Digital services give people more control over their lives. They allow people to decide when and where they connect with their health and social care providers. They also give people access to resources for managing more of their own health and care when and where they choose.
Good quality records underpin safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care. They communicate the right information clearly, to the right people, when they need it. They are an essential part of achieving good outcomes for people.
Regulators are asking to see that providers are using electronic care plans or at least have a plan of implementation. However, these aren’t just a tick box in improving quality. They are fundamental in ensuring the information is person centered, accurate, accessible, secure and most importantly involves the person.
The benefits of electronic care planning is undoubtably the time efficiency and accuracy – less time writing ,more time caring. Also, if you have a number of services, electronic care planning allows remote access enabling senior managers to access and audits care plans at anytime.
Please remember, the system alone won’t cure all your problems- The care plans, whichever platform you opt for, need to evidence that they are outcome focused, assess risks and crucially meet the key lines of enquiry.
LSW Care Solutions can offer you guidance, support and project manage the implementation if you are thinking of implementing electronic care plans in your service.
