Approved Social Work
Aims for 2019/2020
• Continue to monitor the involvement of the nearest relative in the assessment and detention
or alternative care plan to support the service user and their family
• Inter-agency collaborative working to help produce a more effective service to continue
• Continue to promote reflective practice to support Approved Social Work staff and to
enhance and strengthen service provision.
Update
• Demand for Approved Social Work continues to increase year on year
• Additional Approved Social Work placements are being sought each year
• Trust-wide rota implemented to promote additional support to Approved Social Workers.
Facts & Figures
• There has been a 15% increase in demand for service in 2019/2020 from the previous year.
• Contribute to the development of regional Approved Social Work Quality Standards and
a Model of Delivery, based on best evidence relating to Approved Social Work
requirements and taking into consideration the implementation of Mental Capacity
Legislation.
NEXT STEPS
Serious Adverse Incident (SAI) Review
Aims for 2019/2020
• Reduce the number of backlogged SAI Reviews
• Reduce the number of weeks it takes to complete a Level 1 SAI Report from date of
notification (HSCB target 8 weeks)
• Introduce a Screening and Triaging Process for incidents that meet the SAI criteria.
Update
32 SAIs Reviews were carried forward from previous year - 18 were ongoing from prior years
(56%).
45 SD1s (suspected suicides) and 10 unexpected deaths were screened against the SAI Criteria
for reporting onto HSCB.
This resulted in 21 new SAIs Reviews of which 16 were SD1s (76%).
29 SAI Review Reports were submitted - 81% from the cases that were carried forwarded from
2018/2019.
25% increase overall for SAI Reviews being completed - with a total of 24 being carried forwarded
to 2020/2021 BUT 10 were at Final Report stage!
146 Goal 5: Integrating the Care - Mental Health