Is ‘Care Plan’ the right term these days? Have your say
CPA was the topic at this weeks SUN (Service User Network) meeting in Leeds. Minutes from this will be posted on here once they are complete. The event was well attended and it provided an opportunity for people to share some of their thoughts and ideas about some of the fundamentals about CPA. These questions were asked and the responses are shared here too (yes, I checked that people were happy for this to go on the blog), please share your views and responses to the questions, the favoured terms will be identified and put to a vote early Jan 2014:-
Q.1 What should we call it when people are not on CPA?
CPA Lite | Support Plan | About Me |
My Support | My Plan | Life Plan |
Freedom Plan | Update Plan | Wellbeing Plan |
Recovery Plan | Standard Care Plan | Care Plan |
Should we have another name for CPA – If so, what?
Coordinated Care Approach | Coordinated Care | Shared Care Plan |
Q2. What should we call the CARE PLAN?
Moving Forward | Life Plan | Management Plan |
Life Management plan | Personal Plan | My Plan |
The Me Plan | The All About Me Plan | Life Control Plan |
Q3. What should be in your care plan?
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Help with using PLAIN ENGLISH was asked for:-
What we currently say/use: |
Suggestions made by SUN members: |
Mental Health and/or Learning Disability | Feeling Well |
Physical Health | Staying Well |
Social, Occupational & VocationalWork, training, education and meaningful activity | Life & WorkPersonal Self Care
Holidays |
Medication | Tablets, injections & medicineMedsPills |
DischargeDischarge Planning | Come out of hospitalStop using servicesStop seeing someoneMoving on |
Family & CarersCarers | People important to meSupporters |
Housing | Where you liveHome |
Finances | MoneyBenefits advice & support(anxiety, fear, panic, stress about money, benefit reviews) |
Supporting parents & Safeguarding Children | (more support for parents whose children are in care eg. groups) |
Substance Use | Alcohol, drugs & smokingAddictions in general |
Capacity IssuesMental Capacity Act | (not assuming people don’t have capacity, more personal choice, more weight given to advance statements/decisions) |
Engagement | ConnectionRelationships(Engagement of services with us not just the other way around) |
Safety & Risk | Staying SafeKeeping SafeThings to keep me safe |