Does the definition mean 7 working days from referral or is there additional time allowed for strategy discussion and decision to be taken that the IA is required?
The PI refers to 7 working days from referral. Q: Your guidance states that the end date of an initial assessment is when the outcome of the assessment has been authorised in writing. This is proving problematic for us. Not only does our Care.comm system not enable us to record the authorisation date, but there are practical issues in terms of the time between the assessment being ended by the social worker and the outcome being authorised. In an ideal world, the two dates would be the same, but practically this is in many cases not possible. A: The reference group was concerned that if the sign off date is not used, then we could get the scenario where completed assessments are waiting on managers desks for signatures before they are sent back to the social worker for further action.I have liaised with colleagues from the Assembly and the Inspectorate for Wales for their final say and they have been inclined to say, that they are expecting accurate data to be presented, they do not wi
