Version: 1.0.0 | Published: 20 Oct 2025 | Updated: 10 days ago
Social Care (Source)
Dataset
Summary
Citation:
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Description:
The Source Social Care (SourceSC) dataset provides an extract of data on social care clients and the services they receive. Information is held on every client/service user regardless of their age (please note that some exclusions apply, see exclusions section below) who has had an assessment or review of their needs and who as a result of this assessment received/used the following support or services which have been active at any time during the collection period:
1) social worker/support worker services (community care, mental health, substance misuse, children with disabilities) (provided or funded by your local authority)
2) community alarm
3) other telecare service
4) reablement
5) home care (personal and non-personal care)
6) housing support
7) care home
8) self-directed support
9) carer
10) learning disability services: if a person with a learning disability and/or autism spectrum diagnosis is known to the local authority they should be included within this return regardless of the services they receive (if any).
Exclusions:
The SourceSC does not hold records for client/service users who:
1) have been assessed but do not require a care plan or social care service
2) child protection social work
3) looked after children social work
4) adoption and fostering social work
5) residential child care social work
6) criminal justice social work
Coverage
Spatial
Spatial Coverage:
Scotland United Kingdom
Temporal
Start Date:
31 March 2017
Frequency:
Quarterly
Distribution Release Date:
31 March 2017
Provenance
Source:
Other
Purpose:
Administrative
Collection Situation:
Local authority, Social care - Health care at home
Access and Governance
Usage
Condition of Access:
- General research use
- Not for profit use
- Research-specific restrictions
Condition of Use:
- Ethics approval required
- Publication required
- Disclosure control
- Not for profit use
- Time limit on use
- Project-specific restrictions
Access
Access Service:
Scottish National Safe Haven / Trusted Research Environment: https://publichealthscotland.scot/services/data-research-and-innovation-services/electronic-data-research-and-innovation-service-edris/national-safe-haven-nsh/
Jurisdictions:
UK
Data Controller:
Public Health Scotland
Access Request Cost:
Data Processor:
Public Health Scotland
Format and Standards
Languages:
en
Formats:
text/csv
Origin
Name:
Scottish Health Data