Appendix H: Further information sources
There is a considerable overlap of methodology between this survey and the Adult Social Care Survey which was reviewed in 2010-11 by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Their report Review of Methodology for the National Adult Social Care User Experience Survey and the response from the Social Services User Survey Group (SSUSG) can be seen in the ‘Related Information’ section on the NHS England Social care user surveys webpage.
The Personal Social Service Research Unit (PSSRU) at the University of Kent and London School of Economics and Political Sciences produced a document about the development and testing of SACE: The Personal Social Services Survey of Adult Carers in England – 2009-10: Survey Development Project Technical Report. This contains details about the rationale of the design of the questionnaire and highlights any issues in relation to particular questions in order to aid interpretation of the survey results. In addition, this document contains examples of question wordings which carers found confusing, making it a useful resource on what to avoid for future survey design.
Another useful document is Developing a Carer’s Experience Performance Indicator: PSSRU Discussion Paper 2734. This outlines the development work undertaken by PSSRU in developing questions 7-12 of the survey, which are scored and summed together to form the carer social-care related quality of life measure (Carer SCRQoL), and which is used to populate ASCOF 1D.
There are also a number of ways in which CASSRs can learn from each other, and from other organisations, in relation to completion of user surveys.
- the CASSR members of SSUSG are able to facilitate the sharing of knowledge about the surveys, and often have links to regional Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS)
- linking with colleagues in other CASSRs, particularly those where survey results and ASCOF outcomes differ
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