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Setting National Minimum Information Standards

Setting National Minimum Information Standards. Peter Knight Chair of the Assessment Review Coordinating Group. Assessment Review Coordinating Group (ARCG). Established April 2004 Approved by SSA leads/Joint Future Coordinators/e-Care Under auspices of Joint Future Unit at SE

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Setting National Minimum Information Standards

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  1. Setting National Minimum Information Standards Peter Knight Chair of the Assessment Review Coordinating Group

  2. Assessment Review Coordinating Group(ARCG) Established April 2004 Approved by SSA leads/Joint Future Coordinators/e-Care Under auspices of Joint Future Unit at SE Supported by: e-Care, SCDS, ISD, SE ASD

  3. Remit of ARCG Primarily, to set National MinimumStandards for shareable information

  4. National Minimum Standards • Shareable information – some of the information that needs to be shared with others including inter Agency • National – adopted across Scotland • Minimum – speaks for itself!

  5. Benefits of National Minimum Standards • Supports more effective and consistent sharing of information • Contributes to development of a common language across all community care groups • …and across health and local authority boundaries • Builds on Guidance for SSA • Useful to all – from front line staff, to information systems development

  6. Applying the National Minimum Standards • Local process can flourish within a national framework • Standards are about information gathered (not about ‘forms’) • All data items must be included in local assessment tool • Not compulsory for every client assessment

  7. ARCG – what has been achieved so far • Minimum information standards for Older People – published December 2004 • Compliance review process begun • Draft Minimum standards for all adult care groups out for consultation • Links with other related initiatives, e.g. Childrens Services

  8. Standards for Assessment of Older People, include • Indicator of Relative Need (IoRN) • Care Assessment Data Summary (CADS)

  9. Compliance Review Process underway • SCDS staff working with local Partnerships • Positive benefits locally • Gives indication of SSA ‘state of readiness’ • Tool for benchmarking systems

  10. ARCG – Future priorities • Continuing to develop standards for processes relating to assessment and care provision • Care Planning • Care Management • Review

  11. National Minimum StandardsIn conclusion: • Significant progress made • Common link between service delivery, information systems and information • Important to get the fundamentals right • Foundation for effective joint working and Better Outcomes for service users

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