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Adult social care

Population Size

233,723

People

Population Size statistic card

Years

2018

Years statistic card

Associated BioSamples

None/not available

Associated BioSamples statistic card

Geographic coverage

North West England: https://www.geonames.org/2641227/north-west.html

Geographic coverage statistic card

Lead time

2-6 months

Lead time statistic card

Summary

The Adult Social Care dataset provides information on the care and support services delivered to adults in England. It is primarily collected and published by NHS Digital and includes data from local authorities who are responsible for delivering social care.

Documentation

https://digital.nhs.uk/services/data-services-for-commissioners/datasets/adult-social-care-data

Dataset type

Health and disease

Dataset sub-type

Not applicable

Dataset population size

233723

Keywords

Observations

Observed Node

Disambiguating Description

Measured Value

Measured Property

Observation Date

Persons

Number of distinct individuals in the dataset

156053

Count

12 Jun 2025

Persons

Total number of distinct Males in the dataset

66087

Count where Gender = Male

12 Jun 2025

Provenance

Source of data extraction

EPR

Collection source setting

Local authority, Secondary care - In-patients

Patient pathway description

The adult social care pathway guides individuals through assessment, planning, and delivery of care and support, coordinated by local authorities

Biological sample availability

None/not available

Structural Metadata

Details

Publishing frequency

Daily

Version

1.0.0

Modified

25/06/2025

Coverage

Start date

01/04/2018

Time lag

Variable

Geographic coverage

North West England: https://www.geonames.org/2641227/north-west.html

Maximum age range

123

Accessibility

Language

en

Alignment with standardised data models

NHS DATA DICTIONARY

Controlled vocabulary

LOCAL

Format

text/csv, application/sql

Data Access Request

Access rights

https://northwestsde.nhs.uk/for-sde-users/apply-to-use-the-sde

Time to dataset access

2-6 months

Access method category

TRE/SDE

Access service description

A secure workspace within the SDE will be implemented for each project. The standard package for a secure workspace includes a cloud-based VDI providing access to an instance of the platform and as suite of included tools. Further details be provided on request.

Jurisdiction

UK

Data use limitation

Research use only

Data use requirements

User-specific restriction

Data Controller

North West Secure Data Environment

Data Processor

Arden and GEM Commissioning Support Unity=

Demographics

Dataset Types: Health and disease

Collection Sources: Local authority, Secondary care - In-patients

Publications about this dataset

The role of health and social factors in education outcome: A record-linked electronic birth cohort ...Evans A, Dunstan F, Fone DL, Bandyopadhyay A, Scho...

PloS one

Published - 2019