Adult Social Care Glossary, v 0.6

End result, change or benefit for an individual who uses social care and support services.

In social care, an 'outcome' refers to an aim or objective you would like to achieve or need to happen - for example, continuing to live in your own home, or being able to go out and about. You should be able to say which outcomes are the most important to you, and receive support to achieve them.

Information about the outcome of an action

NOTE: REMOVE CONTENT FROM OUTCOMES.
CHANGE DESCRIPTION TO ILLUSTRATE THAT OUTCOME IS A 'LINK TABLE' BETWEEN AN EVENT AND THE NEXT STEP I.E. AN OUTCOME CAN BE AN INSTRUCTION / OBSERVATION / ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD. NEED TO CHANGE THE CONCEPTUAL MODEL TO REFLECT THIS. OUTCOME DATA ELEMENTS NEED TO BE SPECIFIC FOR NEEDS ASSESSMENT OUTCOME, RISK ASSESSMENT OUTCOME ETC. WITH REFSET FOR EACH IF APPLICABLE. - OR A LINK TO THIS GENERIC MODEL

Information about the outcome of the review such a what is working and what should be changed.

Outcome is used in three different ways

- as the end result of a process (see also Event Outcome)
- as a measure of eligibility for care and support (see Eligibility Outcome)
- as a positive change in someone's life, an aim or objective they would like to achieve or need to happen (see also Desired Outcomes)