Single Assessment Process in Devon, Torbay and Plymouth
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Implementing the Single
Assessment Process across
the South West Peninsula
Basic awareness
What is the Single Assessment
Process (SAP) ?
Originated from the National Service Framework
(NSF)Older People Standard 2: Person Centred Care
-a single agreed approach to assessment for health /social care
-type of assessment is appropriate to needs
-agencies do not duplicate assessment
-effective contribution by range of professionals/agencies
-resulting in a single holistic service or care plan
-contributed to and agreed by all (including the person)
In South West Peninsula SAP will cover all adults 18+ except mental
health
Who will be using SAP?
All health & social care staff
South west peninsula partnership
All organisations using same tools and
eSAP system
PCTs, adult social care,acute
trusts,(Devon doctors,SWAST eSAP)
For full list of partners see SAP website
“Don’t you people talk to
each other?!”
National guidance
“Provides a rigorous framework
that will lead to convergence of
assessment methods and results
over time irrespective of the tools
chosen for local use”
What is an
assessment?
- it involves the gathering of information about the
health and social status of the person,analysis of that
data, and the making of a professional judgement to
meet the person’s needs
-within SAP this is always carried out with the person
being assessed and is proportionate to need.
SAP
4 types of assessment
Contact
Overview
Specialist
Comprehensive
Contact Assessment
Not every contact needs one
-an initial contact if needs recording
-multi-agency referral form
-basic personal information
-difficulties, risks & significant life events
-any staff member who is trained
-not necessarily professionally qualified
-may be partially completed and added to
Overview
-More detailed assessment
-At any stage in SAP
-More complete picture of an individual
-Incorporates core information
-Includes information on providers/agencies
-Risk triggers
-Identifies need for further assessment
Specialist
-Specific difficulties identified at
contact/overview
-One or more specialist professionals
-Unstable,unpredictable or complex needs
-Specialist tools/scales/measures -each
profession
SAP Health needs assessment (HNA) is the only specialist
assessment in place across the SWP and on eSAP – other
specialist assessments will be carried out on existing tools
or using FACE second line tools but not on eSAP) – e.g
Care Programme Approach for Mental health , Housing,
Speech & language etc
Comprehensive
( in the SWP a process not a tool)
Contributions from different professionals /
teams
Co-ordinated by appropriately skilled
professionals
Evidence base for detailed care planning
Includes all domains of overview / specialist
Intensive & prolonged level of support /
treatment
Complex care packages
- e.g. residential/nursing care
Care Plan
The Care plan is joint agency and identifies
what care or treatment is in place and who is
providing this.
Includes contingency plan for emergencies
Diary sheet shows who visits/when
Copy should be given to service user &
record that this has been done
No longer needs service users signature
Review
All care plans should set review date
A review should take place with the
person and their carer
The review tool is to record this and set
next review date
FACE review form includes headings
from overview assessment
Making the links with SAP
one
assessment
across health
& social care
it can impact
on all this
and more….
Falls
Managing
long term
conditions
Medicines
Mental health and
specialties
Fair access to Care
(FACS)
Intermediate
Care
Continuing
Care/Funded Delayed discharge
nursing care
Person centred
What is FACE ?
FACE stands for : Functional Evaluation of
Care E environments
FACE is a national SAP tool supplier
accredited by Dept Health
Each partner in the SAP south west
peninsula has bought a licence to use the
SAP FACE tools.
SAP is still the same as ever – FACE just
provide the tools to use
Protecting & Sharing Information
-Don’t you people talk to each other!
-Information can be shared providing the
person has given written or verbal consent
and this is recorded once on the :
“Consent to share and protect your
information” form
Use other assessment tools to check still
applies with every new assessment
Agreed protocol in place across the health &
social care agencies in SWP – see website
What FACE tools replace
FACE tools will replace most existing
documentation and SAP home-grown tools
some SAP tools were previously numbered
like SAP 1
Now all tools are known by their name
Not all FACE tools will be on eSAP
Only these key tools will need sharing across
agencies
FACE tools on eSAP
Background & Contact Assessment
Overview
Care Plan
Review
Learning disability Core Assessment
Consent to share and protect information
Heath needs assessment ( HNA) – SWP
version
What is eSAP?
SAP can’t work without IT!
eSAP enables assessment and care plan
information to be stored electronically ,
shared with professionals across health and
social care and sent to each other
This is possible using your own computer and
your organisation's IT system
Web based browser- very safe & secure
Benefits of eSAP
In addition to being better for the service users and
carers…….
Reduction in delayed transfers of care
-Improved communication/access to information
Reduction in unplanned admissions
-Better information /improved risk management/
decisions -reduce unnecessary admissions
better
Better use of workforce
-Reduce duplication and staff time spent in recording.
-Easier and faster transfer of information between agencies.
-More appropriate use of skills
Less faxing , photocopying, storage
Personal held record
Folder (usually yellow) held in person’s home
Contains SAP documentation, communication sheet
diary, self-care information
Enables service user and carer to be and kept
informed professionals to communicate
Useful for emergencies
Flag on eSAP will show it is in place
Issued by PCT providing following criteria is met:
Criteria for Person Held Record
complex care packages delivered in own home
treatment and care by number of practitioners / agencies
known to request frequent unscheduled care
have required a number of unscheduled admissions to
hospital
at ‘risk’ of needing emergency care
managed for a ‘long term condition’ or ‘complex care
pathway’
palliative diagnosis including malignant or non-malignant
Single Assessment Process
For further information contact:
SAP Programme Team
Email: bruce.oconnor @ exeter-PCT.nhs.uk
:Tel: 01392 687142
Website address
www.devon.gov.uk/sap
Or staff area- www.devon.gov.uk/sap-pro
(all tools, guidance , newsletters etc)