Version: 1.0.3 | Published: 19 Aug 2025 | Updated: 107 days ago
Assuring Transformation
Dataset
Summary
Type:
- collections
- Information standards
Effective From:
01 September 2023
Applies To:
- All commissioners of learning disability and autism services.
- Integrated Care Boards (ICBs)
- Commissioning support units
- Provider Collaboratives
- NHS England Specialised Commissioning Hubs
Impacts On:
Implementation of this information standard impacts all health IT systems
suppliers providing systems to the above providers; suppliers should work with
their customers to determine necessary changes.
Conformance Date:
31 March 2024
Topics:
- Continuity of care
- Data definitions and terminologies
- Reference data
Care Settings:
- Community health
- Hospital
Documentation
Associated Media:
Description:
Assuring Transformation is a data collection that has been developed in response to Transforming Care: A national response to Winterbourne View Hospital and Winterbourne View Review: Concordat: A Programme of Action.
The Concordat, published by the Department of Health and Social Care in December 2012, aims to ensure that all people with a learning disability receive the health care and support they need in the most appropriate setting.
Version 4.0 of this dataset includes changes to the established questions and changes to improve the validity, accuracy and reliability of responses. These include:
- Addition of new questions relating to:
- Whether gender identity is the same as at birth
- Looked After Children legal status for under 18 year olds
- The sex of the ward
- Pre-admission Local Area Emergency Protocol (LAEP) date
- Annual Health Checks
- Self-segregation
- If Local Authority and ICS aware of planned discharge / transfer
- Clinically ready for discharge and reasons for delayed discharge
- Amendments to existing questions to better align Assuring Transformation with the Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS) and NHS Data Model and Dictionary
- Removal of questions where the information can be found elsewhere or is no longer relevant.
- There are also minor changes to validations within the Clinical Audit Platform (CAP) system to improve the robustness of the data when captured.
- Improvements to guidance for submitters.
Relations:
- Mental Health Services Data SetThe Assuring Transformation collection has been aligned with the Mental Health Services Data Set where possible, for example through the use of the same data items and national code lists.
- NHS Data Model and DictionaryAssuring Transformation is not currently incorporated into the Data Dictionary, but the collection is aligned with the Data Dictionary as far as possible, i.e. through the use of Data Dictionary data items where equivalent items exist.
Dependencies:
No known dependencies
Document Control
Sponsor:
Gareth Harry, Director of Delivery, Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism, NHS England.
Approval Date:
27 July 2023
Business Lead:
Clare McConnell, Senior Analytical Lead (Learning Disability and Autism Programme), NHS England.
Post Implementation Review Date:
31 March 2025
Scope:
NHS Services
SRO:
Gary Childs, Head of Information and Analysis, NHS England.
Technical Committee:
Data Alliance Partnership Board (DAPB)
Mandated:
Yes
Status:
active
Legal Authorities
Legal Authority:
Section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
Legal Authority Description:
This information standard is published under section 250 of the Health and
Social Care Act 2012
Origin
Name:
NHSE-SD Data Catalogue