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Single assessment

Tina Wills Chair of the Forum for Nurses, Working with Older People
Jayne Wright Development Fellow, RCN Gerontological Nursing

The single assessment process: the story so far

The single assessment process has been advocated as a cure-all for some of the duplication and inconsistency of approach to assessment experienced by many older people. Introduced as part of the National Service Framework for Older People (DoH 2000), the single assessment process(SAP) has generally been welcomed for its person centred approach and inclusion of older people. It is possible that with appropriate implementation older people will see less duplication and the avoidance of multiple professional assessments, which in turn could improve the care older people receive.

Nursing Older People. 14, 6, 33-34. doi: 10.7748/nop.14.6.33.s14

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