ABSTRACT
Any treatment likely to be deployed should be normally discussed with those that will be affected by it before plans are finalised, as reactions and comments may be helpful. Similarly, it may be helpful to pilot and review any major treatment programme before it is fully deployed. This chapter draws attention to the need for decisions about the investigation of problems and their diagnosis to be in the hands of appropriate individuals or teams, and the same comment needs to be made about the responsibility for planning and executing. It is to be hoped that the views of trainers and others who may be involved in treatments will have been taken into account when diagnosis is being considered. The chapter shows the important issue of follow-up and evaluation, not just regarding the treatment but the series of processes from problem investigation to diagnosis and eventual treatment.
