TY - JOUR
T1 - Social services and the Single Assessment Process: early warning signs?
AU - Glasby, Jon
PY - 2004/5/1
Y1 - 2004/5/1
N2 - Following the publication of policy documents such as the NHS Plan and the National Service Framework for Older People, health and social care agencies in the UK have been charged with devising and implementing a Single Assessment Process by April 2004. Although service users and carers are often frustrated at having to give the same information to many different professionals, this paper cites research which raises significant doubts about the present capacity of social services departments to deliver on this government initiative. Based on telephone interviews with 25 local authorities, this paper describes the findings of research into the use of dependency measures in residential and nursing care. Although this research was conducted prior to the introduction of the Single Assessment Process, the study suggests that some local agencies may lack the expertise and skills to develop effective assessment tools/scales and that considerable Developmental work may be required to prepare organisations for April 2004.
AB - Following the publication of policy documents such as the NHS Plan and the National Service Framework for Older People, health and social care agencies in the UK have been charged with devising and implementing a Single Assessment Process by April 2004. Although service users and carers are often frustrated at having to give the same information to many different professionals, this paper cites research which raises significant doubts about the present capacity of social services departments to deliver on this government initiative. Based on telephone interviews with 25 local authorities, this paper describes the findings of research into the use of dependency measures in residential and nursing care. Although this research was conducted prior to the introduction of the Single Assessment Process, the study suggests that some local agencies may lack the expertise and skills to develop effective assessment tools/scales and that considerable Developmental work may be required to prepare organisations for April 2004.
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U2 - 10.1080/13561820410001686891
DO - 10.1080/13561820410001686891
M3 - Article
C2 - 15203672
SN - 1469-9567
VL - 18
SP - 129
EP - 139
JO - Journal of Interprofessional Care
JF - Journal of Interprofessional Care
IS - 2
ER -