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Version: 1.0.1 | Published: 31 Mar 2025 | Updated: 0 days ago
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Adult Social Care Record (MODS)

Data Standard

Summary

Type:
Information standards
Effective From:
01 April 2025
Applies To:
CQC registered adult social care providers and their suppliers
Impacts On:
The Minimum Operational Data Standard impacts CQC registered adult social care providers and the suppliers of their respective Digital Social Care Records.
Conformance Date:
01 July 2026
Topics:
  • Adult
  • Care
  • Care records
  • Health
  • Interoperability
  • Key care information
Care Settings:
  • Care home
  • Social care

Documentation

Description:
The Adult Social Care Record (MODS) exists to ensure a consistent baseline collection of direct care data by CQC registered adult social care providers. To enable interoperability and ensure data collected supports the delivery of quality care. The team are looking for constructive feedback to improve the MODS from the health and social care community and this can be provided through the Digital Social Care Data Standards Service Desk (https://metadata.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/16/group/34/create/208)
Is Part Of:
  • The Digital Social Care Records Capabilities and Standards Roadmap

Document Control

Sponsor:
Alice Ainsworth
Approval Date:
31 March 2025
Business Lead:
Alison Taylor
Scope:
The scope of the Minimum Operational Data Standard is to outline a baseline of data to be collected by all CQC registered adult social care providers, to enable interoperability and ensure data collected supports the delivery of quality care.
SRO:
Peter Skinner
Technical Committee:
Adult Social Care Terminology Project Steering Board
Contributor:
  • William Hemingway
  • Alison Taylor
  • Andrew Chiu
  • Andrew Fenton
  • Adam Milward
  • Gavin Start
  • Charlotte Reynolds
  • Mervyn Olver
  • Paul Marsden
  • Natasha Neads
Mandated:
No
Status:
active

Registration

Registration Status:
preferred standard
Registration Authority:
NHS England Data Alliance Partnership Board