Read the report summarising responses to the consultation. (pdf 23KB)

The benefits of contributing

By contributing to our new consultation on adult social care collections, you will be able to:

• have your say on its direction
• influence its delivery
• help us ensure that we collect adult social care information that is relevant to you

This consultation follows up The NHS Information Centre's review of adult social care collections during January and February 2008. To make formal changes to collections, we must now follow an official 12 week National Statistics consultation process.

How to take part

Read the background information

We really want to hear your views. Firstly, please read the covering report which sets out the background to the consultation.

Comment on the changes to collections

Then please fill in the questionnaire in the four documents below, which explains the changes we propose making to our existing collections and the impact this might have. If you do not agree with any of the proposals, please state why in the right-hand column on the table.

• Consultation on Referrals, Assessments and Packages of Care (RAP) (PDF)
• Consultation on Referrals, Assessments and Packages of Care (RAP) (Word)
• Consultation on Home Help (HH1) (PDF)
• Consultation on Home Help (HH1) (Word)
• Consultation on Supported Residents (SR1) (PDF)
• Consultation on Supported Residents (SR1) (Word)
• Consultation on other collections (PDF)
• Consultation on other collections (Word)

Tell us how you would like information to be published

The results of this consultation will have a big impact on how we publish adult social care information. While it is not appropriate at this stage to consult formally on what publications we might produce, we would like to hear your early views. Please read The Impact on the NHS Information Centre's Social Care Publications and send us your thoughts on the early proposals we have set out.

More background to this consultation can also be read in our report A Strategic Direction for Adult Social Care Information and five supporting papers.

You can respond in one of two ways:

By e-mail to: social.care.consultations@ic.nhs.uk

By post to:
Adult Social Care Consultation
Fourth floor
The NHS Information Centre
1 Trevelyan Square
Boar Lane
Leeds
LS1 6AE

Please send any queries to: social.care.consultations@ic.nhs.uk

The deadline for responses is 24 October 2008.

What happens next?

A summary of the responses received will be published on our website as soon as possible following the consultation. Responses will be used to finalise decisions about adult social care collections for 2008/09.