PURPOSE: PRODUCE UPDATED AVON SERVICE USER MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR USE BY TH SERVICE THROUGH CONSIDERATION PHRASEOLOGY, FORMAT AND CURRENT TOOL
The Scottish Schizophrenia Outcomes Study (SSOS) report (April 2006) commissioned by the then Scottish Executive Health Department concluded that it is feasible to incorporate service user assessments of need into routine practice.The study recommends that NHS organisations should adopt and promote the use of assessment measures including service-user led assessments of need, such as Avon. It a... more.
