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Indicators > Indicator SA3: Access to social care
| Definition |
Measures of access to social care |
| Dimension |
Situation of health |
| Sector |
Appropriate care (intermediate) |
| Components |
- SA3_1 Social Service staff per capita
- SA3_2 Residential/nursing care places for those aged
over 65
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| Source |
Various – see component details |
Component SA3_1: Social Services staff per capita
| Definition |
Weighted Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) social services staff
(in operational divisions) per capita |
| Source Numerator |
2001, 2001 Ethnic: SSDS001 Return: Total staff Whole Time Equivalent by Local
Authority District, 2002, Department of Health
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| 2003: SSDS001 Return: Total staff Whole Time Equivalent by Local Authority District, 2004, Department of Health |
| Source Denominator |
2001, 2001 Ethnic: Mid year population estimate 2001, ONS
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| 2003: Mid year population estimate 2003, ONS |
Additional details
The number of WTE staff in operational divisions (Section II, see
table for details) from the SSDS001 return were summed.
Data were available at Unitary Authority and Shire County level.
For Shire Counties, total WTEs were population weighted and
apportioned to the relevant Local Authority District.
| Section II: STAFF IN OPERATIONAL
DIVISIONS/NOT ESTABLISHMENT BASED |
Assistant Directors, managers and principal officers not
establishment based
Area managers
Provision specifically
for childrens services
Team leaders/managers
Assistant
Team managers/senior social workers
Care managers
Field
social workers
Social services officers/social work
assistants
Child Protection, Family Placement,
Juvenile/Youth Justice workers
Community
workers
Occupational therapists
OT assistants, equipment
aids and other officers
Technical officers
Provision
specifically for adult services
Team
leaders/managers
Assistant Team managers/senior social
workers
Care managers
Field social workers
Social
services officers/social work assistants
Community
workers
Occupational therapists
OT assistants, equipment
aids and other officers
Technical
officers
Hospitals/other health related settings Field
social workers providing health-related social work:-
Team
leaders/managers
Care managers
Social workers
Social
services officers/social work assistants
All social workers
employed by SSD
All Social Workers employed by SSD in
General Practice (e.g. Health Centres)
All Social Workers
employed by SSD in other health settings (e.g.
hospices)
Specialist teams (not included above) Alcohol,
HIV/AIDS and drug centres
Team leaders/managers
Asst
team managers/senior social workers
Social workers
Care
managers in alcohol, HIV/AIDS and drug centres
Support
workers
Other specialist teams (e.g. mental health, people
with learning disabilities and/or physical
disabilities)
Team leaders/managers
Assistant team
managers & senior social workers
Social workers
Care
managers in specialist teams for mental health etc
Support
workers |
| Generic provision (not included in
sections 2.2-2.7) |
Team leaders/managers
Assistant Team managers/senior
social workers
Care managers
Field social
workers
Social services officers/social work
assistants
Community workers (including community
development officers)
Occupational therapists
OT
assistants, equipment aids and other officers
Technical
officers
Trainee social workers |
Component SA3_2: Residential/nursing care places for
over 65s
| Definition |
Indirectly standardised residential and nursing beds
ratio |
| Source Numerator |
2001, 2001 Ethnic, 2003: RA Form A, Table R4 (residential care places) and RHN Form
A, Table N3 (Nursing home beds), end March 2001, Department of
Health |
| Source Denominator |
2001, 2001 Ethnic, 2003: Mid year population estimate 2001, ONS |
Additional details
RA Form A, Table R4 (Residential care places)
The
number of residential care places was available for Unitary
Authorities and Shire Counties. Data at Shire County level were
population weighted and apportioned to Local Authority Districts
(LAD).
Hertfordshire did not complete a return and so this figure is an
estimate.
RHN Form A, Table N3 (Nursing home beds)
The number
of nursing home beds was available at Health Authority (HA) level
only. These figures were population weighted and attributed to the
relevant LAD.
Four HAs made no return and estimates were made as below:
| Authority name |
Estimation method |
East and North Hertfordshire
West Hertfordshire
West
Pennine |
Figures estimated from the Self-funders Survey
return |
| South Cheshire |
Figures estimated from the Autumn Position Statement
data |
The figure for older persons does not account for all beds for
older people. Some beds that are intended for people aged 50 and
over are accounted for in the category 'Other'.
Four HAs (Bradford, Merton Sutton and Wandsworth, Portsmouth and
South East Hampshire, Southampton and South West Hampshire) did not
specify total number of older person beds. For these authorities,
the average proportion of older person beds for the appropriate
region was applied to the total figure shown.
The total number of residential care places and nursing home beds
were summed for each LAD.
An indirectly age-standardised ‘beds’ ratio was calculated to
control for differences in the proportion of elderly in each area.
The expected number of beds was derived by applying the under 65 and
over 65 bed rate for England to the corresponding population aged
under and over 65. A standardised bed ratio was then obtained by
dividing the observed number of beds in the area by the expected
number of beds and expressing this as 100. The standardised bed rate
for England is 100. Figures greater than 100 indicate higher
provision than the national average and figures less than 100
indicate lower provision.
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