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Number of adults being cared for

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Data descriptor

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Number of adults being cared for

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CLD Guidance, release 1 (February 2023)

NHS England
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This field should identify the number of adults cared for by the carer. This can include people who are not known to the local authority, to describe the full extent of the caring role. For this reason, this number can be greater than the number of linked Person IDs recorded on the carer record. It is acknowledged that this information may not currently be collected in a structured way on systems, but local authorities are encouraged to share the information if it is available and consider ways to collect it in future.

Data type: Integer

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