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Version: 1.0.5 | Published: 9 May 2025 | Updated: 16 days ago
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Reporting Minimum Data Specification (RMDS) DRAFT

Dataset

Summary

Type:
Information standards
Applies To:
All Adult Social Care Providers
Impacts On:
Adult Social Care Services regulated by the Care Quality Commission, Care Quality Commission, Local Authorities, DHSC, ICB/ICB, Digital Social Care Record assured suppliers.

Documentation

Description:
The Reporting Minimum Data Specification (RMDS) exists to ensure a consistent baseline collection of location level reporting information by CQC registered adult social care providers. To enable interoperability and information sharing securely ensure data collected helps the wider adult social care sector understand care quality and support the delivery of quality care. This high level draft has been created for the purpose of initial socialisation with the adult social care sector to indicate the reporting metrics being considered for the RMDS. The team will be looking for constructive feedback to improve the RMDS from the health and social care community.
Is Part Of:
  • Digital Social Care Records Capabilities and Standards
  • DHSC Provider Level Data Collection

Document Control

Sponsor:
Alice Ainsworth
Approval Date:
30 April 2025
Business Lead:
Alison Taylor
Scope:
This draft specification presents a product to record structured aggregated data derived from the Minimum Operational Data Standard (MODS) and assured Digitising Social Care Records (DSCR) solutions.
SRO:
Peter Skinner
Technical Committee:
  • Adult Social Care Terminology Project Board
  • DAPB
Contributor:
  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • Alison Taylor
  • Andrew Chiu
  • Adam Milward
  • Andrew Fenton
  • Gavin Start
  • NHS England Central Standard and Interoperability Teams
  • Local Authorities
  • Regulators
Mandated:
No
Status:
on hold