Short and Long Term Support (SALT)
NO ONGOING DATA COLLECTION: Short and Long Term Support (SALT) return discontinued after 2023/24 and replaced by Adult Social Care Client Level Data (CLD).
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.
| Question/Data item wording | Response scale wording | Need OR provision OR receipt | Description of measure | Start Year | Age of interest | Age from | Age to | Informant | Multiple rater | Reporting term | Sweep title | Standard instrument | Notes | Physical health measures | Dataset | |
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Unit costs for clients accessing long term support, by support setting and age band, year on year comparison, 2022-23 and 2023-24 Data is categorised into: England And then by individual local authorities |
This is divided into: Residential: Residential and nursing: |
Provision; | Unit costs for clients - long term support - setting/age | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Gross Current Expenditure on long and short term care for clients aged 18 to 64, by care type and primary support reason, 2023-24. Data is categorised into: England And then by individual local authorities |
This is divided into: Short Term Care: Total across all |
Provision; | Gross Expenditure on long and short term care 18-64 | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Number of requests for support received from new clients, by age band and route of access, 2023-24 |
18 to 64 age group is divided into: 65 and over age group is divided into: A total across all age groups is also recorded. |
Provision; | Requests received from new clients - age/route of access | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Number of requests for support received from new clients, by route of access, age band and what happened next, 2023-24: Planned Entry (Transition) |
Data is recorded under: All ages: 18-64: 65 and over: |
Provision; | Requests received from new clients - what happened next | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Gross Current Expenditure, by care type, 2023-24. Data is categorised into: England And then by individual local authorities |
Long Term Support GCE |
Provision; | Gross current expenditure - care type | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Gross Current Expenditure, by care type, year on year comparison, 2022-23 to 2023-24. Data is categorised into: England And then by individual local authorities |
Long Term Support GCE |
Provision; | Gross current expenditure - care type - year on year comparison | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Gross Current Expenditure on long and short term care for clients aged 65 and over, by care type and primary support reason, 2023-24 Data is categorised into: England And then by individual local authorities |
This is divided into: Short Term Care: Total across all |
Provision; | Gross Expenditure on long and short term care 65+ | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Number of completed episodes of ST-Max for new clients, by what happened next and age band, 2023-24 Data is categorised into: England And then by individual local authorities |
This is divided into: |
Provision; | Completed ST-Max - new clients - what happened next | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Number of completed episodes of ST-Max for existing clients, by what happened next and age band, 2023-24 Data is categorised into: England And then by individual local authorities |
Early Cessation of Service (not leading to long term support) – 100% NHS funded care/end of life/deceased |
Provision; | Completed ST-Max - existing clients - what happened next | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Number of completed episodes of ST-Max per client, by age band, 2023-24 Data is categorised into: England And then by individual local authorities |
18 to 64 65 and over Total |
Provision; | Number of completed ST-Max episodes | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Gross Current Expenditure on short term care, by purpose, age band and primary support reason, 2023-24 Total: 18 to 64: 65 and Over: |
This is divided into: |
Provision; | Gross Expenditure - short term care | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Number of clients accessing long term support during the year, by age band and support setting, 2023-24 Data is categorised into: England And then by individual local authorities |
18 to 64: 65 and over: |
Provision; | Clients accessing long term support - support setting | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Number of clients accessing long term support at the end of the year, by age band and primary support reason, 2023-24 Data is categorised into: England And then by individual local authorities |
This is divided into: 65 and over: |
Provision; | Clients accessing long term support - age/support reason | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Number of clients accessing long term support at the end of the year, by age band and support setting, 2023-24 Data is categorised into: England And then by individual local authorities |
This is divided into: 65 and over Total for everything: |
Provision; | Clients accessing long term support - age/support setting | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Number of clients accessing long term support at the year end, by age band and cost status, 2023-24 Data is categorised into: England And then by individual local authorities |
This is divided into: 65 and over Total |
Provision; | Clients accessing long term support - age/cost status | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Gross Current Expenditure on long term care for clients aged 18 to 64, by support setting, 2023-24 Data is categorised into: England And then by individual local authorities |
Data is divided into: |
Provision; | Gross expenditure LTC - 18-64 | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Number of clients accessing long term support during the year, at the end of the year (31 March) and for more than 12 months at the end of the year (31 March), by age band, 2023-24 Data is categorised into: England And then by individual local authorities |
This is divided: Year End: Over 12 Months (at Year End): |
Provision; | Clients accessing long term support end of year | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Gross Current Expenditure on long term care for clients aged 65 and over, by support setting, 2023-24 Data is categorised into: England And then by individual local authorities |
This is divided into: |
Provision; | Gross expenditure LTC - 65+ | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Gross Current Expenditure on other (not long or short term) social care, by primary support reason, 2023-24 Data is categorised into: England And then by individual local authorities |
This is divided into: |
Provision; | Gross expenditure not LTC/STC - support reason | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Support provided to carers during the year, by type of support provided, 2023-24 Data is categorised into: England And then by individual local authorities |
Direct Support: No Direct Support Total |
Provision; | Support provided to carers - type of support provided | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Unplanned and planned reviews during the year of clients that have been accessing long term support for more than 12 months at the end of the year (31 March), 2023-24 Data is categorised into: England And then by individual local authorities |
This is divided into: |
Provision; | Unplanned and planned reviews for 12month+ clients | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Gross Total Expenditure Data is categorised into: England And then by individual local authorities |
This is divided into: |
Provision; | Gross Total Expenditure | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Gross Current Expenditure Data is categorised into: England And then by individual local authorities |
This is divided into: |
Provision; | Gross Current Expenditure | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Gross Current Expenditure in cash and real terms, 2005-06 to 2023-24 |
2005-06 This is divided into: |
Provision; | Gross Current Expenditure in cash and real terms | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Expenditure, by finance description, year on year comparison, 2022-23 and 2023-24. Own Provision. Data is categorised into: England And then by individual local authorities |
This is divided into: |
Provision; | Expenditure, by finance description - Own Provision | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Expenditure, by finance description, year on year comparison, 2022-23 and 2023-24. Provision by Others. Data is categorised into: England And then by individual local authorities |
This is divided into: |
Provision; | Expenditure, by finance description - Provision by Others | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Expenditure, by finance description, year on year comparison, 2022-23 and 2023-24. Grants to Voluntary Organisations. Data is categorised into: England And then by individual local authorities |
This is divided into: |
Provision; | Expenditure, by finance description - Grants to Voluntary Organisations | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Expenditure, by finance description, year on year comparison, 2022-23 and 2023-24. Total. Data is categorised into: England And then by individual local authorities |
This is divided into: |
Provision; | Expenditure, by finance description - Grants to Voluntary Organisations | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Income, by finance description, year on year comparison, 2022-23 and 2023-24. Client Contributions. Data is categorised into: England And then by individual local authorities |
This is divided into: |
Provision; | Expenditure, by finance description - Client Contributions | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Income, by finance description, year on year comparison, 2022-23 and 2023-24. Joint Arrangements. Data is categorised into: England And then by individual local authorities |
This is divided into: |
Provision; | Expenditure, by finance description - Joint Arrangements | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Income, by finance description, year on year comparison, 2022-23 and 2023-24. Income from NHS. Data is categorised into: England And then by individual local authorities |
This is divided into: |
Provision; | Income, by finance description - Income from NHS | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Income, by finance description, year on year comparison, 2022-23 and 2023-24. Other Income. Data is categorised into: England And then by individual local authorities |
This is divided into: |
Provision; | Income, by finance description - Other Income | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Income, by finance description, year on year comparison, 2022-23 and 2023-24. Total. Data is categorised into: England And then by individual local authorities |
This is divided into: |
Provision; | Income, by finance description - Total | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Net Total Expenditure Data is categorised into: England And then by individual local authorities |
This is divided into: |
Provision; | Total net expenditure | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Capital Data is categorised into: England And then by individual local authorities |
This is divided into: |
Provision; | Capital | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Income England And then by individual local authorities |
This is divided into: Client Contributions |
Provision; | Income | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Expenditure (Including capital) England And then by individual local authorities |
This is divided into: Own Provision |
Provision; | Expenditure (Including capital) | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Support provided to carers during the year. England And then by individual local authorities |
This is divided into: |
Provision; | Support provided to carers during the year | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Long Term Support during the year. England And then by individual local authorities |
This is divided into: |
Provision; | Long Term Support during the year | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
New clients with an episode of ST-Max care and a known sequel England And then by individual local authorities |
This is divided into: |
Provision; | New clients with an episode of ST-Max | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
Number of requests for support received from new clients. Data is categorised into: England And then by individual local authorities |
This is divided into: |
Provision; | No. of request for new clients | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Current | ASCFR and SALT Data Tables 2023-24 | No | SALT | |||
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 |
Response scale for all data items: |
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 | SALT | |||
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 |
Response scale for all data items: |
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 | SALT | |||
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 |
Response scale for all data items: |
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 | SALT | |||
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 |
Response scale for all data items: |
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 | SALT | |||
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 |
Response scale for all data items: |
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 | SALT | |||
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 |
Response scale for all data items: |
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 | SALT | |||
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 |
Response scale for each data item: |
Receipt; | Short term support/maximising independence - completed episodes | 2021 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Financial year | SALT 2021-22 | No | SALT | |||
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) |
Response scale for each data item: |
Receipt; | Requests for social care support | 2021 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Financial year | SALT 2021-22 | No | SALT | |||
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 |
Response scale for each data item: |
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 | SALT | |||
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 |
Response scale for each data item: |
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 | SALT | |||
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 |
Response scale for all data items: |
Receipt; | Short term support/maximising independence - support from carers | 2021 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Financial year | SALT 2021-22 | No | SALT | |||
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 |
Response scale for all data items: |
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 | SALT | |||
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 |
Response scale for all data items: |
Receipt; | Long term support - existing clients route of access | 2021 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Financial year | SALT 2021-22 | No | SALT | |||
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 |
Response scale for each data item: |
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 | SALT | |||
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 |
Response scale of all data items: |
Receipt; | Long term support - existing clients - carer support | 2021 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Financial year | SALT 2021-22 | No | SALT | |||
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) |
Response scale for all data items: |
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 | SALT | |||
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 |
Response scale for all data items: |
Receipt; | Hospital discharges into reablement | 2021 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Financial year | SALT 2021-22 | No | SALT | |||
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 |
Response scale for each data item: |
Receipt; | Supported LTC clients - primary support reasons during year | 2021 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Financial year | SALT 2021-22 | No | SALT | |||
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 |
Response scale for each data item: |
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 | SALT | |||
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 |
Response scale for each data item: |
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 | SALT | |||
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 |
Response scale for each data item: |
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 | SALT | |||
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 |
Response scale for all data items: |
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 | SALT | |||
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 |
Response scale for all data items: |
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 | SALT | |||
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) |
Response scale: |
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 | SALT | |||
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 |
Response scale: |
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 | SALT | |||
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 |
Response scale for all data items: |
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 | SALT |
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
Individual data available (e.g. upon special request)?
No
Data Access Level
Fully open source
Data Access
https://data.gov.uk/search?filters%5Bpublisher%5D=NHS+Digital
https://data.gov.uk/search?filters%5Bpublisher%5D=NHS+Digital
Regional variable present?
Yes
Local Authority variable present?
Yes
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