Older People SAP Assessment

Overview Assessment

Publisher:

TSO (The Stationery Office)

The MDS Overview Assessment covers all the domains required by the Single Assessment Process. Forming a key part of the NHS policy for older people, The Single Assessment Process, or SAP, aims 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.

The MDS Overview Assessment contains triggers to assessment protocols that assist the professional in determining next steps for care planning, including consideration of where other assessment domains are relevant for identified needs, and which specialist professionals should be involved in further assessment.

For more details and in-depth information visit the dedicated website at www.care-assessment.org.uk

Key Features:

• Forms are visually uncluttered, and laid out to avoid ambiguity

• Free text areas allow additional, individual points to be recorded. Overall, the forms encourage the person-centric approach required by the National Service Framework.

• Hints to help new users interpret the questions correctly

• Advice to help ensure that the data is correctly entered

Extent	N/A	ISBN	9780113226153
Size	A4	Price	£22.00 (£25.85 inc. VAT)
Binding	10 Copies	Published	03 Oct 2003
Availability	Out of Print: but may be available to order	Delivery	Delivery options and charges

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