Social Care

This page brings together all our work on statistics relating to social care services and support for vulnerable groups. This covers topics such as adult social care provision, care homes statistics, the social care workforce and support for elderly or disabled people.

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Ed Humpherson to Andrea Prophet: Request for assessment of Adult Social Care Provider statistics

Dear Andrea,    Thank you for your letter of 15th January requesting an assessment of Adult Social Care Provider statistics in England produced by the Department of Health and Social Care.   We note the changes that you have made to these statistics over the past…

Andrea Prophet to Ed Humpherson: Request for assessment of Adult Social Care Provider statistics

Dear Ed, Following the introduction of digital social care records (DSCR), we have made several changes to our adult social care statistics over the past year. Most recently, following user consultation, we have split client level data statistics into a…

Ed Humpherson to Rachel Skentelbery: Assessment of Deaths in the Care Sector statistics

Dear Rachel, Assessment of Deaths in the Care Sector statistics Thank you for your letter regarding statistics about deaths in the care sector previously published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). As you explain, the Office for Statistics Regulation…

Ed Humpherson to Scott Heald: Planned changes to adult social care data

Dear Scott, Planned changes to adult social care data Thank you for your letter setting out the forthcoming work that you are planning on undertaking to adult social care data in Public Health Scotland (PHS).   We welcome your plans to…