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Independence, choice and risk
— a guide to best practice in supported decision making | | Corporate Author | Department of Health - DH |
| Publisher | Department of Health, London, 21 May 2007 |
| Pages | 63 pp (Executive summary 5 pp) |
| Source | http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/... |
| Keywords | Health services ; Services ; Community care ; Rights [elderly] ; Consumer choice ; Standards of provision. |
| Annotation | This best practice guide is for everyone involved in supporting adults (aged 18+) using health and social care in any setting, community or residential, in the public, independent or voluntary sectors. This includes all NHS staff working in multi-disciplinary or joint teams. The aim is to support empowerment through managing choice and risk. The executive summary and Section 1 introduce the ideas behind the guide: good approaches to choice and risk; and the practicalities of managing risk in relation to choice. The document discusses how good approaches to risk and choice fit in with other policies and practices - for example, dementia and mental health problems - and with the needs of others such as carers. Throughout, good practice examples illustrate the points being made and suggest other sources for information. Annexes include a supported decision tool, cases that illustrate issues and solutions, and a glossary. The Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP) have produced some learning and development materials for use within localities in line with this guidance (available at www.socialcare.csip.org.uk/index.cfm?pid=6), the Risk Management Framework. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070614002 E |
| Classmark | L: I: PA: IKR: WYC: 583 |
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