The relevant papers for Devon's approach to the national Fair Access to care Services (FACS) initiative are listed and include the links to the Policy and the Eligibility Criteria Checklist.

• Fair Access to Care Policy - Adults
• Devon Social Services Eligibility Criteria Checklist (45KB - pdf help)
• FACS Presentation (114KB - pdf help)
• Multi-agency protocol (71KB - pdf help)
• FACS report to Executive Committee (81KB - pdf help)
• Matching Needs and Services Guidance - Feb 04 (127KB - pdf help)
• FACS Bulletin - July 2002 (68KB - pdf help)
• Charges for Care Services
• Frequently Asked Questions
  • Frequently Asked Questions - Bulletin 2 (not available on this site)
  • Practice Issues
  • Process Issues
  • Decision Making About Services
• Minutes of Project Team meetings (Staff only)
• Remit for FACS and Fairer Charging Project Team (Staff only)
• The Law in relation to the Assessment and Provision of Community Care Services
• Additional FACS Guidance for Staff
• Department of Health Fair Access website
• Single Assessment Process website
• Carers Report on Fairer Charging (39KB - pdf help)
• 'Have your Say' Charts (576KB - pdf help)
• 'Have Your Say' Questionnaire Comments (137KB - pdf help)

Appendices

Appendix 1 (55KB - pdf help) - Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Appendix 2 (60KB - pdf help) - Relevant Legislation
Appendix 4 (60KB - pdf help) - Levels of Risk
Appendix 5 (61KB - pdf help) - Applying the Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Appendix 6 (65KB - pdf help) - FACS Flowchart

See also

• See our About Social Services