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The assessment gap — [comment on the single assessment process]
Author(s)	Paul Clarkson, David Challis
Journal title	Community Care, no 1531, 15 July 2004
Pages	pp 38-39
Source	http://www.communitycare.co.uk
Keywords	Needs [elderly] ; Evaluation ; Social Services Departments ; Health services ; Interaction [welfare services].
Annotation	The single assessment process (SAP) is intended to overcome the difficulties with assessments of older people, avoid duplication, and promote an effective response to needs. This article examines the relevance of recent research for the debates leading up to full implementation in April 2004. Integrating assessment practices between health and social care will require more than the breaking down of professional barriers. Joint structures that provide incentives for collaboration are just as important. The authors have been investigating the implementation and impact of the SAP in England at the Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU). (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-040729205 A
Classmark	IK: 4C: PF: L: QK6 *
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