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Personal Social Services Adult Social Care Survey

This survey asks service users questions about quality of life and what impact care and support services have on their quality of life.

Documentation

About this standard

Publisher
NHS England
Also known as
  • Personal Social Services Adult Social Care Survey, England
  • ASCS
Reference code
DAPB2153 Amd 29/2019
Publication date
09/06/2023
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

Other

Frequency

Dataset publication or collection occurs once a year.

Contact point

enquiries@nhsdigital.nhs.uk

Please state "Adult Social Care" as the subject heading.

Using this standard

Applies to
  • Councils with Adult Social Service Responsibilities (CASSRs)
  • Adult Social Care Service Users
Associated medias

Topics and care settings

Topic
  • Care
  • Service
Care setting
Social care
Dependencies
  • Adult Social Care Data Collections
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Review Information

Scope
All Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities (CASSRs)
Contributor
Department of Health and Social Care
Technical Committee

Data Alliance Partnership Board (DAPB)

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.

  • Section 259 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012

More information

The results of the survey are used to improve local services and to populate indicators in the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF).

It is an important resource for reporting what has been achieved for local people, supporting development and improvement of local services and enabling people to make better choices about their care.

Page last updated: 02 April 2024