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Monthly statistics for adult social care (England)

Official statistics on a range of topics including infection control measures, COVID-19 vaccinations, flu vaccinations and testing for COVID-19 in adult social care settings.

From:
Department of Health and Social Care
Published
10 June 2021
Last updated
5 December 2024 — See all updates

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) publishes monthly official statistics on adult social care in England, with a focus on the impact of COVID-19. This page brings together all the monthly reports, from May 2021.

The data in these reports has changed over time, and includes:

  • first, second and booster (seasonal) doses of COVID-19 vaccinations in social care settings
  • flu vaccinations in social care settings (seasonal, from November 2021)
  • COVID-19 related staff absence rates in care homes and domiciliary care settings at national, regional and local authority level (from February 2022)
  • occupancy levels in care homes (from March 2024)
  • insights from the client level data (CLD) collection (from March 2024, published quarterly)
  • estimates of digital social care record (DSCR) uptake (from April 2024, published quarterly)
  • selected infection prevention control (IPC) measures in care homes at national, regional and local authority level (May 2021 to August 2022)
  • staffing levels in care homes at national, regional and local authority level (May 2021 to August 2022)
  • testing for COVID-19 in care homes at national, regional and local authority level (May 2021 to June 2023)
  • personal protective equipment (PPE) availability in care homes and domiciliary care settings at national, regional and local authority level (June 2021 to August 2022)

For feedback or questions, contact asc.statistics@dhsc.gov.uk.

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Updates to this page

Published 10 June 2021
Last updated 5 December 2024 + show all updates

  1. Added 'Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: December 2024'.

  2. Added 'Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: November 2024'.

  3. Added 'Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: October 2024'.

  4. Added 'Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: September 2024'.

  5. Added 'Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: August 2024'.

  6. Added: 'Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: July 2024'.

  7. Added: 'Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: June 2024'.

  8. Added 'Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: May 2024'.

  9. Added 'Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: April 2024'.

  10. Added 'Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: March 2024'.

  11. Added 'Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: February 2024'.

  12. Added 'Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: January 2024'.

  13. Added 'Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: December 2023'.

  14. Added 'Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: November 2023'.

  15. Added 'Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: October 2023'.

  16. Added 'Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: September 2023'.

  17. Added 'Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: August 2023'.

  18. Added 'Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: July 2023'.

  19. Added 'Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: June 2023'.

  20. Added link to: Adult social care monthly statistics, England: May 2023. Also added to feedback paragraph to encourage user feedback.

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  36. Added 'Adult social care monthly statistics, England: January 2022' to latest reports.

  37. Added 'Adult social care workforce survey: December 2021' to 'Latest reports'.

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  39. Updated to reflect that the monthly bulletin now includes data on booster doses of COVID-19 vaccinations and flu vaccinations.

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