Review of the Implementation of the Northern Ireland Single ...

The following information highlights the findings from the RQIA audit of
Carer‟s Support and Needs Assessment Tool.
Analysis of the audit is based upon 386 carers‟ assessments.
Further audit analysis of the audit is presented in respect of the following
assessment domains:
Profession of referrer
mode of assessment
Carer‟s health
How caring affects you (the carer)
Future plans
Contingency planning
Consent
Recording of unmet need
Professionals completing assessments.
The results of the audit determined that in 296 assessments the reason for
referral was identified. In 90 cases this was not documented.
In 106 assessments the referral was recorded as originating from a social
worker, 72 as other, 34 were identified as self-referrals by carer and in 10
assessments the referrer was a nurse. „Other‟ relates to the identification of
the referrer, but not their professional background.
The remaining 164 were redacted or blank and therefore the source of the
referrer could not be determined.
Table 4: Profession of Referrer
Social
work
106
(27%)
„other‟ Self-referral Nursing Redacted
/ blank
72 34 10 164
(19%)
(43%)
Total
386
Table 5: Mode of assessment
Face/face Other Not recorded Missing Total
interview
information
282 (73%) 22 13 69 (17%) 386
Of the 386 assessments audited in 73% (282) cases the assessment was
conducted through a face to face interview. In the 22 cases identified as
„other‟, alternative modes of assessment included the combination of postal
assessment, completion by carer and a follow up discussion with the
assessor. In the remaining 21% (82) cases the mode of assessment had
either not been recorded or was missing.
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