Chris Strangwood Frances Fairclough North Tyneside Single Assessment Process Information and...

Chris Strangwood Frances Fairclough

North TynesideSingle Assessment Process

Information and Development EventsMenzies Hotel, North Shields

April - May 2004


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


Agenda for the Session

Person Centred Care National Service Framework Policy Context Types of Assessment Roles and Responsibilities Single Assessment in North

Tyneside


Person Centred CarePerson Centred Care

How the implementation of the Single Assessment Process will affect

outcomes for older people, carers and professional practice


Person Centred Care

Listen to older people

Respect their dignity and privacy

Recognise individual differences and specific needs including culture and religion


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


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.


How is SAP Different?

Person Centred Standardised approach to

assessment Joint Working arrangements Improved communication Sharing assessment information Outcome centred


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”


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


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


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:


Policy Context

R.N.CC

Continuing Care

Vulnerable Adults

Discharge

Information Sharing

Fair Access to Care

Intermediate Care

Person Centred


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


Domains of Assessment Users’ perspective Clinical background Disease prevention Personal care and physical well-being Senses Mental Health Relationship Safety Immediate environment and resources


Types of Assessment

Contact

Overview

Specialist

Comprehensive


What is an assessment

Collection of information Users view Professional judgement Carers’ perspective

A “snapshot” in time

Basis for agreed actions.


Issues in relation to SAP

Data Protection Consent Mental Health Legal Issues Reducing Duplication Professional Accountability


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?


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

Chris Strangwood Frances Fairclough North Tyneside Single Assessment Process Information and...

Documents

Transcript of Chris Strangwood Frances Fairclough North Tyneside Single Assessment Process Information and...