1.2 Analyse the effect of legislation and policy on outcome-based practice

Qualification: Level 4 Diploma in Adult Care
Unit: Facilitate support planning to ensure positive outcomes for individuals and to support well being
Learning outcome: Understand the theories and principles that underpin outcome based practice
Assessment criteria: 1.2 Analyse the effect of legislation and policy on outcome-based practice

• Legislation and policy that support an outcome-based approach:
  • Care Act 2014 – states that assesments ‘should lead to an approach that looks at a person’s life holistically, considering their needs in the context of their skills, ambitions, and priorities‘
  • Our Health, Our Care, Our Say (2006) – introduced the idea of an ‘outcome-based performance framework‘
  • Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework -measures how well services provided by local authorities achieve a set of ten outcomes