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Data covers the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021
Information about the mandated national adult social care data returns for the year 2025 to 2026.
The National Data Guardian advises on the use of confidential health and care data, supporting its safe, ethical, and trustworthy use for individual care and public benefit. NDG works with the Department of Health and Social Care .
These webpages allow you to find and explore health and social care statistics from across the Government Statistical Service (GSS).
The Department for Education's long-term plan to transform data in children's social care.
This National Data Guardian guidance will improve public benefit evaluations by defining and standardising the concept of public benefit to enable clearer interpretation and understanding.
This report details the findings of a dialogue with more than 100 members of the public about how to make sure that health and care data is used in ways that benefit people and society.
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