All Indicators > Indicator SA3: Access to social care
| Definition | Measures of access to social care |
| Dimension | Situation of health |
| Sector | Appropriate care (intermediate) |
| Components |
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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 |
| 2003: SSDS001 Return: Total staff Whole Time Equivalent by Local Authority District, 2004, Department of Health | |
| 2005: SSDS001 Return: Total staff Whole Time Equivalent by Local Authority District, 2006, Department of Health | |
| Source Denominator | 2001, 2001 Ethnic: Mid year population estimate 2001, ONS |
| 2003: Mid year population estimate 2003, ONS | |
| 2005: Mid year population estimate 2006, 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 children's 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 and 2003: Commission for Social Care Inspection: Social Care Provision In England Provision by council - Historic Data, 2003. |
| 2005: Commission for Social Care Inspection: Social Care Provision In England Provision by council - Historic Data, 2006. | |
| Source Denominator | 2001, 2001 Ethnic, 2003: Mid year population estimate 2001, ONS |
| 2005: Mid year population estimate 2006, ONS |
Additional details
The indicator for 65 plus nursing/residential places was not available for all three time periods. For this reason the CSCI indicator for all adult care places is being used instead for 2003 and 2006. However, it has not been possible to identify an equivalent indicator for 2001 which produced comparable figures. For this reason the 2003 figures are being used for 2001.
Numbers of places had not been broken down for the lower tier of two-tear local authorities, so it was necessary to allocate numbers using population weighting.
The crude rate has been produced by dividing the number of places by the adult population, and it has not been possible to adjust for variations in the age structure. This indicator is in a state of development, however, and a more sophisticated version may be available in future.