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
-Early cessation of service (not leading to long term support) – other reason
-Early Cessation of Service (leading to long term support)
-Long Term Support (any setting)
-No services provided – needs identified but self-funding
-Ongoing Low Level Support
-Short Term Support (other)
-No services provided – needs identified but support declined
-No Services Provided – Universal Services / signposted to other services
-No Services provided – no identified needs

Response scale for each data item:
English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British (no. of clients)
Irish (no. of clients)
Gypsy or Irish Traveller (no. of clients)
Any other White background (no. of clients)
White and Black Caribbean (no. of clients)
White and Black African (no. of clients)
White and Asian (no. of clients)
Any other mixed / multiple ethnic background (no. of clients)
Indian (no. of clients)
Pakistani (no. of clients)
Bangladeshi (no. of clients)
Chinese (no. of clients)
Any other Asian background (no. of clients)
African (no. of clients)
Caribbean (no. of clients)
Any other Black / African / Caribbean background (no. of clients)
Arab (no. of clients)
Other (no. of clients)
Refused (no. of clients)
Undeclared / Not known (no. of clients)