Role of the single assessment process in the care of older people. How will primary dental care practitioners be involved?

Full Abstract

Following the publication of the National Service Framework for Older People, there have been developments across health and social care to facilitate holistic assessment of older people's needs, through what is called a 'single assessment process' or 'SAP'. In this paper, readers are introduced to the SAP. The process can be seen as a 'one-stop' approach to the assessment of vulnerable older people that facilitates cross-referral between the agencies involved and triggers access to dental care. The paper explores the benefits of this new way of working in support of older people and how it will provide an opportunity for innovative dental practitioners to integrate oral healthcare for people with complex health and social care needs into the SAP. In concludes that as local commissioning evolves, opportunities for practitioners to develop targeted services for this important patient group should be expanded to improve the uptake of healthcare and oral healthcare.

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Author information

Author/s: Lane, Elizabeth A (EA); Gallagher, Jennifer E (JE);

Affiliation: King's College London Dental Institute, London, UK.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Primary dental care : journal of the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners (UK) (Prim Dent Care), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Oct; vol 13 (issue 4) : pp 130-4

Dates: Created 2007/01/22; Completed 2007/02/13;

PMID: 17236567, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Great Britain
Health Services for the Aged - organization & administration
Humans
Needs Assessment - organization & administration
Primary Health Care - organization & administration
State Medicine - organization & administration

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