Positive Action Plans
helen hamill made this Freedom of Information request to Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland) This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland),
What is a “Positive Action Plan” in the trust?
In what directorates are Positive Action Plans created.
What criteria is used in deciding it is necessary to create a positive action plan for a patient?
Where is the guidance on when and how to put a positive action plan in place?
What is the timeframe allowed for the positive action plan to create a pathway for a patient?
What is the guidance for level of patient and carer involvement in this positive action plan process?
How many Positive Action Plans are active in the trust currently?
How many Positive Action Plans were created:
• January 2019-December 2020
• January 2020-December 2021
• January 20210-today
Does trust have an appointed Positive Action Plan expert?
Yours faithfully,
helen hamill
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Positive Action Plans
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Dear Ms Hamill
Further to your Freedom of Information request, I have been asked to clarify what you mean by "Positive Action Plan". On receipt of clarification, we can process your request.
Kind regards
Janet McKay
Information Governance Officer
Southern Health & Social Care Trust
Dear Team,
I hope this helps you clarify my request- please see below.
A PAP involves an appointed medical specialist whose function it is to manage the PAP to a conclusion.
Do you have any similar processes ?
And I don't want to restrict your answer to any specific area of care.
Thankyou.
This is the definition which is given by Western Trust:
""What is a Positive Action Plan?
A Positive Action Plan (PAP) is an individualised plan focusing on the systems/services around a patient.
The process of arriving at a written PAP involves reviewing past and present care and ascertaining what has and has not helped the patient to make positive changes in their life. It considers how various parts of the system/services connect and interact with each other and how they function in response to the patients assessed needs. It also considers the likelihood of positive change occurring in the future to the patients functioning as a consequence of changing these systems/services.
A PAP states what should and should not be done in the best interests of the patient.
A PAP is particularly helpful in complex cases, where there are multiple services and/or health care professionals involved. It states what the persons care needs are and who should meet these needs.
It ensures that care is well planned, consistent and based on the patients assessed needs. It ensures that all involved (patient and professionals) are clear about their roles and responsibilities, and clarifies how information should be communicated.
A Positive Action Plan is reviewed on a regular basis and should only be changed as part of a Multidisciplinary discussion."
Yours sincerely,
helen hamill
Dear Ms Hamill
Please see response attached in respect of your recent Freedom of
Information request to the Southern Health & Social Care Trust.
Kind Regards
Karen Harrison
Obo Janet McKay
Information Governance Dept
Southern Health & Social Care Trust
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