Separate different views of the service
Adult social care reporting brings together people waiting, assessments completed, support provided, expenditure and experience. These measures describe different populations and time periods. Putting them on the same page does not make them comparable.
Power BI can support a coherent view if the underlying model distinguishes the current position from activity over time and outcomes for defined groups. Start with those analytical distinctions rather than choosing chart types.
National measures and local management answer different questions
ASCOF provides a national framework for adult social care outcomes. Keep applicable definitions and reporting periods intact when presenting those measures. Local operational indicators can complement them, but should not be labelled as equivalent when their populations or calculations differ.
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- Organise reporting around the pathway
- Model time and status explicitly
- Support scrutiny without implying the dashboard is assurance
- Questions for adult social care leaders
- Where to start