This document sets out the standard operating principles for the Neighbourhoods Quality Assurance panel. This procedure relates to all staff within Adult Social Care (ASC) that have a responsibility for Case Management, including Sensory Needs, Safeguarding, Mental Health and are members of the Quality Assurance panel.

The Adult Social Care service is for people, aged 18+ who reside in the community or hospital and have been identified as having care and support needs. The aim of this document is to set out guidelines for the evaluation and funding of all services. This is with the objective of enabling equity in decision making and embedding consistent, excellent assessment practice. The aim is to promote strengths-based outcomes that achieve value for money.

The Standard operating principles apply to all new or requests for increased expenditure within Adult Social Care including funding support for people leaving Hospital. The exception being that QAP review for hospital discharges, need to take place retrospectively.

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Read about the operating principles for Quality Assurance Panel (QAP).