A2: Assessment, Care and Support Planning

Question 1

Who does assessment, care and support planning involve?

Answer 1

involves the service user and their families

Question 2

What do health and care professionals use?
What does this approach include?

Answer 2

health and care professionals use the care planning cycle

this approach includes:
- assessing the individual healthcare needs of their service user
- agreeing a care plan that promotes the service users health and wellbeing
- evaluating the effectiveness of the care implemented

Question 3

The care planning cycle process is ______, and interventions and changes may be…

Answer 3

the care planning cycle process is CYCLICAL, and interventions and changes may be introduced at any point in the process

Question 4

When may adjustments in the care planning cycle be necessary?

Answer 4

adjustments may be necessary
eg
in response to changes in:
- the client’s health and social circumstances
- the resources that are available
- the specific expertise of the staff or multi-disciplinary team
- changing levels of support from informal carers

Question 5

When planning care, what will professionals assess and who will professionals agree the appropriate care with?

Answer 5

when planning care, professionals will assess the needs and agree the appropriate care with the service user and where appropriate with family members and other informal carers

Question 6

What do informal carers often contribute to?

Answer 6

informal carers often contribute to the reviews and evaluation of care provision and to discussions about alternative strategies

Question 7

What does the care planning cycle look like?

Answer 7

1) assess the client’s needs
2) plan, and where possible, agree the most appropriate care
3) implement the care plan
4) monitor the effectiveness of the plan
5) review and evaluate the effectiveness of the plan
6) amend the plan as necessary
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