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Local authority needs assessment

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NICE Guideline NG22 - Older people with social care needs and multiple long-term conditions

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

The process by which a local authority works with a person to identify their needs and the outcomes they would like to achieve to maintain or improve their wellbeing. The local authority's aim is to determine how it should respond to meet the person's needs.

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