Adult Social Care Record (MODS): Adult Social Care Record (MODS) Implementation Guidance

Use case:

DHSC able to receive management information from all local authorities and adult social care providers which uses agreed, understood and shared terminology

Scenario:

• The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) are working to improve the way they collect management information from local authorities and adult social care providers. They have noticed that the information they are receiving is often inconsistent and during sessions to analyse the data with local authorities and adult social care providers they discussed the data discrepancies. This highlighted different understanding of the terms being used differently by local authorities and adult social care providers, for example 'carer' and other terms like 'personal budget' and ‘needs assessment’ had varying definitions.

• A glossary of adult social care terminology with agreed definitions would help to resolve this issue and provide more consistent data for both health and adult social care, supporting improved secure information sharing available at the right time for the right person in the right place for direct care.

Goal:

DHSC receive management information in a consistent format with agreed and understood terminology to ensure information is reported consistently. To do this, an agreed glossary of terms and definitions should be created in partnership with health, care providers and local authorities.

Assumptions:

Throughout the discovery phase of this project we have identified a number of words/terms that are used inconsistently by different services or have multiple meanings. Finding consistent definitions can be difficult and often each authority has a slightly different definitions for a term, a good example is personal budget. Having a defined and consistent terminology that all local authorities and care providers use would reduce the confusion and inconsistency.