Source Social Care Data Modernisation Programme

• Social and community care

Proposal

Status

Under review

Existing publication

Transforming social care data in Scotland

Planned implementation date

This is an ongoing programme of development work. Specific publication changes will be posted separately for feedback.

Proposed changes

As part of the modernisation programme, the Source social care dataset will be reviewed to identify any overlaps, gaps or duplication with other collections and how it can be adapted to meet the emerging needs of a wide range of users.

This will include how we can exploit the Community Health Index (CHI) to enable data to be linked to other sources and will allow us to gain a better understanding of the full health and social care pathway.

Reasons for changes

Despite the richness of existing data sets, there are challenges which make it difficult to understand an individual’s social care journey.

These include:

• overlapping data collections
• inconsistent definitions
• gaps in the care pathways especially around social work referrals and assessments to adult social care

Feedback closing date

This is an ongoing programme of phased work.

Contact email

phs.source@phs.scot