The minimum operational dataset has been developed with a number of use cases in mindThe Digitising Social Care (DiSC) Programme at the NHS Transformation Directorate has launched an Assured Supplier List to support Adult Social Care providers in England to buy from an assured list of Digital Social Care Records (DSCR) Solutions onboarded via the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). The requirements in the DPS have been converted into Capabilities and Standards so that they fit the DCS (Digital Care Services) Framework.
The Minimum Operational Dataset is a data standard consisting of a list of data classes and data elements, outlining the requirements for information which should be collected from individuals receiving care from a CQC regulated social care service through a digital social care record.
During the development of the MODS, the following use cases / requirements were identified:
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Use Cases Summary
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Category | Use case | Priority (derived from stakeholder survey) | LA ASC | Care recipients | Carers | Care providers | NHS | PH | C&F | DHSC | Software suppliers |
Individual | Multiple clinicians/professionals/carers involved in an individual's day-to-day life (GP, District Nurse, social worker, care provider, care worker, social prescriber, local authority call handler, others), not operating as part of a multi-disciplinary team, but needing to access clear and accurate records - in a language that bridges the gap between clinical and everyday terminology - and capture/share information to inform ongoing care delivery and to help the person live the life they want to. | 3.97 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||
Individual | Communicating an individual's care needs between local authority and care provider at the point of commissioning | 3.86 | Y | Y | Y | ||||||
Individual | Hospital admissions/discharge teams understand the care plan already in place and are able to provide the necessary care information to care providers on discharge | 3.86 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||
Individual | Consistency of care to an individual when a temporary worker needs to step in | 3.79 | Y | Y | Y | ||||||
Individual | Care Home sending information to GP system | 3.21 | Y | Y | Y | ||||||
Service | Enabling easier implementation of new social care IT systems | 4.00 | Y | Y | Y | ||||||
Service | Sharing elements of care planning information across many systems – componentisation of care plan | 3.90 | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||||
Service | As care providers move to digital systems (by 2024?), enable easier transfer of routine info to local authorities | 3.79 | Y | Y | Y | ||||||
Service | DHSC able to receive management information from all local authorities and care providers which uses agreed, understood and shared terminology | 3.76 | Y | Y | Y | ||||||
Service | Population Health Management – greater ability to share health and care datasets to gain insights across a place | 3.41 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||
Service | Care providers can interrogate the data they are capturing, rather than just recording it | 3.41 | Y | ||||||||
Service | Local authorities receiving information from care providers that enables activity (review of needs etc) to be stratified through artificial intelligence | 3.17 | Y | Y | |||||||
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