CNWL CPA Policy
The way CNWL provides CPA is changing in line with government guidance on ‘Refocusing the Care Programme Approach’.
The first phase of these changes is a new Trust CPA Policy which came into effect on 1 April 09 after lengthy consultation.
This is a core policy covering all aspects of CPA in a single document, replacing three previous CPA policies. We would like to thank everyone who took the time and trouble to comment on draft documents. All the comments were very helpful and many have been incorporated in the final document. A summary of all the comments received with responses will be issued shortly and placed on this website.
You can see the new CPA Policy by clicking on this link: CNWL CPA Policy
Policy Contents
The policy sets out:
- CPA arrangements for people with complex characteristics, who are at higher risk, or need support from multiple agencies
- Lead Professional Care arrangements for people with more straightforward support needs
- Details of the values underpinning CPA, including statements on involving service users and carers, social inclusion, the recovery approach, personalisation and self-directed care, safety and positive risk taking and staffing arrangements to help services and teams support Care Co-ordinators, lead professionals and the CPA process
- Standards users and carers can expect
- The CPA process, from referral to assessment, care planning, transfer and discharge. Refocusing this process means putting more emphasis on day to day partnership working between service users, carers and professionals and less emphasis on formal review meetings. Draft care plans should be developed in the period leading up to a review meeting. The point of a review meeting is just to finalise the care plan.
- Arrangements for integration between CPA and other care frameworks for children and young people, adult social care, older adults, people with learning disabilities and people in the criminal justice system
- Training and other support arrangements
The document includes hyperlinks to national guidance and other Trust policies, making it easier to access some of the very wide range of advice and information which is now available on the Internet.
Updated: 24/6/09