The provision of an IT solution that supports the timely, effective and legal collection and sharing of information between the NHS and Social Services.
9th May 2008 - OJEU notice placed
17th April 2008 - Business case approved by project board
21st February 2008 - Project Initiation Document (PID) approved by Project Board
14th January 2008 - Project Manager started
The Older Persons National Service Framework (NSF) was launched in March 2001, with the aim of ensuring that age discrimination is eradicated and that older people and their carers receive consistently high quality services, wherever they live and whatever their circumstances. Most importantly, the NSF requires closer integration of health and social care, and that these agencies will work together in this pursuit. The NSF also required that a client centred Single Assessment Process (SAP) be established within health and social care communities by April 2004!
The NSF was effectively replaced in 2006 by “A New Ambition for Old Age next steps in implementing the NSF for Older People”.
This project originated in Blackburn with Darwen and the Project Initiation Document (PID) reflected this geographical scope. However the SAP Project Board recommended that the project be extended into East Lancashire which added East Lancashire PCT and Lancashire County Council (east) to the partner agencies. The agencies included in the project are:
Blackburn with Darwen PCT
Blackburn with Darwen Social Services
Lancashire Care Trust
East Lancashire PCT
Lancashire County Council Social Services
East Lancashire Hospitals Trust
