B2: Issues that affect access to services

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  • Created on: 13-12-18 09:30
what is a community care assessment?
assessment of the needs of informal care providing support for a vulnerable person
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what is a carer's assessment~?
to identify if support is needed to carry out caring activities
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what is the national eligibility criteria?
criteria applied to decide whether a service user is entitled to support from local authority social services department
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what is a personal budget?
cash payment made directly to the service user so that they may pay for identified and necessary care services to be provided
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what are the barriers to services?
language, inconvenient location of service, financial, scarce resources, communication
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what does self-referral mean?
when a person contacts a care provider personally, making an appointment or attending a care setting requesting help
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what is third-party referral?
when a friend, neighbour or relative contacts a health or care service on another persons behalf
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what is professioanl referral?
when a health or care professional contacts another service provider to request support for service user
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what is a carer's assessment~?

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to identify if support is needed to carry out caring activities

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what is the national eligibility criteria?

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what is a personal budget?

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what are the barriers to services?

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