GENERALCHOICE, INDEPENDENCE

RISK

adult SERVICES DEPARTMENTAL PROCEDURE NO: / 24/10
Policy to Promote Independence and Choice
DATE: / 1 July 2010
EFFECTIVE DATE: / 1 July 2010
CATEGORY: / General
KEYWORDS: / Choice, Independence, Risk
ISSUED BY: / Assistant Director, Integrated Learning Disabilities and Mental Health Services
CONTACT: / Jan Hoggarth (01962) 847153
PROCEDURES CANCELLED OR AMENDED: / 22/95 cancelled
REMARKS: / None
SIGNED: / Lucy Butler
DESIGNATION: / Assistant Director, Integrated Learning Disabilities and Mental Health Services
YOU SHOULD ENSURE THAT:-
  • You read, understand and, where appropriate, act on this information
  • All people in your workplace who need to know see this procedure
  • This document is available in a place to which all staff members in your workplace have access

PURPOSE

The purpose of this policy and guidance is to set out the approach that Adult Services expects staff to adopt towards risk when working with people who need help, in older to help them towards achieving the outcomes they desire. This policy sets out the ways in which Adult Services will respond to their needs by promoting choice, and by supporting people to take control of their own lives and make important decisions, while ensuring that the risks associated with choice are identified, assessed and managed positively.

SCOPE

All staff, including managers, who are responsible for assessment and provision of services provided independently or with partner agencies.

POLICY

Adult Services in Hampshire has set out a model for delivering social care into the future which supports the Government’s drive to personalise health and social care. “Getting personal – a fair deal for care and support”, the report of Hampshire County Council’s Commission of Inquiry into the future of social care, proposes changes which will be delivered by Adult Services in Hampshire which put people at the centre of care delivery, and ensure that people and their carers are fully involved in all aspects of service planning and the delivery of quality care and support.

REFERENCES TO LEGAL, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AND OTHER EXTERNAL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING RESEARCH

Local Authority Social Services Act 1970

National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990

Carers (Recognition and Services) Act 1995

The Data Protection Act 1998

Recording with Care, Social Services Inspectorate 1999

Human Rights Act 1998 – LAC (2000)17

Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000

Carers and Equal Opportunities Act 2004

Independence, Well-being and Choice: Our Vision for the Future of Social Care for Adults in England DH 2005, 2006

Mental Capacity Act 2005

Our health our care our say DH 2006, 2007

Mental Health Acts 1983 and 2007

Independence, choice and risk: a guide to best practice in supported decision making DH 2007

Putting people first: a shared vision and commitment to the transformation of adult social care DH 2007

Health and Social Care Act 2008

Shaping the future of care together DH 2009

Building the National Care Service DH 2010

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL AND ADULT SERVICES DEPARTMENT REFERENCES

Risk Assessment (Health & Safety) procedure 21/06

Mental Health Act Practice Handbook procedure 14/07

Records Management and Data Protection Act 1998 Policy procedure 06/07

Care Management Practice Manual procedure 15/07

Supervision Policy Procedure and Managers Toolkit procedure 29/07

Adult Protection Policy procedure 03/08

Getting personal – a fair deal for care and support: Report of the Commission into the future services for adults in need of support and care HampshireCounty Council 2008

Quality Outcomes and Contract Monitoring Framework procedure 03/09

DEFINITIONS

Service User / A member of the public for whom we are providing assessment and/or services
Carer / A person providing unpaid assistance to the Service User – normally a relative, friend or neighbour.
Case File, Case Record / The electronic or paper file which contains the complete client/user record
SWIFT / Social care records system used in Hampshire Adult Services

ROLES

All managers are responsible for supporting their staff to work within this procedure.

AUTHORITY TO VARY THE PROCEDURE

Assistant Director, Integrated Learning Disabilities and Mental Health Services

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