- Q1: Which key professionals will undertake the assessment to identify health/social care needs/ including housing and employment ?
- The Commissioning Friend for Mental Health Service: A Resource Guide for Health and Social Care Commissioners [PDF, 349KB] National Institute for Mental Health in England / Modernisation Agency National Primary and Care Trust (2005) Sanderson, H.; Kennedy, J.; Ritchie, P. and Goodwin, G. (1998) People, plans and possibilities: exploring person-centred planning. Edinburgh: Scottish Human Services
- Promoting person-centred care at the front line [PDF, 195KB] Joseph Rowntree Foundation (2006)
- Guidance on single, shared assessment in community care Scottish Government
- Guidance on single shared assessment of community care needs [PDF, 221KB] Scottish Government (2001)
- Report of the short-life working group on Hospital Closure and Service Reprovision Easy-Read Summary The same as you? National Implementation Group (2004)
- UPDATED/NEW: The Chartered Institute of Housing Scotland (2008) Scottish Housing Digest – Housing Policy at Your Fingertips.
Briefings for CIH in Scotland by Newhaven Research. It is produced every six months to keep CIH in Scotland members up to speed on major developments in housing and related policy areas across the UK. The digest is structured to give a broad overview followed by consideration of developments in other parts of the UK, then a look at developments in Scotland.
- UPDATED/NEW: Working for a change? Report of the short-life working group on Employment The same as you? National Implementation Group (2003)
- UPDATED/NEW: UK Learning Disability Consultant Nurse Network United Kingdom (2006) Shaping the Future:A Vision for Learning Disability Nursing . [PDF] edited by Ruth Northway, Christine Hutchinson, Anne Kingdon.
- Q2: Is there a Single Shared Assessment and a Person Centred Plan?
- Single Shared Assessment an introduction Joint Future Unit, Scottish Government (2004)
- Guidance on single shared assessment of community care needs [PDF, 221KB] Scottish Government (2001)
- Q3: Is a risk assessment needed, as part of the multidisciplinary assessment? Who will do this?
- UPDATED/NEW: Risk Management Authority (Scotland) website
- UPDATED/NEW: An Introduction to The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003
- Risk Assessment Management and Audit Systems (RAMAS) [PDF, 35KB]
- On the Borderline: People with learning disabilities and/or autistic spectrum disorders in secure, forensic and other specialist settings (Assessment of need and care planning)
- Q4: How will the person and their carers be supported by advocacy and relative support?
- Advocacy Resource Exchange (not-for-profit organisation which works in partnership with advocacy schemes, projects and providers)
- Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance website
- Q5: Who will review the relevant legislation as part of the multidisciplinary assessment? For example AWIA, NH Act, DDA, Additional Support for Learning Act, Community Treatment Orders. How it will affect the type of service to be commissioned and the person?
- Q6: How will carers be involved in the sharing of information and then in assessment?
- Q7: What equipment/adaptations/technology will be needed?
- Q8: Is carer assessment appropriate? Has this been undertaken?
- Q9: What are the anticipated outcomes?
- Introduction to Outcomes Joint Future Unit, Scottish Government
- Evaluation of the Joint Performance Information and Assessment Framework for 2005-06 Joint Future Unit, Scottish Government
- Emerson, E., Robertson, J., Hatton, C., Knapp, M., & Walsh, P. (2005). Cost and outcomes of community residential supports in England. In R. Stancliffe & C. Lakin (Eds.) Costs and Outcomes: Community Services for People with Intellectual Disabilities. Baltimore: Brookes
- UPDATED/NEW: Improving the Quality of Life for People with Learning Disabilities: Research into Practice. Conference Report (2005) Scottish Government/University of St Andrews
Conference proceedings and speakers presentations available at: http://www.jitscotland.org.uk/action-areas/learning-disability/
- UPDATED/NEW: Quality of Life for People with Learning Disabilities in Supported Housing in the Community: A Review of Research (2000) David Felce
- See Commissioning News website for updates
- Q10: Are Housing Dept./likely housing providers involved in the assessment?
- UPDATED/NEW: Housing and Regeneration Supporting People
- UPDATED/NEW: Housing Statistics for Scotland - Housing for older people and those with disabilities
- UPDATED/NEW: The Full SP: Supporting People: Issue 27 - March 2008. The views of seven local authority Lead Officers on Supporting People.
- UPDATED/NEW: The Chartered Institute of Housing Scotland (2008) Scottish Housing Digest – Housing Policy at Your Fingertips.
Briefings for CIH in Scotland by Newhaven Research. It is produced every six months to keep CIH in Scotland members up to speed on major developments in housing and related policy areas across the UK. The digest is structured to give a broad overview followed by consideration of developments in other parts of the UK, then a look at developments in Scotland.
- Q11: Who will review available benefits and personal finances?
- Q12: Following a diagnostic assessment of need, has financing of the commissioned service and recurring finance been agreed?
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