Data linkage - Find a freedom of information request

Data linkage (also known as matching, entity resolution or record linkage) is the process of joining data sets through deciding whether two records, in the same or different data sets, belong to the same entity (Harron et al., 2016).

1. Do you currently link your education and social care data for children and young people? Y/N/in development

2. Which of your datasets are you linking?

please state all the apply

School census

Children in Need (CiN) census

Children looked after return SSDA903 data collection

Other (please specify)

3. Which groups of children and young people do you link data on?

Select all that apply

Children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

Children in Need Children looked after (care experienced)

Children and young people on Free School Meals

All children and young people

Other (please specify)

4. How are you using the linked data?

Strategic planning

Data dashboard

Joint commissioning

Service review

Targeted interventions (individuals)

Other (please specify)

We aren't using linked data

5. Do you currently link local authority data sets for children and young people with health data sets?

Y/N/in development

6. Which health data sets are you linking with education and or social care?

Select all that apply

Primary care (GP data)

Community Services Data Set (CSDS)

Secondary care (CAMHS)

Children and Young Peoples Service (CYPS)

Accident and Emergency data Secondary Uses Services (SUS) also known as HES (Hospital Episode Statistics) Community Services Datasets (CSDS)

Child Health Records

Deaths

Births

Other (please specify)

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.

1. Yes

2. School census - YES

Children in Need (CiN) census - YES

Children looked after return SSDA903 data collection – YES

3. Children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities - YES

Children in Need - YES

Children looked after (care experienced) - YES

Children and young people on Free School Meals - YES

All children and young people – YES

4. Strategic planning - YES

Data dashboard - YES

Joint commissioning - YES

Service review - YES

Targeted interventions (individuals) – YES

5. Yes

6. Community Services Data Set (CSDS) - YES

Secondary care (CAMHS) – YES

Community Services Datasets (CSDS) - YES

Child Health Records - YES

Deaths – YES where applicable to cohort

Births – YES where applicable to cohort