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North TynesideSingle Assessment Process
Information and Development EventsMenzies Hotel, North Shields
April - May 2004
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Event Objectives
What is “The Single Assessment Process” (SAP)?
Explore the impact of SAP on current practice and service delivery
Single Assessment in North Tyneside
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Agenda for the Session
Person Centred Care National Service Framework Policy Context Types of Assessment Roles and Responsibilities Single Assessment in North
Tyneside
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Person Centred CarePerson Centred Care
How the implementation of the Single Assessment Process will affect
outcomes for older people, carers and professional practice
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Person Centred Care
Listen to older people
Respect their dignity and privacy
Recognise individual differences and specific needs including culture and religion
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Person Centred Care
Enable older people to make informed choices, involving them in all decision making about their needs and their care
Provide co-ordinated and integrated service response
Involve and support carers whenever necessary
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Standard 2 - Person Centred Care
NHS and social services treat older people as individuals and enable them to make choices about their care. This is achieved through the single assessment process and integrated commissioning arrangements and integrated provision of services, including community equipment and continence services.
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How is SAP Different?
Person Centred Standardised approach to
assessment Joint Working arrangements Improved communication Sharing assessment information Outcome centred
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Purpose of SAP
“To ensure that older people receive appropriate, effective and timely responses to their health and social care needs, and that professional resources are used effectively”
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Aims of the Single Assessment Process
Individuals at the centre of assessment and subsequent care planning
lead to better information sharing between professionals
encourage better outcomes for older people
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Principles of SAP
Scale and depth of assessment are kept in proportion to older people’s needs
Professionals do not duplicate each others’ assessments
Professionals contribute to assessments in the most effective way
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Policy Context
We are being asked in a variety of policies and initiatives to review the way we look at older peoples needs and service provision. The key drivers to these are:
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Policy Context
R.N.CC
Continuing Care
Vulnerable Adults
Discharge
Information Sharing
Fair Access to Care
Intermediate Care
Person Centred
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NSF for Older People (2001)
Rooting out age discrimination Person centred care Intermediate Care General hospital care Stroke Falls Mental health Promoting health in old age Medicines Management
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Domains of Assessment Users’ perspective Clinical background Disease prevention Personal care and physical well-being Senses Mental Health Relationship Safety Immediate environment and resources
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Types of Assessment
Contact
Overview
Specialist
Comprehensive
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What is an assessment
Collection of information Users view Professional judgement Carers’ perspective
A “snapshot” in time
Basis for agreed actions.
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Issues in relation to SAP
Data Protection Consent Mental Health Legal Issues Reducing Duplication Professional Accountability
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Implementing Single Assessment in North Tyneside
So what will be different in the future ?
What do I do now, that is going to help the implementation of SAP?
How will I be able to make this change happen?
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Implementing Single Assessment in North Tyneside
October 03 - April 04 North Tyneside
Taskforce Draft Terminology
(feedback)
Mission Statement Client Held File Assessment Tools
Project
April 04 – December 04 Summary Timetable
(pack)
3 Steering Groups and Implementation Teams
Process Mapping / Redesign
Assessment Tool Training
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