Data descriptor
of
Co-morbidity
from
NHS Digital - Client Level Data
Source
Co-morbidity is an evolution of the Reported Health Conditions included originally in the Equalities and Classifications Framework (EQ-CL) and previously reported in SALT. Autism Spectrum Disorder combines the two Autism and Asperger's Syndrome conditions following an international classification convention. Dementia has been added, as have two new variables to identify if a client has reported a Hearing and/or Visual Impairment. Co-morbidities will complement the Primary Support Reason and allow for a richer client profile, where in SALT some conditions or impairments are lost as they are secondary or tertiary support reasons. The visual and hearing impairment variables will be important for information standards; to help to address communication needs and bring the collection more into line with the SSDA902 visual impairment register.