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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...
To monitor care for the elderly.
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 deaths from circulatory diseases.
These mortality indicators provide information to help the NHS monitor success in preventing potentially avoidable deaths following hospital treatment.
A measure of the number of adults diagnosed with breast, lung or colorectal cancer in a year who are still alive one year after diagnosis.
A measure of the number of adults diagnosed with breast, lung or colorectal cancer in a year who are still alive one year after diagnosis.
A measure of the number of adults diagnosed with breast, lung or colorectal cancer in a year who are still alive one year after diagnosis.
A measure of the number of adults diagnosed with breast, lung or colorectal cancer in a year who are still alive one year after diagnosis.