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Intermediate Care Data Collection 2025

Data to improve the visibility of demand and capacity across health services at all levels from system to regional to national.

Documentation

About this standard

Publisher
NHS England
Reference code
DAPB4109
Publication date
29 July 2024
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

Contact point

england.standards.assurance@nhs.net

Using this standard

Applies to
All organisations providing non-specialist community bedded services for the purposes of rehabilitation, reablement and recovery.

Topics and care settings

Topic
  • Data definitions and terminologies
  • Key care information
Care setting
Community health

Review Information

Scope
All organisations providing NHS and/or jointly commissioned non-specialist community bedded services for the purposes of rehabilitation, reablement and recovery, including those funded through the Better Care Fund.
Approval date
29 July 2024
Technical Committee

Data Assurance Board (DAB)

Legal authority

Section 259 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012

More information

This update evolves the existing Covid-19 Community Daily Discharge SitRep into an Intermediate Care data collection to provide better insight to support national, regional and Integrated Care Board (ICB) oversight of service delivery.

Page last updated: 15 December 2025