How to use the DIT

This page outlines how to use the Data & Improvement Tool to view your organisation’s data

Getting started

To get started on the new LDIS Data and Improvement Tool, you will need a log in. Please see the Access Guidance for more information.

Once logged in, users will be able to see the results for their organisation’s submission, compared to a national sample position and a regional result.

To do this, click on the ‘LDIS 2024’ tab in the top left of the home page. Within this view, users can look at the results one chart at a time, applying filters and peer groups.

1. How to locate the charts:

Results here are grouped by how the questions map to the four NHSE Learning Disability Improvement Standards and corresponding measures.

To view a chart, select an Improvement Standard from the navigation bar. The charts mapped to that Standard will then appear underneath the various measures.

2. How to read the charts:

The DIT consists of a series of charts, showcasing the findings from LDIS 2024 for participating providers.

Displayed on each chart is the chart title. Each chart will display the results in up to three bars: sample, organisation, and peer.

  • Sample - The sample bar will show the national average across England.

  • Submission - The submission bar will show the result for your submission.

  • Peer - The peer bar will only appear when a peer is selected from the drop-down menu at the top of the page. This bar will show the average result for the peer(s) selected: region and/or site type (acute/community/mental health/ambulance) and/or service provider type (specialist LD provider/universal).

For charts where you were asked to choose a response option, e.g. yes/no/NA, you can hover over a bar’s coloured segments to display the answer option and result as a percentage.

For numerical charts, the bars are split into quartiles. To calculate this, all responses are put in order and split into four equally sized groups. Each segment of the bar then represents the range that is covered by each of these four groups. This means that you can see where most responses are clustered.

3. How to gain further insights into the data

By pressing the ‘Explore’ button on a chart, you will access the ‘Explore’ view.

For charts displaying numerical responses, this will provide you with a benchmarked bar chart, with your submission highlighted.

For all charts there will be a ‘Data Table’ view showing all responses to the selected indicator.

4. How to save/export the data

In the corners of the chart, there are buttons that allow you to export the data. You can use this to download the data and investigate it yourself in Excel.