1. Welcome

2. Why a Single Assessment Process ?
NHS Plan
Modernisation
NSF
Experience of Service Users & Carers
Demographic
Changes

3. The Single Assessment Process
Session Aims
To Consider:
The reasons why the Single Assessment Process (SAP) has been implemented
The principles underpinning the approach
To identify the advantages of SAP
The local implementation of SAP

4. What is the Single Assessment Process ?
The single Assessment Process is a national initiative.
Applicable to individuals who have complex and/or multiple care needs and who access more than one type of service.
Coordinated response across the agencies concerned.

5. What does the Single Assessment Process aim to do ?
Avoid duplication of assessments
Common assessment formats
Share information appropriately
Develop Person held records
Develop person centred care
Ensure that needs are not over looked
Develop further joint working

6. Person Centred Care

7. Person Centred Care - Local Views
Avoid
jargon
Avoid
assumptions
Find out
about our
background
Time to
Talk
Accessible
Information
My Issues
Recognise
Contribution
of carers
Uniqueness
Explain in
a straight
forward way
Write in a
straight
forward way
Safeguard
interests
Information
sharing