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Personal plans set out how the care of an individual will be provided. They are based on assessment information and care and support plans and will cover personal wishes, aspirations and care and support needs of the individual. The care and support plan is written by a social worker and from this the personal plans are developed by the health and social care workers involved with the day to day care of the individual.
The role of the individual in their personal care and support planning has long been recognised as important; it is prioritised as best practice and has been developing as a way forward for all future care and support planning.
A personal plan identifies an individual’s care needs, the types of services they will receive to meet those needs and who will provide the services and when.
However, since then the idea that individuals requiring care should be involved in every stage of the planning process has evolved. This process needs to be a continuous cycle, as needs can change. A personal plan meeting an individual’s holistic needs when implemented may not be meet the requirements six months later.
In relation to health, holistic means seeing the whole individual, not just their physical health, but also their emotional, sexual, social, intellectual, mental and spiritual health. When we care for someone, we need to consider all these needs, which can be interlinked.
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Consider an individual you know and, with their permission, describe their needs holistically.