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Formal care plans

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A care plan is a document outlining the care and treatment for a person with mental health problems. It should be completed by a health professional but negotiated and agreed with the person invovled so that it provides an overall package of care, which can include issues like housing needs and daytime activities as well as medication plans.

Rethink is the largest severe mental illness charity in the UK (formerly the National Schizophrenia Fellowship)

The link below will give you information about

Carers' Assessments
Direct Payments
What your rights to be invovled in care and treatment might be
How you can make sure that the person you care for gets the best care and treatment in hospital

The Rethink website - National information and advice from Rethink

You can get more information from:

DOH Mental Health Policy - consultation documents, implementation guides and good practice examples on mental health policy and legislation from the Department of Health

There are people who can help:

West Sussex Carers Network Carers Support Services across West Sussex