Short Term Intervention Team (STIT)

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• Overview
• Assessing needs
• Delivering evidence-based care and treatment
• How staff, teams and services work together
• Supporting people to live healthier lives
• Monitoring and improving outcomes
• Consent to care and treatment

Effective – this means we looked for evidence that people’s care, treatment and support achieved good outcomes and promoted a good quality of life, based on best available evidence. At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has remained good. This meant people’s outcomes were consistently good, and people’s feedback confirmed this.

This service scored 75 (out of 100) for this area. Find out what we look at when we assess this area and How we calculate these scores.

The provider made sure people’s care and treatment was effective by assessing and reviewing their health, care, wellbeing and communication needs with them. People were fully involved in the assessment of their needs and preferences and were supported to develop achievable goals. The service obtained additional information from referring professionals prior to accepting a referral. People were supported to live their lives in the way they chose, and their wishes and preferences were respected. People had been involved in care assessments and told us they received an effective service. One person said, “I have a care plan. We changed the number of visits because I am getting better.” A relative said, “An assessor from Sheffield council came and our views were asked for at the assessment. They have done a plan and it’s in [relative’s] room. The plan is going well.”

The provider planned and delivered people’s care and treatment with them, including what was important and mattered to them. They did this in line with legislation and current evidence-based good practice and standards.

The provider worked well across teams and services to support people. They made sure people only needed to tell their story once by sharing their assessment of needs when people moved between different services. Staff worked closely with health and social care professionals, such as the community nursing service, physiotherapists and occupational therapists, to ensure people received the necessary support to regain their independence. For example, occupational therapists were accessed by the service to seek input into, check and moderate goal plans. The short term intervention team leaders were able to provide basic independence equipment. This meant delays in obtaining equipment were reduced.

The provider supported people to manage their health and wellbeing to maximise their independence, choice and control. Staff supported people to live healthier lives and where possible, reduce their future needs for care and support. People received the support they required to access health and social care professionals when they needed to. Records showed input from people such as the occupational therapy team, physiotherapists, GP's and district nurses.

The provider routinely monitored people’s care and treatment to continuously improve it. They ensured that outcomes were positive and consistent, and they met both clinical expectations and the expectations of people themselves. A professional who works with the service told us, “The service has massively improved relationships with partners to ensure people can remain at home and avoid readmission. There is a genuine commitment to delivering a good quality service to people.”

The provider told people about their rights around consent and respected these when delivering person-centred care and treatment. Overall, people who used the service had capacity and were able to consent to their care and support. The manager explained that as the service was goal orientated and aimed at promoting independence, people needed to have capacity to participate fully to achieve their goals. People signed consent forms when they began to use the service to state they agreed to the service being provided. People and relatives said they were involved in their care and records showed people had been asked for consent before care was commenced or a health professional involved.