Abstract
Care aims are a means of defining the purpose of intervention of health care. The Malcomess care aims model uses these labels to guide the planning, delivery and outcome measurement of care. Within speech and language therapy (SLT) this involves the use of one of seven labels which clarify and make explicit the purpose of each episode of care undertaken with a client. This relatively simple application has been shown to change the way SLTs work, clarifying expectations of many who use the service. In the South West Thames Region, a project was put in place for SLTs which included undertaking training, audit and support. The outcome of the audit showed that care aims had been adopted across the region in a sufficiently flexible way to meet local needs and offered therapists the tools to reflect on the types of interventions provided to clients.
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