Adult Social Care data collections: March 2013 letter

March 2013 letter to councils

• Update on the collections being developed for 2014/15

• Further information on the new Safeguarding Adults Return and revised DoLS return for 2013/14

• Update on the collections and publications

• Requests for volunteers

How the letter was developed

• Through regular discussions with the ZBR communications group, which includes a number of council representatives

• Through feedback from queries received and discussions with groups such as ADASS S&P

• Through endorsement by the DH/ADASS Outcomes and Information Development Board

Update on the collections being developed for 2014/15

• Plans to replace RAP, ASC-CAR and PSSEX1 with collections on short/long term support and finance, underpinned by the equalities and classifications framework

• Thank you to the 47 councils who took part in the impact assessment, and all those in testing / development groups

• Intention to make an announcement on final plans by end of May 2013

• Latest draft ZBR materials are on the HSCIC website and will continue to be updated

Further information on the new Safeguarding Adults Return (SAR) and revised DoLS return for 2013/14• The changes were announced in September

2012.

• Thank you to colleagues who advised on the development of materials

• The SAR replaces the AVA collection for 2013/14 onwards

• Record level recording for the revised DoLS collection will start in April, reported to the HSCIC annually

• Guardianship remains the same

Update on the collections and publications• The HSCIC has published a number of final

2011/12 reports in early 2013, with most of this data also being on NASCIS

• It is likely that data will be in the public domain earlier this year than last

• Thank you for submitting carers’ survey data

• And thank you for feedback on the collections systems. We have made some changes to Omnibus collections.

Requests for volunteers

• Thank you to everyone who has been involved in our stakeholder groups, or by providing feedback recently

• Most volunteers are currently from NW, SE and London, so volunteers from other regions are sought

• We may be able to offer further secondment opportunities

• DH would like more volunteers for the ASCOF reference group

Further information

Please look at the March 2013 letter to councils for web links and e-mail addresses