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Version: 23.0.0 | Published: 17 Oct 2025 | Updated: 51 days ago

NHS Continuing Health Care (CHC)

Dataset

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