Why is it important to keep our data up-to-date and accurate?

Why is it important to keep our data up-to-date and accurate?

Your anonymised data is used across government and the sector. Having up-to-date data allows Skills for Care to provide insight on workforce issues affecting the sector, like staff vacancy levels. Your data helps answer questions in parliament and to inform DHSC policymaking.

It’s also easier to keep your account up to date with small changes as they happen. And it means you’ll have up-to-date data to share with CQC and others.

    • Related Articles

    • Why is the starters, leavers and vacancies data so important?

      All of your data is meaningful and important to us. But we know that recruitment is a particular challenge for care providers and turnover can often be high. This data is most likely to change regularly at your organisation as staff join or leave ...

    • General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)

      How does the Data Protection Act 1998 and the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) apply to data collected via the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS)? Like the Data Protection Act (DPA), the General Data Protection Regulations ...

    • What information do I need to complete the Workplace Record?

      We want to know: Workplace name Address Total number of staff Employer type Main care service provided Other care services provided Service capacity Service users Current vacancies Starters (in the last 12 months) Leavers (in the last 12 months) ...

    • What are the Terms and Conditions of signing up for an Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set account?

      Using the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set By completing the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set ("ASC-WDS") your establishment (the "Employer", "you") agrees to the information provided being held and used by Skills for Care ("SfC", "we", ...

    • How does the government and others use our data?

      There are many ways that your data helps the government to understand social care and drive change for the sector. It’s used in: response to formal inquiries and government reviews policy development and monitoring ministerial briefings parliamentary ...