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The Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF) has been published annually since 2010-11, and draws on data from a number of collections. The ASCOF Handbook of Definitions, published by the Department of Health, provides in-depth information on the purpose of the framework, the construction of the...
On 31 March 2011, Transparency in outcomes: a framework for adult social care announced the first Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF), covering the year 2011-12. On 30 March 2012, the ASCOF for 2012-13 was published by the Department of Health. The purpose of the ASCOF is three-fold:
To help reduce levels of sickness and ill health and promote healthy lifestyles.
To reduce prevalence of smoking.
To help reduce the prevalence of obesity.
These indicators were designed to monitor alcohol consumption. The damage caused by alcohol misuse to individuals and society has become an increasing focus of public concern in recent years. Drinking alcohol has been linked to increased risks of hypertension, stroke, coronary heart disease, liver cirrhosis...
To reduce deaths from circulatory diseases.
These mortality indicators provide information to help the NHS monitor success in preventing potentially avoidable deaths following hospital treatment.
The prevalence of smoking: Proportion of self-reported current cigarette smokers based on results from the Health Survey for England.
The prevalence of smoking: Proportion of self-reported current cigarette smokers based on results from the Health Survey for England.