A27 Personal We will reduce commentary The responses showed that most users supported We will continue to explore options around Social and produce a high-level the proposals to reduce commentary whilst surfacing data in flexible and interactive Services Adult summary of key findings creating more flexible and interactive products. ways, as well as working with stakeholders to Social Care together with interactive Respondents indicated that the proposals would incrementally develop content. Further Survey dashboards and csv files. This have limited impact, as long as the data continue consideration will be given to reviewing: (ASCS), will replace the existing pdf to be made available in accessible forms. options available to align with other data • England report. dissemination tools in NHS Digital and beyond (eg Public Health England’s Also see ref C8. Fingertips and other similar, potentially overlapping products); the measures and dimensions that should • be prioritised for early delivery; the types of visualizations that users will • find most helpful; options around structuring the data so it • can be reviewed offline as required; ensuring that data are easy to find and are • linked to related outputs; and ensuring meta data are available to • support data discovery A28 Guardianship We will reduce commentary, The responses showed clear support for this We will continue to develop the report and under the increase the efficiency and proposal. NHS Digital will build on the redesign of accompanying data to ensure we best meet Mental Health utility of tables, and investigate the 2015-16 report to further ensure that it meets user We will continue to make data Act, 1983 other methods of presenting user needs, and we commit to continuing to available in open, machine readable formats, data. produce information at both national and local and produce commentary and visualisations authority levels. that sufficiently explain the context around Also see ref C9. the statistics. This proposal links to C9, which will see the Guardianship data move to a biennial reporting period and also see the cessation of collection of information on amendments to cases that had already been submitted in previous reporting periods.
A27 Personal Social Services Adult Social Care Survey (ASCS), England We will reduce commentary and produce a high-level summary of key findings together with interactive dashboards and csv files. This will replace the existing pdf report. Also see ref C8. The responses showed that most users supported the proposals to reduce commentary whilst creating more flexible and interactive products. Respondents indicated that the proposals would have limited impact, as long as the data continue to be made available in accessible forms. We will continue to explore options around surfacing data in flexible and interactive ways, as well as working with stakeholders to incrementally develop content. Further consideration will be given to reviewing: • options available to align with other data dissemination tools in NHS Digital and beyond (eg Public Health England’s Fingertips and other similar, potentially overlapping products); • the measures and dimensions that should be prioritised for early delivery; • the types of visualizations that users will find most helpful; • options around structuring the data so it can be reviewed offline as required; • ensuring that data are easy to find and are linked to related outputs; and • ensuring meta data are available to support data discovery A28 Guardianship under the Mental Health Act, 1983 We will reduce commentary, increase the efficiency and utility of tables, and investigate other methods of presenting data. Also see ref C9. The responses showed clear support for this proposal. NHS Digital will build on the redesign of the 2015-16 report to further ensure that it meets user needs, and we commit to continuing to produce information at both national and local authority levels. We will continue to develop the report and accompanying data to ensure we best meet user We will continue to make data available in open, machine readable formats, and produce commentary and visualisations that sufficiently explain the context around the statistics. This proposal links to C9, which will see the Guardianship data move to a biennial reporting period and also see the cessation of collection of information on amendments to cases that had already been submitted in previous reporting periods.
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