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Discover recognised published standards that help data work together for users in health and adult social care within England.

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    Record the most important details that a person wants to share with professionals in health and social care, for example how best to communicate with the person, how to help them feel at ease or details about how they like to take their medication.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 12 Oct 2023

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    Aims to make sure that people who have accessibility needs, reasonable adjustments, disability, impairment or sensory loss get appropriate information and communication support from NHS and adult social care services.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 10 Aug 2017

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    Enables key aspects of the provision of adult social care services across England to be assessed at both national and local level.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 6 Apr 2023

  • Published standard

    Enables person-centred, sustainable innovation for adult social care by specifying a client level, core data set to capture adult social care activity across England.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 18 Oct 2022

  • Published standard

    Collects information on the Deferred Payment Agreements (DPAs) that Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities (CASSRs) have arranged with clients to help with the payment of the costs of their care.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 17 Sep 2021

  • Published standard

    Ensures a consistent baseline recording of direct care data by Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered adult social care providers.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 15 Apr 2024

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    Collects council level financial data to allow the calculation of unit costs, income and expenditure for adult social care at a national and council level.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 30 Sep 2019

  • Published standard

    Collects information about the social care workforce in England obtained from all Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities (CASSRs).

    Status: Active

    Date published: 5 Nov 2019

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    Enables the interchange of monthly aggregate contract monitoring data between commissioners and providers of healthcare in a uniform format.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 8 Apr 2021

  • Published standard

    Support transfer of care from hospital to social services for patients with care and support needs using the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard for health and care data exchange.

    Status: Deprecated

    Date added: 12 Oct 2023