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Part of Short and Long Term (SALT) data sources for the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF) 2023-24

ASCOF Measure 2A (formally 2D) – The outcome of short term services: sequel to service

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Current chapter – ASCOF Measure 2A (formally 2D) – The outcome of short term services: sequel to service


Formula: (X/Y)*100

X: Numerator

Number of new clients where the sequel to "Short Term Support to maximise independence" was "Ongoing Low Level Support"; "Short Term Support (Other)"; "No Services Provided - Universal Services/Signposted to Other Services"; "No Services Provided - No identified needs"

The following SALT data items are utilised within the numerator for ASCOF 2A

Measure SALT STS002a
Table(s) Table 1 (figure 2)
Cell description Total of contents of cells within columns ‘Ongoing low level support’, ‘Short term support (other)’, ‘No Services Provided – Universal Services / Signposted to other services’ and ‘No Services Provided – No identified Needs’

Figure 2: SALT measure STS002a, table 1

SALT measure STS002a, table 1

Y: Denominator

Number of new clients who had short-term support to maximise independence. Those with a sequel of either early cessation due to a life event, or those who have had needs identified but have either declined support or are self-funding should be subtracted from this total

The following SALT data items are utilised within the denominator for ASCOF 2A

Measure SALT STS002a
Table(s) Table 1 (figure 3)
Cell description Total of contents of cells within all columns, excluding ‘Early cessation of service (not leading to long term support)’, ‘Early cessation of service (leading to long term support)’,’No Services Provided – Needs identified but self-funding’ and ‘No Services Provided – needs identified but support declined’

Figure 3: SALT measure STS002a, table 1

Figure 3: SALT measure STS002a, table 1


Last edited: 26 March 2024 9:19 am