DAPB3085: All Age Continuing Care Data Set (previously NHS Continuing Healthcare (NHS CHC) Patient-Level Data Set)

An information standard which sets out the rules for an end to end, patient level data set that captures data relating to patient details, NHS continuing healthcare eligibility, activity, reviews and care packages.

About this information standard

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.

Future release from 1 April 2025

Release date	20/08/2024
Release number	Amd 43/2022
Release title	Version 2.0
Stage	Implementation
Key documents	Information Standards Notice (Amd 43/2022) Requirements Specification v2.0 (Amd 43/2022) (August 2024) Technical Output Specification v2.01.0 (Amd 43/2022) (August 2024) Implementation Guidance v2.0 (Amd 43/2022) (August 2024) Change specification v2.0 (Amd 42/2022)

Further information

Conformance dates for this information standard are described in the requirements specification and summarised below.

SERVICE REQUEST RECEIVED TYPE values have been updated to better reflect typical operational practice. This is based on feedback that FNC eligibility is not always indicated on receipt of a CHC checklist, nor is a positive/negative CHC outcome. This is reflected in the specification by removing references to FNC eligibility from the SERVICE REQUEST RECEIVED TYPE item, and replacing code 03 with an "undefined" option.

Further minor corrections have been made to remove references to "CHC" that should have been either "AACC" or not present at all. See the Change Summary tab in the Technical Output Specification for details.

From 1 April 2025 all responsible commissioners of NHS AACC services must

be able to collect the information locally to produce the monthly ACC data set
ensure their IT systems are able to capture the information for use to produce the monthly AACC data set

From 1 January 2025 AACC system suppliers should update their systems to meet the requirements.

More information is available on the All Age continuing Care data set.

Current release - until 31 March 2025

Release date	07/05/2020
Release number	Amd 51/2019
Release title	Initial Standard, Version 1.0
Stage	Implementation
Key documents	Information Standards Notice (Amd 51/2019) Corrigendum (Amd 51/2019) (August 2021) Second Corrigendum (Amd 51/2019) (September 2022) Requirements Specification v1.1 (Amd 51/2019) (September 2022) Data Set Specification v1.2 (Amd 51/2019) (September 2022) Implementation Guidance v1.1 (Amd 51/2019) (September 2022)
Supporting documents	NHS Data Model and Dictionary Change Request 1873 (Basic CR) (Amd 51/2019) (September 2022) NHS Data Model and Dictionary Change Request 1873 (Data Set CR) (Amd 51/2019) (September 2022) NHS Data Model and Dictionary Change Request 1829 (Basic CR) (Amd 51/2019) (August 2021) NHS Data Model and Dictionary Change Request 1829 (Data Set CR) (Amd 51/2019) (August 2021) XML schema (external link)
Further information	More guidance is available on the NHS Digital website

Change control

20 August 2024

Publication of new Information Standard Amd 43/2022 detailing changes required from 1 April 2025.

28 September 2022

Publication for Corrigendum in respect of Version 1.0, supported by changes to the Data Set Specification (uplifted to document version 1.2) and to the Requirements Specification and Implementation Guide (uplifted to document version 1.1). See Corrigendum above for full details.

2021

31 August 2021: Publication of Corrigendum in respect of Version 1.0, supported by changes to the Data Set Specification (uplifted to document version 1.1). See Corrigendum above for full details.

27 April 2021: At the time of publication of version 1.0 of DCB3085 (7 May 2020) the implementation and conformance dates of this standard were noted by the DCB as being subject to change depending on the need for continuing frontline investment in COVID-19 activity. The implementation and conformance dates have been extended by 12 months and the implementation completion date is now 1 April 2022 with full conformance expected by 31 May 2022, in line with the submission of the April 2022 reporting activity. The Requirements Specification and Implementation Guidance have been updated to reflect this.

Last edited: 2 October 2024 11:23 am