Common use of Person Centred Care Clause in Contracts

Person Centred Care. Person Centred Care is an approach to treatment and care that consciously adopts the person’s perspective around such dimensions as respect for the person’s values, preferences and needs, beliefs and cultural needs, family situation and lifestyle. CMH is committed to ensuring that patients, residents, clients and their families/carers are encouraged to play an effective role in planning, development, delivery and evaluation of the services provided by the organisation. CMH employees have a responsibility to encourage patients/residents/clients and their family/carer to participate in all activities undertaken by the organisation and should be considered a part of routine management practice. Examples are the Active Service Model in Primary and Community Health care, dining and socialisation in Residential Care, and active rehabilitation in Acute Care.