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Personal Social Services Survey of Adult Carers in England

Survey of carers aged 18 or over who care for a person aged 18 or over in receipt of adult social care services provided by Councils with Adult Social Service Responsibilities.

Documentation

About this standard

Publisher
NHS England
Also known as
SACE
Reference code
DAPB2169 Amd 30/2019
Publication date
09/08/2022
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.

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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 at uneven intervals.

Contact point

enquiries@nhsdigital.nhs.uk

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

Using this standard

Applies to
Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities (CASSRs) with an eligible population of at least 150 carers
Associated medias
Is part of
  • Adult Social Care Data Collections

Topics and care settings

Topic
  • Adult
  • Care
  • Service
Care setting
Social care
Related standards

Review Information

Scope
All Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities (CASSRs)
Contributor
Department of Health and Social Care
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 surveys are the most significant pool of personal outcome information for those receiving CASSR-funded or managed adult social care, and for carers of people receiving adult social care. They are 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.

As well as providing an overall quality of life index, they provide intelligence on whether specific groups experience better outcomes, whether services and support are meeting all outcome needs, and the value added by social care services. The surveys provide assured, benchmarked local data to support local services in thinking about ways of improving outcomes for carers and users.

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