Contact

Mail :
IT Training Team
Chief Executive's Dept.
Phone :
01752 304424
Email :
ittrain@plymouth.gov.uk

Office location

  • Southway Training Centre
    Rockfield Avenue
    Southway
    Plymouth
    PL6 6DY

Related pages

CareFirst 5 help and 'how to do'

This page is dedicated to all things CareFirst 5 related.

CareFirst is a case management system for Children's and Adult's Services; CareFirst 5 is used mainly by ASC (Adult Social Care) staff, and is delivered via Citrix on our Intranet.

It is strongly recommended that all new users to CareFirst 5 attend a training course in order to use the system effectively. Visit our IT Training Programme page to see the content of each course. You can also find out dates for CareFirst 5 training and how to apply for them (these courses are marked ‘CareFirst for ASC’).

Documents

To view these documents you might need to download some software. Visit our downloads page for more information.

PDF icon Adult social care - CareFirst 5 guidance notes - a detailed manual containing guidance for users of CareFirst 5 within Adult Social Care.
File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 1.69MB
PDF icon Adult social care - CareFirst 5 viewing quick reference guide - a practical guide to basic navigation of CareFirst 5.
File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 52.4KB
PDF icon Adult social care - CareFirst 5 inputting quick reference guide - a practical guide to the basic amendment of a person's details in CareFirst 5.
File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 55.3KB
PDF icon Adult social care - CareFirst 5 SAP events and activities quick reference guide - a practical guide to processing SAP events and activities in CareFirst 5.
File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 59.2KB
PDF icon Adult social care - CareFirst 5 service packages quick reference guide - a practical guide to recording service packages in CareFirst 5.
File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 61.3KB
PDF icon Adult social care - CareFirst 5 care plans quick reference guide - a practical guide to recording plans in CareFirst 5.
File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 53.2KB
PDF icon Adult social care - CareFirst 5 adult protection (part 1) quick reference guide - a practical guide to recording part 1 of the adult protection process in CareFirst 5.
File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 62.1KB
PDF icon Adult social care - CareFirst 5 adult protection (part 2) quick reference guide - a practical guide to recording part 2 of the adult protection process in CareFirst 5.
File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 52.1KB
PDF icon Adult social care - CareFirst 5 carer's assessments quick reference guide - a practical guide to recording carer's assessments in CareFirst 5.
File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 57.8KB
PDF icon Adult social care - single assessment process care cycle - diagram explaining the key events that take place during the care of a client.
File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 8KB
PDF icon Adult social care - managing duplicate records in CareFirst 5 - guidance on handling duplicate records of people in CareFirst 5.
File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 27.7KB
PDF icon CareFirst 5 roles list - list of roles and their abbreviations for people recorded on CareFirst 5.
File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 23.5KB
PDF icon Adult social care - using the A to Z folders - guidance on storing client documentation.
File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 663.5KB
PDF icon Overview quick reference guide - a brief introductory guide to using CareFirst 5 - primarily aimed at Children's social care staff.
File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 76.6KB
PDF icon Essentials quick reference guide - a brief guide to the basics of updating in CareFirst 5 - primarily aimed at Children's social care staff.
File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 83.6KB
PDF icon Data tidy up guidance notes - guidance notes for those who are required to amend data on CareFirst 5.
File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 69.3KB