Short and Long Term Support (SALT)
Measures describe a question asked to a participant during a survey or an item of information requested from a manager when they fill out a data return. For example, ‘Who do you live with?’ is a measure and the possible responses might be, mother, father, brother, sister etc.
Need/provision/receipt | Description of measure | Start Year | Age range | Age from | Age to | Informant | Multiple rater | Reporting term | Sweep title | Standard instrument | Question/Data item | Response scale | Notes | Physical health measures | Dataset | |
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Receipt; | Accommodation and employment status of clients (working age)- unsettled accommodation - gender | 2021 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Financial year | SALT 2021-22 | No | LTS004 Is a measure of the accommodation and employment status of working age clients with a Learning Disability. One measure divides Long term support during the year (clients aged 18 to 64 with a PSR of learning disability, living in unsettled accommodation) by gender using the following data items: – Rough sleeper / squatting |
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Receipt; | Accommodation and employment status of clients (working age) -settled accommodation - gender | 2021 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Financial year | SALT 2021-22 | No | LTS004 Is a measure of the accommodation and employment status of working age clients with a Learning Disability. One measure divides Long term support during the year (clients aged 18 to 64 with a PSR of learning disability, living on their own or with their family) by gender using the following data items: – Owner occupier or shared ownership scheme |
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Receipt; | Carer support provided during the year - method of assessment or review | 2021 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Financial year | SALT 2021-22 | No | LTS004 Is a measure of the accommodation and employment status of working age clients with a Learning Disability. One measure divides Long term support during the year (Clients aged 18 to 64 with a PSR of learning disability) by gender. It does this using the following data items: -Paid – less than 16 hours a week |
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Receipt; | Carer support provided during the year - method of assessment or review | 2021 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Financial year | SALT 2021-22 | No | LTS003 is a measure of carer support provided during the year, broken down by the age of the carer, Primary Support Reason of the client (cared-for) and the type of support provided. One set of data items divides Support provided to carers by method of assessment or review. This is broken down into the following data items: – Support direct to carer – Direct Payment only |
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Receipt; | Carer support provided during the year - primary support reason | 2021 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Financial year | SALT 2021-22 | No | LTS003 is a measure of carer support provided during the year, broken down by the age of the carer, Primary Support Reason of the client (cared-for) and the type of support provided. One set of data items divides support provided to carers by primary support reason of cared for person: (most recent). This is broken down into the following data items: – Support direct to carer – Direct Payment only |
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Receipt; | Carer support provided during the year - new carer age bands | 2021 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Financial year | SALT 2021-22 | No | LTS003 is a measure of carer support provided during the year, broken down by the age of the carer, Primary Support Reason of the client (cared-for) and the type of support provided. One set of data items divides Support provided to new carers by age bands of carers. This is broken down into the following data items: – Support direct to carer – Direct Payment only |
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Receipt; | Snapshot measure - supported clients at year-end - ethnicity LTC support | 2021 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Financial year | SALT 2021-22 | No | LTS001b is a snapshot measure of supported clients at the year-end where the support is ‘long term’. Long Term support encompasses services provided with the intention of maintaining quality of life for an individual on an ongoing basis, and which have been allocated on the basis of eligibility criteria / policies (i.e. an assessment of need has taken place) and are subject to regular review. Ethnicity data Long term support at the end of the year is collected for male and female participants separately. The same data items (below) are collected for both groups). Nursing |
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Receipt; | Carer support provided during the year - carer age bands | 2021 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Financial year | SALT 2021-22 | No | LTS003 is a measure of carer support provided during the year, broken down by the age of the carer, Primary Support Reason of the client (cared-for) and the type of support provided. One set of data items divides Support Provided to carers by age bands of carers. This is broken down into the following data items: – Support direct to carer – Direct Payment only |
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Receipt; | Planned reviews leading to care home admission - age bands | 2021 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Financial year | SALT 2021-22 | No | The LTS002b measure tracks the sequel to an unplanned review of long term support as well as recording planned reviews leading to a care home admission. Measure LTS002b includes a fuller account of planned reviews for those clients who have been receiving long term support for more than 12 months. Some data items concern age bands for clients with both a planned and an unplanned review. Data items collected are: – COUNT OF CLIENTS |
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Receipt; | Planned reviews leading to care home admission - significant events - community setting | 2021 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Financial year | SALT 2021-22 | No | The LTS002b measure tracks the sequel to an unplanned review of long term support as well as recording planned reviews leading to a care home admission. Measure LTS002b includes a fuller account of planned reviews for those clients who have been receiving long term support for more than 12 months. Some data items concern age bands for planned reviews where the sequel is a move to residential or nursing care for clients in a community setting. Data items collected are: – Change in setting – Move to Nursing Care (from community) |
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Receipt; | Reviews leading to care home admission - significant events - community setting | 2021 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Financial year | SALT 2021-22 | No | The LTS002b measure tracks the sequel to an unplanned review of long term support as well as recording planned reviews leading to a care home admission. Measure LTS002b includes a fuller account of planned reviews for those clients who have been receiving long term support for more than 12 months. Some data items concern Significant Events in unplanned reviews – prison: All sequels |
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Receipt; | Reviews leading to care home admission - significant events - prison, nursing, residential | 2021 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Financial year | SALT 2021-22 | No | The LTS002b measure tracks the sequel to an unplanned review of long term support as well as recording planned reviews leading to a care home admission. Measure LTS002b includes a fuller account of planned reviews for those clients who have been receiving long term support for more than 12 months. Some data items concern Significant Events in unplanned reviews – prison: All sequels |
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Receipt; | Snapshot measure - supported clients at year-end after 12+ months of receipt | 2021 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Financial year | SALT 2021-22 | No | LTS001c is a snapshot measure of supported clients at the year-end where the support is ‘long term’ and has been in place for at least 12 consecutive months. Some data items concern Primary support reasons for Long term support for 12+ months at the end of the year (Separate collections for clients aged 18 to 64 and those aged 65+). Data items collected are: Nursing |
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Receipt; | Requests for social care support | 2021 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Financial year | SALT 2021-22 | No | STS001 – The intention is to count the sequels of requests for support (contacts from new clients or their representatives, or someone acting on their behalf) being made in relation to the provision of adult social care services. This is done under the following data items (for clients aged 18-65 and again separately for those aged 65+): -Short Term Support to Maximise Independence (for new requests and for repeat requests) |
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Receipt; | Snapshot measure - supported clients at year-end - primary support for LTC | 2021 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Financial year | SALT 2021-22 | No | LTS001b is a snapshot measure of supported clients at the year-end where the support is ‘long term’. Long Term support encompasses services provided with the intention of maintaining quality of life for an individual on an ongoing basis, and which have been allocated on the basis of eligibility criteria / policies (i.e. an assessment of need has taken place) and are subject to regular review. Some data items concern Primary support for Long term support at the end of the year (Separate collections for clients aged 18 to 64 and those aged 65+). Data items collected are: Nursing |
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Receipt; | Supported LTC clients - primary support reasons during year | 2021 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Financial year | SALT 2021-22 | No | LTS001a is a ‘through the year’ measure of supported clients where the support is ‘long term’. Long Term support encompasses services provided with the intention of maintaining quality of life for an individual on an ongoing basis, and which has been allocated on the basis of eligibility criteria / policies (i.e. an assessment of need has taken place) and are subject to regular review. Some data items concern Primary support reasons concerning long term support during the year (Separate collections for clients aged 18 to 64 and those aged 65+). Data items collected are: Nursing |
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Receipt; | Hospital discharges into reablement | 2021 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Financial year | SALT 2021-22 | No | The STS004 measure collects data on the benefit to clients from reablement / rehabilitation services following a hospital episode. It captures the joint work of social services and health staff and services commissioned by joint teams as well those commissioned by social services only. Data items in this category concern hospital discharges into reablement / rehabilitation services for clients aged 65 and over. The data items collected are: – 65 to 74 years old |
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Receipt; | Long term support - existing clients - age bands for completed STC | 2021 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Financial year | SALT 2021-22 | No | STS002b is a similar measure to STS002a except that only existing clients should be included, i.e. those in receipt of long term support at the point of the decision to provide a period of ST-Max ST-Max = Short term support to maximise independence A set of data items concern Age bands for Completed episodes of ST-Max resulting in Early Cessation of Service (return to long term support) where there is a move to residential or nursing care. The data items are: – Move to Nursing Care (from Community) |
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Receipt; | Long term support - existing clients - carer support | 2021 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Financial year | SALT 2021-22 | No | STS002b is a similar measure to STS002a except that only existing clients should be included, i.e. those in receipt of long term support at the point of the decision to provide a period of ST-Max ST-Max = Short term support to maximise independence A set of data items concern Carer Support for Completed episodes of ST-Max Existing clients episodes of ST-Max. The data items are: – Early Cessation of Service (not returning to long term support) – NHS funded care/ end of life / deceased |
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Receipt; | Long term support - existing clients - primary support reasons for completed episodes STC | 2021 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Financial year | SALT 2021-22 | No | STS002b is a similar measure to STS002a except that only existing clients should be included, i.e. those in receipt of long term support at the point of the decision to provide a period of ST-Max ST-Max = Short term support to maximise independence A set of data items concern Primary Support Reasons for completed episodes of Completed episodes of ST-Max – Early Cessation of Service (not returning to long term support) – NHS funded care/ end of life / deceased |
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Receipt; | Long term support - existing clients route of access | 2021 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Financial year | SALT 2021-22 | No | STS002b is a similar measure to STS002a except that only existing clients should be included, i.e. those in receipt of long term support at the point of the decision to provide a period of ST-Max ST-Max = Short term support to maximise independence The first set of data items concern Route of Access for completed episodes of ST-Max Existing clients. The data items are: – Early Cessation of Service (not returning to long term support) – NHS funded care/ end of life / deceased |
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Receipt; | Short term support/maximising independence - age bands of completed episodes. | 2021 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Financial year | SALT 2021-22 | No | STS002a – This measure tracks the sequel to a limited period of short term support and will provide some indication of the outcomes of services intended to maximise the independence of new clients, especially when considered in conjunction with measure STS001. ST-Max = Short term support to maximise independence Finally STS002a, collects information on the age bands of completed episodes of ST-Max resulting in long term support -for clients aged 18-64 |
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Receipt; | Short term support/maximising independence - support from carers | 2021 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Financial year | SALT 2021-22 | No | STS002a – This measure tracks the sequel to a limited period of short term support and will provide some indication of the outcomes of services intended to maximise the independence of new clients, especially when considered in conjunction with measure STS001. ST-Max = Short term support to maximise independence Under STS002a, measures collect information on support from carers by completed episodes of ST-Max New clients via the following data items: -Early cessation of service (not leading to long term support) – 100% NHS funded care/End of Life/deceased |
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Receipt; | Short term support/maximising independence - client ethnicity for completed episodes | 2021 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Financial year | SALT 2021-22 | No | STS002a – This measure tracks the sequel to a limited period of short term support and will provide some indication of the outcomes of services intended to maximise the independence of new clients, especially when considered in conjunction with measure STS001. ST-Max = Short term support to maximise independence Under STS002a, measures also collect the client ethnicity of completed episodes of ST-Max on the following data items: -Early cessation of service (not leading to long term support) – 100% NHS funded care/End of Life/deceased |
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Receipt; | Short term support/maximising independence - completed episodes primary support reasons | 2021 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Financial year | SALT 2021-22 | No | STS002a – This measure tracks the sequel to a limited period of short term support and will provide some indication of the outcomes of services intended to maximise the independence of new clients, especially when considered in conjunction with measure STS001. ST-Max = Short term support to maximise independence Under STS002a, Primary Support Reason for Completed episodes of ST-Max New clients (aged 18 to 64 and then separately for those aged 65+) are recorded by the following data items: -Early cessation of service (not leading to long term support) – 100% NHS funded care/End of Life/deceased |
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Receipt; | Short term support/maximising independence - completed episodes | 2021 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Financial year | SALT 2021-22 | No | STS002a – This measure tracks the sequel to a limited period of short term support and will provide some indication of the outcomes of services intended to maximise the independence of new clients, especially when considered in conjunction with measure STS001. ST-Max = Short term support to maximise independence Under STS002a, Route of Access for completed episodes of ST-Max New clients are recorded by the following data items: -Early cessation of service (not leading to long term support) – 100% NHS funded care/End of Life/deceased |
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Overview
Aims
The SALT data collection is a set of measures co-produced with stakeholders. It has two main sections, relating to requests for social care support and provision of short term support (described in the Guidance as ‘STS’ measures) and service users and carers receiving eligible support (described as ‘LTS’ measures). SALT has been designed to track service user journeys through the social care system. Support to carers also features in the return, and has its own LTS measure. The SALT return is intended to offer scope for genuine comparability between local authorities, and reliable aggregation to provide national and regional overviews.
Institution
NHS Digital
Geographic coverage - Nations
England;
Start date
2016
Minimum age at recruitment
18
Sample Size
1,436,345
Sample
Study design
Annual return
Sample details
The return reports on the number of clients receiving an array of services. It records requests for social care support and provision of short term support (described in the Guidance as ‘STS’ measures) and service users and carers receiving eligible support (described as ‘LTS’ measures).
Sex
All
Sample Characteristics
General population
Sample size at most recent sweep
Varied
Data
Data Access
https://data.gov.uk/search?filters%5Bpublisher%5D=NHS+Digital
https://data.gov.uk/search?filters%5Bpublisher%5D=NHS+Digital
Complementary Data
Genetic Data Collected
Linked Data
HDR UK Innovation Gateway
Additional information
Website
Notes
Related Measures
Ethnicity and race, Housing, Work and employment,
Study Code
SALT
Reference paper(s)
Funders
DoHSC NHSdigital