Better Care Fund Quarterly Reporting
Supports the Better Care Fund programme across the NHS and local government, which seeks to join up health and care services, so people can manage their own health and wellbeing, and live independently in their communities for as long as possible.
Contents
- Documentation
About this standard
- Publisher
- NHS England
- Also known as
- BCF programme
- Reference code
- DCB3067 Amd 114/2018
- Publication date
- 14/05/2019
- Status
- Active
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- Standard type
- Collections
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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.
Technical Standards and specifications. Technical standards and specifications specify how to make information available technically including how the data is structured and transported.
- Collection level
Aggregate level
- Frequency
Dataset publication or collection occurs every three months.
- Contact point
Using this standard
- Applies to
- Local Authorities and Clinical Commissioning Groups
Topics and care settings
- Topic
- Health
- Care setting
- Community health
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Review Information
- Post Implementation review Date
- 30/11/2020
Legal basis and endorsements
- Legal authority
Section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
This standard is published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
More information
the BCF encourages integration by requiring integrated care systems and local authorities to enter into pooled budget arrangements and agree an integrated spending plan.
Compliance with the requirements of the BCF programme is monitored via the BCF Quarterly Reporting collection. Data is submitted to NHS England by BCF leads in Local Authorities (LAs) and Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs).
The data is used to assess both the progress and needs of the CCGs and LAs in the BCF programme.
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