Care Programme Approach Episode is an ACTIVITY GROUP.
A period of care provided as part of the care programme approach for an adult (including elderly) PATIENT. The Care Programme Approach Episode forms part of a Adult Mental Health Care Spell.
The first Care Programme Approach Episode starts when the Adult Mental Health Care Spell initial assessment of the PATIENT determines that a plan of care or treatment is required which will be delivered under the care programme approach.
The Care Programme Approach Episode ends when one of the following occurs:
- a review determines that no further care need be provided
- a different level of care programme approach is required
- a PATIENT transfers to another Health Care Provider with main responsibility for provision of mental health care also being transferred
- death of the PATIENT
A Care Programme Approach Episode must involve all of the following key elements:
b. A written care plan to meet the assessed needs, the PATIENT being involved in drawing up the care plan
c. Regular reviews of the PATIENT's care plan
d. A named mental health worker, called a care coordinator, who is responsible for the PATIENT care under the care programme approach
There are two levels of care programme approach; standard and enhanced.
Each Care Programme Approach Episode must be subject to at least one Care Programme Approach Review and at least one Care Programme Approach Care Co-ordinator Allocation. It may also be associated with one or more Supervised Discharge Episodes or one or more Supervision Register Episodes.
Information recorded for a Care Programme Approach Episode includes:
References:
HC(90)23, LSSL(90)11 'Caring for People', The Care Programme Approach for People with Mental illness referred to the Specialist Psychiatric Services. (Renewed September 1995)
The Health of the Nation Key Area Handbook: Mental Illness, 2nd Edition, HMSO 1994, Appendix 9.3
H51/011 1406 1P January 97 The Patient's Charter - Mental Health Services "Effective Care Co-ordination in Mental Health Services", Modernising the Care Programme Approach, a Policy Booklet, catalogue number 16736, October 1999.
This supporting information is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| plural | Care Programme Approach Episodes |