Version: 23.0.0 | Published: 17 Oct 2025 | Updated: 51 days ago
NHS Continuing Health Care (CHC)
Dataset
Documentation
Coverage
Spatial:
North West England: https://www.geonames.org/2641227/north-west.html
Typical Age Range:
0-124
Pathway:
The CHC (Continuing Healthcare) pathway is a process for determining eligibility
for NHS-funded healthcare for individuals with complex, long-term health needs.
The pathway involves an assessment process to determine if an individual's
primary needs are health-related, rather than social or personal care needs.
Provenance
Origin
Sources:
EPR
Collection Situations:
Other
Temporal
Accrual Periodicity:
Monthly
Start Date:
02 January 2018
Time Lag:
1-2 months
Accessibility
Access
Access Service:
A secure workspace within the SDE will be implemented for each project. The
standard package for a secure workspace includes a cloud-based VDI providing
access to an instance of the platform and as suite of included tools. Further
details be provided on request.
Delivery Lead Time:
2-6 months
Jurisdictions:
UK
Data Controller:
North West Secure Data Environment (SDE)
Data Processor:
Arden and GEM Commissioning Support Unit
Usage
Data Use Limitations:
Research use only
Data Use Requirements:
User-specific restriction
Format and Standards
Vocabulary Encoding Schemes:
LOCAL
Conforms To:
NHS DATA DICTIONARY
Languages:
en
Formats:
text/csv, application/sql
Observations
Statistical Population
Population Description
Population Size
Measured Property
Observation Date
Findings
Average age at the start of care package users, for the last 12 months
72
Average
11 June 2025
Persons
Number of distinct individuals in the dataset
40625
count
01 June 2025