Portsmouth · Adult social care · part of Health
The short answer
Care users who feel in control of their daily life in Portsmouth: 81.3% (2024 to 2025), 4 percentage points higher than England (77.3%); up 2.8 percentage points since 2015 to 2016 (78.5%).
Do people who receive council-arranged care feel they have control over their daily life?
Survey-based evidence · Adult Social Care Survey (ASCS), run by each council for DHSC · Adults receiving long-term support arranged or provided by the council (postal sample, weighted) · January to March at the end of each financial year shown
| Period | Portsmouth | Southampton | South East | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 to 2025 | 81.3% | 82.1% | 78.2% | 77.3% |
| 2023 to 2024 | 74.5% | 79.6% | 78.8% | 77.6% |
| 2022 to 2023 | 82.2% | 77.1% | 79.4% | 77.2% |
| 2021 to 2022 | 81.2% | 79% | 78% | 76.9% |
| 2020 to 2021 | – | – | – | – |
| 2019 to 2020 | 81.1% | 77.3% | 77.7% | 77.3% |
| 2018 to 2019 | 82% | 78.4% | 79.9% | 77.6% |
| 2017 to 2018 | 80.3% | 84.6% | 80.2% | 77.7% |
| 2016 to 2017 | 82.5% | 82.2% | 80.1% | 77.7% |
| 2015 to 2016 | 78.5% | 78.6% | 79.3% | 76.6% |
Definition: Share of care users answering the Adult Social Care Survey control question who said they have as much control as they want or adequate control over their daily life (ASCOF 3A, formerly 1B). Weighted by DHSC.
Department of Health and Social Care: Measures from the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, England: 2024 to 2025 - time-series data ↗ · retrieved 2026-11-09
Satisfaction, control and carer quality of life come from postal surveys of people the council already supports, weighted by DHSC. Care home admissions, reablement and requests come from council records. Survey results carry a margin of error; record-based figures depend on how each council records activity.
From 2024-25 DHSC calculates the record-based measures from person-level client data instead of the old SALT summary return, and labels them official statistics in development. The earlier years and the new year are shown as separate measures because DHSC says they cannot be compared. Portsmouth's 2024-25 data for the reablement measures were missing.
People aged 65 and over made up 15.4% of Portsmouth residents in mid-2025, against 19.1% in England. The number of Portsmouth residents aged 65+ went from 27,271 in mid-2010 to 32,607 in mid-2025. More older residents generally means more demand for care, but need also depends on health, income and family support.
The Care Quality Commission rated Portsmouth City Council "good" for how well it meets its adult social care duties under the Care Act 2014 (published 9 July 2026). Areas scored 2 out of 4: assessing people’s needs; supporting people to lead healthier lives; care provision, integration and continuity of care; safe pathways, systems and transitions. Areas scored 3 out of 4: equity in experience and outcomes; partnership and communities; safeguarding; governance, management and sustainability; learning, improvement and innovation. This assesses the council as a whole at one point in time; it is not a rating of individual care homes or home-care agencies.
The Care Quality Commission rated Southampton Council "requires improvement" for how well it meets its adult social care duties under the Care Act 2014 (published 18 June 2026). Areas scored 1 out of 4 (significant shortfalls): assessing people’s needs; safeguarding; governance, management and sustainability. Areas scored 2 out of 4: supporting people to lead healthier lives; equity in experience and outcomes; care provision, integration and continuity of care; partnership and communities; safe pathways, systems and transitions; learning, improvement and innovation. This assesses the council as a whole at one point in time; it is not a rating of individual care homes or home-care agencies.
NHS England publishes daily counts of patients who are medically ready to leave acute hospital but are still there. They are reported by hospital trust, not by council, and are unvalidated management information. Some delays are within the hospital, others wait for council-arranged care or community health services.
Portsmouth
63.4% 2024 to 2025
1.7 percentage points lower than England (65.1%).
Down 1.5 percentage points since 2015 to 2016 (64.9%).
Survey-based evidence · Adult Social Care Survey (ASCS), run by each council for DHSC · Adults receiving long-term support arranged or provided by the council (postal sample, weighted) · January to March at the end of each financial year shown
What this answers: How satisfied are people who receive council-arranged care with the help they get?
| Period | Portsmouth | Southampton | South East | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 to 2025 | 63.4% | 68.4% | 65.7% | 65.1% |
| 2023 to 2024 | 63.6% | 65.9% | 67% | 65.4% |
| 2022 to 2023 | 65.5% | 60.8% | 64.6% | 64.4% |
| 2021 to 2022 | 65.3% | 66.6% | 65.2% | 63.9% |
| 2020 to 2021 | – | – | – | – |
| 2019 to 2020 | 66.4% | 63.1% | 64.6% | 64.2% |
| 2018 to 2019 | 66.9% | 59.6% | 65.7% | 64.3% |
| 2017 to 2018 | 62.9% | 67.1% | 65.9% | 65% |
| 2016 to 2017 | 62.7% | 65.9% | 65.9% | 64.7% |
| 2015 to 2016 | 64.9% | 66.6% | 65.7% | 64.4% |
Definition: Share of Adult Social Care Survey respondents who said they were extremely or very satisfied with their care and support (ASCOF 1D, formerly 3A). Weighted by DHSC.
Series breaks: 2020 to 2021: Voluntary survey year: no England or regional figure.
Department of Health and Social Care: Measures from the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, England: 2024 to 2025 - time-series data ↗ · First published 2025-12-18; time-series file as attached on retrieval · retrieved 2026-11-09
Portsmouth
7.1 score out of 12 2023 to 2024
3% lower than England (7.3).
Down 11% since 2016 to 2017 (8).
Survey-based evidence · Survey of Adult Carers in England (SACE), run by each council for DHSC · Unpaid carers aged 18 and over known to the council (postal sample) · Autumn of each survey year; run every two years (2021 to 2022 instead of 2020 to 2021 because of COVID-19)
What this answers: How do unpaid carers known to the council rate their own quality of life?
| Period | Portsmouth | Southampton | South East | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 to 2025 | – | – | – | – |
| 2023 to 2024 | 7.1 score out of 12 | 7.3 score out of 12 | 7.2 score out of 12 | 7.3 score out of 12 |
| 2022 to 2023 | – | – | – | – |
| 2021 to 2022 | 7.4 score out of 12 | 7.5 score out of 12 | 7.3 score out of 12 | 7.3 score out of 12 |
| 2020 to 2021 | – | – | – | – |
| 2019 to 2020 | – | – | – | – |
| 2018 to 2019 | 8.1 score out of 12 | 7 score out of 12 | 7.5 score out of 12 | 7.5 score out of 12 |
| 2017 to 2018 | – | – | – | – |
| 2016 to 2017 | 8 score out of 12 | 7.6 score out of 12 | 7.6 score out of 12 | 7.7 score out of 12 |
| 2015 to 2016 | – | – | – | – |
Definition: Average score from six questions in the Survey of Adult Carers in England (for example time to look after yourself, safety, social contact), scored 0 to 12, higher is better quality of life (ASCOF 1C, formerly 1D).
Series breaks: 2016 to 2017: The survey widened to include carers who had not had an assessment or review in the previous 12 months.
Department of Health and Social Care: Measures from the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, England: 2024 to 2025 - time-series data ↗ · First published 2025-12-18; time-series file as attached on retrieval · retrieved 2026-11-09
Portsmouth
723 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ December 2024
157 per 100,000 people aged 65+ higher than England (566).
Up 1.6 per 100,000 people aged 65+ since April 2016 (721).
Administrative records
What this answers: How often does the council arrange a permanent care home place for someone aged 65 or over?
| Period | Portsmouth | Southampton | South East | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 723 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ | 767 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ | 553 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ | 566 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ |
| 2022-23 | 630 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ | 663 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ | 557 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ | 561 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ |
| 2021-22 | 710 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ | 645 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ | 524 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ | 539 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ |
| 2020-21 | 622 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ | 701 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ | 489 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ | 498 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ |
| 2019-20 | 687 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ | 771 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ | 527 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ | 584 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ |
| 2018-19 | 625 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ | 812 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ | 518 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ | 578 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ |
| 2017-18 | 626 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ | 780 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ | 562 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ | 586 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ |
| 2016-17 | 776 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ | 897 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ | 565 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ | 611 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ |
| 2015-16 | 721 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ | 1,117 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ | 577 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ | 628 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ |
Definition: Council-supported people aged 65 and over whose long-term support needs were met by moving into a residential or nursing care home during the year, per 100,000 residents aged 65+ (old ASCOF 2A(2), renamed 2C in 2023-24). Source: councils' SALT returns and ONS population estimates.
Series breaks: 2017-18: Small changes to the SALT return; the publisher expects the effect to be small. 2018-19: SALT tables amended to avoid double counting self-funders whose money ran out.
NHS England Digital: Measures from the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, England, 2023-24 - time series ↗ · 2023-24 publication (last on SALT definitions) · retrieved 2026-11-09
Portsmouth
419 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ 2024 to 2025
173 per 100,000 people aged 65+ lower than England (593), calculated from unrounded figures.
Administrative records
What this answers: How often does the council arrange a new long-term care home place for someone aged 65 or over (new data source)?
| Period | Portsmouth | Southampton | South East | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 to 2025 | 419 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ | 585 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ | 560 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ | 593 admissions per 100,000 people aged 65+ |
Definition: People aged 65+ who started a council-arranged long-term residential or nursing placement and had not had one in the previous 12 months, per 100,000 residents aged 65+ (ASCOF 2C), from client level data. Official statistics in development.
Series breaks: 2024 to 2025: New client level data source and method; not comparable with the SALT series.
Department of Health and Social Care: Measures from the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, England: 2024 to 2025 - time-series data ↗ · First published 2025-12-18; time-series file as attached on retrieval · retrieved 2026-11-09
Portsmouth
76.6% December 2024
7.2 percentage points lower than England (83.8%).
Down 2 percentage points since April 2016 (78.6%).
Administrative records
What this answers: After leaving hospital with reablement or rehabilitation, are older people still living at home three months later?
| Period | Portsmouth | Southampton | South East | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 76.6% | 79.2% | 80.3% | 83.8% |
| 2022-23 | 82.7% | 74.1% | 78.6% | 82.3% |
| 2021-22 | 87.2% | 75.2% | 77.3% | 81.8% |
| 2020-21 | 85% | 72.4% | 76.7% | 79.1% |
| 2019-20 | 83.4% | 74.5% | 76.9% | 82% |
| 2018-19 | 81.1% | 85.2% | 79.6% | 82.4% |
| 2017-18 | 83.9% | 82.3% | 82.2% | 82.9% |
| 2016-17 | 79.6% | 83.9% | 80.1% | 82.5% |
| 2015-16 | 78.6% | 78.6% | 81.1% | 82.7% |
Definition: People aged 65+ discharged from hospital into reablement or rehabilitation services (October to December) who were at home or in extra care housing 91 days after discharge (old ASCOF 2B(1), renamed 2D(1) in 2023-24).
NHS England Digital: Measures from the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, England, 2023-24 - time series ↗ · 2023-24 publication (last on SALT definitions) · retrieved 2026-11-09
Portsmouth
No published figure for this area.
Administrative records
What this answers: After leaving hospital with reablement, do older people stay out of hospital and care homes for 12 weeks?
| Period | Portsmouth | Southampton | South East | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 to 2025 | – | 58.2% | 66% | 60.7% |
Definition: People aged 65+ discharged from hospital into reablement who, in the 12 weeks after discharge, did not move into council-arranged long-term care, were not readmitted as an emergency and did not die (ASCOF 2D(1)). Client level data linked to hospital data; official statistics in development.
Series breaks: 2024 to 2025: New measure replacing the 91-day SALT measure.
Department of Health and Social Care: Measures from the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, England: 2024 to 2025 - time-series data ↗ · First published 2025-12-18; time-series file as attached on retrieval · retrieved 2026-11-09
Portsmouth
5,390 requests per 100,000 residents aged 18+ December 2024
859 per 100,000 residents aged 18+ higher than England (4,531).
Administrative records
What this answers: How many adults not already supported asked the council for social care help in a year, relative to the adult population?
| Period | Portsmouth | Southampton | South East | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 5,390 requests per 100,000 residents aged 18+ | 4,540 requests per 100,000 residents aged 18+ | 4,386 requests per 100,000 residents aged 18+ | 4,531 requests per 100,000 residents aged 18+ |
Definition: Requests for support received by the council from new clients aged 18 and over (SALT table STS001, totals for 18-64 and 65+), divided by the ONS mid-2023 estimate of residents aged 18 and over, times 100,000. The rate is calculated by this script.
NHS England Digital: Adult Social Care Activity and Finance Report, England, 2023-24 - CSV data pack (SALT STS001) ↗ · 2023-24 (final year of the SALT collection) · retrieved 2026-11-09
Queen Alexandra Hospital trust. It serves Portsmouth and south-east Hampshire, so this is a hospital-trust figure, not a city figure.
302 patients (average per day in the month) September 2026
Up 34% since April 2025 (226).
Management information
What this answers: On an average day, how many patients in the local acute hospital trust no longer need to be there but have not yet left?
Hospital patients ready to leave but still in a bed
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust · patients (average per day in the month)
Reviewed figures: April 2025 to September 2026.
Shown on this chart: From April 2025 to September 2026, hospital patients ready to leave but still in a bed rose by 33.6% in Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust and rose by 10.3% in University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.
Both places compared over April 2025 to September 2026, using matching published dates.
Compared areas: Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust; Southampton General Hospital trust. It serves Southampton and south-west Hampshire and takes specialist referrals from a wider area..
Actual values
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| Period | Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust | University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust | England (all type 1 acute trusts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 302 patients (average per day in the month) | 236 patients (average per day in the month) | 13,647 patients (average per day in the month) |
| 2026-08 | 295 patients (average per day in the month) | 232 patients (average per day in the month) | 13,833 patients (average per day in the month) |
| 2026-07 | 314 patients (average per day in the month) | 240 patients (average per day in the month) | 14,054 patients (average per day in the month) |
| 2026-06 | 288 patients (average per day in the month) | 221 patients (average per day in the month) | 13,618 patients (average per day in the month) |
| 2026-05 | 279 patients (average per day in the month) | 203 patients (average per day in the month) | 13,291 patients (average per day in the month) |
| 2026-04 | 257 patients (average per day in the month) | 186 patients (average per day in the month) | 13,612 patients (average per day in the month) |
| 2026-03 | 263 patients (average per day in the month) | 183 patients (average per day in the month) | 13,554 patients (average per day in the month) |
| 2026-02 | 235 patients (average per day in the month) | 155 patients (average per day in the month) | 13,888 patients (average per day in the month) |
| 2026-01 | 277 patients (average per day in the month) | 239 patients (average per day in the month) | 13,823 patients (average per day in the month) |
| 2025-12 | 271 patients (average per day in the month) | 235 patients (average per day in the month) | 12,838 patients (average per day in the month) |
| 2025-11 | 291 patients (average per day in the month) | 234 patients (average per day in the month) | 13,179 patients (average per day in the month) |
| 2025-10 | 285 patients (average per day in the month) | 235 patients (average per day in the month) | 13,117 patients (average per day in the month) |
| 2025-09 | 257 patients (average per day in the month) | 230 patients (average per day in the month) | 12,815 patients (average per day in the month) |
| 2025-08 | 244 patients (average per day in the month) | 226 patients (average per day in the month) | 12,535 patients (average per day in the month) |
| 2025-07 | 258 patients (average per day in the month) | 235 patients (average per day in the month) | 12,552 patients (average per day in the month) |
| 2025-06 | 245 patients (average per day in the month) | 237 patients (average per day in the month) | 12,071 patients (average per day in the month) |
| 2025-05 | 238 patients (average per day in the month) | 251 patients (average per day in the month) | 12,672 patients (average per day in the month) |
| 2025-04 | 226 patients (average per day in the month) | 214 patients (average per day in the month) | 12,740 patients (average per day in the month) |
Definition: Average across the days of each month of the daily count of patients who no longer meet the criteria to reside in an acute hospital but remain in hospital, as reported by each acute trust to NHS England. Averages calculated by this script from the daily figures.
NHS England: Acute daily discharge situation report - monthly trust-level CSV files ↗ · Monthly files from April 2025 as listed on retrieval · retrieved 2026-11-09
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