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Assessment Tools/Checklists

In this section we provide examples of checklists and assessment tools to illustrate methods for assessing your clients' requirements, and to help you and your partners develop wider strategies for service provision.

A Single Assessment Process Briefing Note

The Briefing Note is intended to help Primary Care Trust and Social Services staff consider why and how to incorporate housing into their SAP strategies. To download, in pdf format, click here

The Department of Health's Housing Learning and Improvement Network

The Department of Health's Housing Learning and Improvement Network has devised a new tool to help with the assessment of the health risks of housing and the residential environment at neighbourhood level. To see this new document, in pdf format, click here

The Health and Housing Practitioner Checklist

The Health and Housing Practitioner Checklist is based upon the Department of Health Assessment Tool, and has been developed for use by those who come into contact with vulnerable householders. It summarises the key health risks, their housing link and possible actions and the organisations that may be able to help. To download a copy, in pdf format, click here

Home Safety Action Form

To pilot the Home Safety Action Form, Mendip Care & Repair has joined forces with Somerset Fire & Rescue Service, Avon & Somerset Constabulary Crime Prevention Team & Bobby Scheme, the PCT Falls and Accident Prevention Team, Care Direct to pilot a "first across the threshold" scheme, whereby front-line staff and officers complete a checklist to identify people who could benefit from referral to one of the other agencies in the Group. The checklist is printed on sturdy paper and folds neatly into a Freepost envelope. To download a copy, in pdf format, click here.

Home Safety Survey

The Home Safety Survey comes from Help and Care in Bournemouth, and offers an example of a thorough checklist that assesses the home on a room-by-room basis. Click here to download a copy, in pdf format.

Is Your Home Good for Your Health?

We have developed Is Your Home Good for Your Health with older householders in mind. The checklist aims to help individuals carry out a self-assessment, which they can use in conjunction with information sign posting them to local services. click here to download a checklist that can be locally tailored.

Supported by:
The Rayne Foundation The Change Agent Team Housing LIN.