Submitting All Age Continuing Care (AACC) Data Set

Preparing to submit AACC data

AACC data set submissions are to be made via the Message Exchange for Social Care and Health (MESH).

MESH guidance hub

View our selection of MESH and MOLES technical documentation. These guides will help you install and use your MESH client, manage your advanced settings and identify recipient mailboxes using the endpoint lookup service.

What to submit

The data requirements of the AACC data set are set out fully in the Technical Output Specification document.

The AACC data set Information Standard supporting documents are also an important reference point with regard to scope and requirements of the data set.

Submission

NHS AACC Data Set v2.0 data processing timetable - financial year 2026/27

Reporting month	Submission window opens	Submission window closes
1. April 2026	1 May 2026	29 May 2026
2. May 2026	1 June 2026	30 June 2026
3. June 2026	1 July 2026	31 July 2026
4. July 2026	3 August 2026	28 August 2026
5. August 2026	1 September 2026	30 September 2026
6. September 2026	1 October 2026	30 October 2026
7. October 2026	2 November 2026	30 November 2026
8. November 2026	1 December 2026	31 December 2026
9. December 2026	4 January 2027	29 January 2027
10. January 2027	1 February 2027	26 February 2027
11. February 2027	1 March 2027	31 March 2027
12. March 2027	1 April 2027	30 April 2027

AACC legal basis

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All Age Continuing Care Directions 2024

Directions from the Department of Health and Social Care to establish an All Age Continuing Care (AACC) information system to collect and analyse data regarding the end-to-end commissioning of AACC services.

DAPB3085 AACC Data Set

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DAPB3085: All Age Continuing Care Data Set (previously NHS Continuing Healthcare (NHS CHC) Patient-Level Data Set)

An information standard which sets out the rules for an end to end, patient level data set that captures data relating to patient details, NHS continuing healthcare eligibility, activity, reviews and care packages.

Last edited: 31 March 2026 10:38 am