is the same as at birth
- Looked After Children legal status for under 18 year olds
- The sex of the ward
- Pre-admission Local Area Emergency Protocol (LAEP) date
- Annual Health Checks
- Self-segregation
- If Local Authority and ICS aware of planned discharge / transfer
- Clinically ready for discharge and reasons for delayed discharge
- Amendments to existing questions to better align Assuring Transformation with the Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS) and NHS Data Model and Dictionary
- Removal of questions where the information can be found elsewhere or is no longer relevant.
- There are also minor changes to validations within the Clinical Audit Platform (CAP) system to improve the robustness of the data when captured.
- Improvements to guidance for submitters.
Page last updated: 03 May 2024