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?

Support in achieving your goals (not service goals or professional) Structure of care plan defined by others eg. service/government; we need more control over this. Make it more personal or individual FamilyContacts/ contact details and telephone numbers for support out of hours Having access to your own care plan Other services you are involved with Hopes for the future/goals/dreams Friendships/ important people to me What is important in your life/ what is meaningful Relationships Keeping in touch with people  – can be complicated, may be relationships with staff who have known you for years Staff can be important to help us maintain friendships etc Bereavement and loss Sometimes feels like a tick box exercise for professionals How focused are they on us? and our needs We need choice about who the care coordinator is – i don’t want my psychiatrist to be I want more choice about professionals involved in my care – I need a CPN, i need more support, the support I need More choice, power and control in the process, what is important to us

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