Record background
Recording the background of the assessment
Recording the Background
It is important to make sure that key details about the assessment are clearly recorded at the start of the SSA.
A Project title is needed to make sure that the assessment can be easily referenced in the future. Ideally, the title should be quite short but contain enough information to identify the work unambiguously.
Other important information includes the Date(s) on which the SSA will be carried out, and information about the Team/People conducting the assessment. It is useful to provide the name of the person in charge as well as some details about the team as a whole, including their roles (Senior Clinical Nurse or Service User Representative, for example). This information should be modified, if the people or date change in the process of doing the SSA.