This report provides national information on referrals, assessments and packages of care (RAP) for adults, purchased or provided by Councils with Social Services Responsibilities (CSSRs). Most of the information presented has been collected since 2000-01; the exception being waiting times data which were collected for the first time in 2001-02.
Table 1: Estimated number of contacts during the period, by source of referral, 2002-03
Table 2: Estimated number of clients with completed assessments, by age group, 2000-01 to 2002-03
Table 3: Estimated number of informal carers identified and carer assessments, 2000-01 to 2002-03
Table 4: Estimated length of time from first contact to completed assessment for new clients for whom assessments were completed during the period, 2001-02 and 2002-03
Table 5: Estimated length of time from first contact to completed assessment for new clients for whom assessments were completed during the period by age group, 2002-03
Figure 1: Cumulative distribution of all new clients for the length of time from first contact to completed assessment by age group, 2002-03
Table 6: Estimated length of time from first contact to first service for new clients, 2001-02 and 2002-03
Table 7: Estimated length of time from first contact to first service for new clients by age group, 2002-03
Figure 2: Cumulative distribution of all new clients for length of time from first contact to first service by age group, 2002-03
Table 8: Estimated number of clients receiving community based services during the period by components of service and age, 2000-01 to 2002-03.
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