NHSOF 2.1: Proportion of People Feeling Supported to Manage Long-Term Conditions

Sep-17 data from the Government Digital Service measures the proportion of people with long-term health conditions who feel they have had sufficient support from services to manage their condition. The indicator is part of the NHS Outcomes Framework and is available in EXCEL XLS and CSV formats under an Open Government Licence. A next version was due in Aug-18.

Use Cases

• Benchmarking healthcare service performance based on patient-reported support metrics.
• Analyzing trends in patient experience for long-term condition management.
• Informing policy decisions on resource allocation for chronic care services.

Strengths

• Data is provided in two common, machine-readable formats: EXCEL XLS and CSV.
• Dataset is associated with a formal national outcomes framework (NHSOF).
• Has a defined update schedule, with a next version planned for Aug-18.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The last update date for the current record is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely collected via survey or administrative data as part of the NHS Outcomes Framework.

Time Range

Data reflects status as of Sep-17.

Freshness

Current version updated Sep-17; next version due Aug-18.

Geography

Likely covers England, given its association with the NHS Outcomes Framework.