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7.4 About this site: Site map

The table below shows the basic structure of this resource, which is the path you will be taken on if you follow all the 'go to the next page' links. You may like to browse the resource in this order. But many people will then want to visit individual sections that are of particular interest to them.

Structure of this resource

Home

Section 1. Before you start

• Introduction: what's in the resource
• What is IP? Introducing information prescriptions, including background reading.
• The benefits to users, carers and professionals
• Frequently asked questions

Section 2. First steps

• Introduction: what's in this section
• First steps: Hot tips
• Where do you start?
• Different models of IP
• Another way to start: three questions
  • What do our users want?
  • What are our staff able to do?
  • Identifying information sources
• Why you should get people engaged in the process
• Engaging people checklist
• Project planning

Section 3. Involving people in your IP programme

• Introduction: what's in this section
• Hot tips for involving people
• Building partnerships for IP
• Involving users and carers
• Involving people: methods
  • Involving people: focus groups
  • Involving people: workshops
  • Involving people: qualitative interviews
  • Involving people: surveys
• Accessibility. The eight pages following look at accessibility in relation to
  • general issues;
  • disability;
  • self-advocacy;
  • literacy;
  • mental disability;
  • black and minority ethnic groups;
  • older people; and
  • suitability of locations
• Accessibility checklist

Section 4. The process

• Introduction: what's in this section
• Hot tips for establishing the process
• Developing the IP
• Directories
• Quality assurance
• Templates
• Template examples (ordered by condition)
• Template examples (ordered by format or way of dispensing)
• Delivery methods
• Prescribing
• Prompts and scripts
• Dispensing
• Record keeping
• Ethical considerations
• Sustaining and expanding IP

Section 5. Promoting IP

• Introduction: what's in this section
• Hot tips for promoting IP
• Checklist
• Communication plans
• Publicity
• Promoting IP with service users and carers
• Promoting IP with service providers
• Promoting IP with commissioners

Section 6. Training and support

• Introduction: what's in this section
• Hot tips for training and support
• Core competences for IP providers
• Examples of how pilot sites approached training (1)
• Examples of how pilot sites approached training (2)
• Some training resources

Section 7. Other information about this site

• Introduction: what's in this section
• Glossary of terms
• Accessibility
• Site map (this page)

This brings us to the end of this on-line resource.