Care Planning

It is critical for the wellbeing of people with learning disabilities and autistic people that they are well supported by, and have access to, AHPs including psychologists, speech and language …

Care plans must be live, person-centred documents. This requires joint ownership with people with learning disabilities and their families rather than simply professional records. While professionals necessarily lead assessments, families …

All staff involved in delivering care, including healthcare assistants (HCAs), must have full access to the care plan.

Care plans should be regularly evaluated to assess their impact on people’s wellbeing. This is the responsibility of the care team and should include formal, documented input from the service …

Any service user with a learning disability should have a named person (a key individual) responsible for their care plans and this person should be involved in and record the …

The named person responsible for the care plan must both review and approve the preparation of anyone with a learning disability transferring to a new environment within or external to …

Clinicians should respect parental knowledge and expertise in relation to a child's care needs and incorporate the same into their care plans.

The care plan should be available at the bed and the reasons for any change in treatment should be recorded.

Health Boards should ensure that there is an agreed system of care planning in use in every ward with the appropriate documentation available to nursing staff.