All Age Continuing Care (AACC) Data Set
This standard sets out the rules for an end to end, patient level data set that captures data relating to patient details, NHS CHC eligibility, activity, reviews and care.
Contents
- Documentation
About this standard
- Publisher
- NHS England
- Also known as
- Previously NHS Continuing Healthcare (NHS CHC) Patient-Level Data Set
- Reference code
- DCB3085 Amd 43/2022
- Publication date
- 20 August 2024
- Status
- Active
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Active. Active standards are stable, maintained and have been approved, assured or endorsed for use by qualified bodies.
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- Standard type
- Collections
- Information standards
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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.
Information standards. Information standards are agreed ways of doing something, written down as a set of precise criteria so they can be used as rules, guidelines, or definitions.
Technical Standards and specifications. Technical standards and specifications specify how to make information available technically including how the data is structured and transported.
- Contact point
- Quote ‘DSDS CHC’ in the subject line.
Using this standard
- Applies to
- All responsible commissioners of NHS AACC services are required to submit this data.
- Impacts on
- Implementation of this information standard impacts all health IT systems suppliers providing systems to the above providers; suppliers should work with their customers to determine necessary changes.
- Associated medias
- Conformance date
- 31 May 2025
- Effective from
- 1 April 2025
Topics and care settings
- Topic
- Adult
- Continuity of care
- Data definitions and terminologies
- Key care information
- Reference data
- Care setting
- Care home
- Community health
- Home
Dependencies and related standards
- Dependencies
No known dependencies.
- Related standards
- DAPB1605 Accessible Information
- DCB0129 Clinical Risk Management: its Application in the Manufacture of Health IT Systems
- DCB0160 Clinical Risk Management: its Application in the Deployment and Use of Health IT Systems
- DCB3058 Compliance with National Data Opt-outs
- DAPB0086 Data Security and Protection Toolkit
- DAPB0090 Health and Social Care Organisation Reference Data
- DCB2117 NHS Continuing Healthcare Data Set (aggregate CHC collection)
- ISB 0149 NHS Number
- ISB0149-01 NHS Number for General Practice
- ISB0149-02 NHS Number for Secondary Care
- DCB2094 Sexual Orientation Monitoring
Review Information
- Scope
- NHS Services
- Sponsor
Nicky Yiasoumi, CHC Strategic Improvement Programme Commissioning Lead, NHS England
- Senior Responsible Officer
Raj Bhatt, Head of Analytics (NHS Continuing Healthcare), NHS England
- Business Lead
- Ed Onslow, Data Set Maintenance Operational Delivery Manager, NHS England
- Approval date
- 19 December 2023
- Post Implementation review Date
- 31 May 2026
- Technical Committee
Data Alliance Partnership Board (DAPB)
Legal basis and endorsements
- Legal authority
Section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
This information standard is published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
Section 259 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
https://digital.nhs.uk/about-nhs-digital/corporate-information-and-documents/directions-and-data-provision-notices/data-provision-notices-dpns/nhs-all-age-continuing-care-data-set
More information
NHS Continuing Healthcare (NHS CHC) means a package of ongoing care that is arranged and funded solely by the NHS where the individual has been assessed and found to have a ‘primary health need’ as set out in the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing in England. This standard, previously known as the NHS Continuing Healthcare (NHS CHC) Patient-Level Data Set, sets out the rules for an end to end, patient level data set that captures data relating to patient details, NHS CHC eligibility, activity, reviews and care packages. The existing NHS CHC quarterly collection of aggregate data (DCB2117) will continue to be submitted by providers as normal until the quality of data submitted in DCB3085 reaches an adequate level to allow the quarterly collection to be retired. This information standard is published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012. An Information Standards Notice (see below) provides an overview of scope and implementation timescales and the other listed documents provide further detail for those who have to implement the information standard.
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