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Cheshire Team Picks Up Special Award For Their Work With Older People

A team made up of County Council and Health professionals have been presented with a ‘highly commended’ award for their work helping older people.

The group made the final three out of six hundred entries for their Single Assessment Process work (SAP). This makes sure that older people only have to give their details once and do not have to repeat them again to any group which is helping them. Their assessment is kept electronically and shared by everyone involved.

The Highflyers Positive Practice award was in the Information Sharing – joining Health and Social Care category. The awards ceremony was set up by the Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP).
 
“I would like to congratulate everyone involved” said Executive Member for Adult Social Services Lynn Hardwick.

“They did extremely well against some strong competition.

“Their work has been so successful that we are hoping to roll it out later this year to people aged eighteen and over.”
The group is made up of Cheshire County Council, Central and East Cheshire Primary Care Trust, Western Cheshire Primary Care Trust, Central Cheshire Older Peoples Resource Group and Cheshire Older Peoples Network.

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Notes To Editors: For further information please contact Alan Allman, Senior Manager Senior Manager Performance Service on 01244 973460 and County Councillor Hardwick on 07801 045075, 01244 851200 and 0151 336 7176.
For Background Information:  http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/socialcareandhealth/adults/csap/csap-home.htm

Photo Caption: Celebrating their victory at the awards ceremony are Sandra Birnie, Matron from Ellesmere Port Hospital, Jane Hall from Western Cheshire Primary Care Trust, Lesley Bull and Chris Douglas from SAP and Central and Eastern Cheshire Primary Care Trust, Betty Wright from Cheshire Older People’s Network, County Council employee and Manager of SAP Alan Wright, Information Governance Manager Suzanne Crutchley, Bernadette Bailey from the Joint Commissioning Older People Team and County Council employees Alan Allman Senior Manager Performance Service and Di Dunkerley Senior Manager Older People (West).