Resources

The policy for Care and Treatment Reviews, also called CTRs, changed in March 2017. View the latest policy:

• View the CTR (including CETR) Revised Policy
• View the Easy Read Revised Policy

Key changes in the CTR policy These are the key changes in the Care and Treatment Review policy introduced in 2017:

• Greater focus on the quality of CTRs and the values which underpin them
• New measurable national standards by which CTRs are to be carried out
• Clearer emphasis that CTRs are for people with autism, as well as for people with learning disabilities
• A separate Policy Annex on Care and Treatment Reviews for children and young people and a change of name to Care, Education and Treatment Reviews, (CETRs) to ensure the young person’s learning needs are also considered, working with key people from education
• Changes in the frequency of CTRs to:
  • Every six months for people in non-secure hospitals
  • Every twelve months for people in secure hospitals
  • Every three months for children and young people in hospital
  • Post-admission CTRs take place within four weeks of admission other than for children where this is within two weeks of admission
• CTR panel to follow new key lines of enquiry template
• Greater emphasis on evidencing recommendations
• Clearer responsibilities and checklist for providers to gather the evidence required in advance and actively to support the process before, during and after a CTR
• Recommendations in CTR reports to name people responsible for carrying out each action by a given date, with a responsibility for commissioners to oversee a process of checking, resolving difficulties and ensuring that the person and their family is aware of progress
• Two new resources for the person having a review: one providing all the information needed in one booklet; the other booklet providing new tools such as a CTR consent form, CTR planning document, CTR feedback form and a template to support the person to record key actions to be carried out in the way they find most helpful
• New resource for experts by experience

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Updates to the CTR policy

The policy for Care and Treatment Reviews, also called CTRs, changed in March 2017. View the latest policy:

<ul><li>   View the CTR (including CETR) Revised Policy</li><li>
    View the Easy Read Revised Policy </li></ul>

Key changes in the CTR policy

These are the key changes in the Care and Treatment Review policy introduced in 2017:

<ul><li>Greater focus on the quality of CTRs and the values which underpin them</li><li>
    New measurable national standards by which CTRs are to be carried out</li><li>
    Clearer emphasis that CTRs are for people with autism, as well as for people with learning disabilities</li><li>
    A separate Policy Annex on  Care and Treatment Reviews for children and young people and a change of name to Care, Education and Treatment Reviews, (CETRs) to ensure the young person’s learning needs are also considered, working with key people from education</li><li>
    Changes in the frequency of CTRs to:
        <ul><li>Every six months for people in non-secure hospitals</li><li>
        Every twelve months for people in secure hospitals</li><li>
        Every three months for children and young people in hospital</li><li>
        Post-admission CTRs take place within four weeks of admission other than for children where this is within two weeks of admission</li></ul></li><li>
    CTR panel to follow new key lines of enquiry template</li><li>
    Greater emphasis on evidencing recommendations</li><li>
    Clearer responsibilities and checklist for providers to gather the evidence required in advance and actively to support the process before, during and after a CTR</li><li>
    Recommendations in CTR reports to name people responsible for carrying out each action by a given date, with a responsibility for commissioners to oversee a process of checking, resolving difficulties and ensuring that the person and their family is aware of progress</li><li>
    Two new resources for the person having a review: one providing all the information needed in one booklet; the other booklet providing new tools such as a CTR consent form, CTR planning document, CTR feedback form and a template to support the person to record key actions to be carried out in the way they find most helpful</li><li>
    New resource for experts by experience</li></ul>