What is a Meant by a Personal Outcomes Approach?
A personal outcomes approach is underpinned by 3 core elements:
- Engagement with individuals using services and carers about:
- What they want to achieve in life
- Assets/strengths they and others bring to achieve this
- Extent to which outcomes achieved, what helps and hinders
- Recording of information on outcomes:
- Recorded qualitatively in language meaningful to the person
- An that may also be summarised in tick boxes
- Using information for decision making:
- Individual care and support
- Service delivery and improvement
- Planning and commissioning