Holistic Needs Assessment
Date issued: April 2016
For review: April 2018
Ref: D-278/SH/Oncology/Holistic needs assessment
PDF: Holistic Needs assessment [pdf] 134KB
Holistic Needs Assessment
A Holistic Needs Assessment is a simple questionnaire that allows you to highlight the most important issues you have at this time. You can contact your Clinical Nurse Specialist if you have any issues you wish to discuss.
These can relate to:
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Symptoms and physical concerns (e.g. side-effects from treatments, pain, fatigue)
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Feelings and emotions (you may feel low or worried)
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Difficulty with relationships (home, social or work)
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Money worries (you may want to know more about the financial help available to you)
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Other concerns
Your responses will be used to develop a care and support plan with your Clinical Nurse Specialist or Key worker/other, which will enable your needs to be met in a timely and appropriate way.
With your agreement the person carrying out your assessment may refer you to other services of help to you. Alternatively, if you prefer, you will be given written information about these services.
The questionnaire can be completed by iPAD, on paper, with your Clinical Nurse Specialist, or electronically online at home.
If you would like to complete this online at home, your Clinical Nurse Specialist can set this up for you.
All you need are the instructions below and a passcode, your Clinical Nurse Specialist will provide this.
You can access your holistic needs assessment as follows:
- Go to www.mycareplan.co.uk/home
- Enter your date of birth
- Enter the passcode that your Clinical Nurse Specialist has provided.
- Now follow the onscreen instructions.
- Your Clinical Nurse Specialist will be notified when you have completed the assessment and will be in touch with you to give you a care plan.
