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Adult social care outcomes framework: handbook of definitions

Sets out the technical detail of each adult social care outcomes framework (ASCOF) measure.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 18 July 2017
• Last updated: 19 December 2024 — See all updates

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The adult social care outcomes framework: handbook of definitions

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The adult social care outcomes framework (ASCOF) measures how well care and support services achieve the outcomes that matter most to people.

The ASCOF handbook of definitions sets out the technical detail of each measure, with examples to minimise confusion and inconsistency in reporting and interpretation.

Published 18 July 2017
Last updated 19 December 2024 + show all updates

1. 19 December 2024

   Updated the adult social care outcomes framework handbook of definitions, partly to reflect the data source changes from SALT to CLD, and also removed all previous versions of the handbook.

2. 21 December 2023

   Added the adult social care outcomes framework 2023 to 2024: handbook of definitions. Removed the draft handbook.

3. 16 February 2023

   Adult social care outcomes framework 2023 to 2024: draft handbook of definitions added to page

4. 9 March 2018

   Added updated handbook for 2018 to 2019.

5. 4 December 2017

   Added 2017/18 handbook of definitions.

6. 18 July 2017

   First published.