It's a minefield @spirituscorpus - and I think it's designed to be in order to wear people down.
However, the initial three month (and then annual) review will be carried out by the CCG's nurse assessor. As you say, the reviews primary purpose is to ensure the care plan put in place is still sufficient to meet your mums needs. Only if there is a significant change in needs should a full MDT assessment be recommended. There have been numerous reports of these reviews being used to force a full MDT as a mechanism to find the patient ineligible and stopping funding. I think both @luggy and @Palerider have experienced this and may be able to give advise on how best to prepare for the review.
It's completely irrelevant how 'stable' the patient is after the mental health team have intervened. It falls under the area of a managed need and a managed need is still a need. A managed need should only be assessed with a view to what would happen if the management of that need were withdrawn or reduced. It's spelt out in the National Framework guidance which they are well aware of but at times choose to ignore."Let's give an opportunity for the Mental Health Team to "stabilise" the patient and then we will assess how unpredictable their behaviour is after that......"
No, full assessments are not carried out for fast track. The decision for eligibility will have been made by the medical professional in charge of your mums care whilst in hospital.If someone is fasttracked to CHC then does that mean they have had a full assessment of their eligibility prior to the funding being put in place (and usually when they are still in hospital awaiting discharge)?
However, the initial three month (and then annual) review will be carried out by the CCG's nurse assessor. As you say, the reviews primary purpose is to ensure the care plan put in place is still sufficient to meet your mums needs. Only if there is a significant change in needs should a full MDT assessment be recommended. There have been numerous reports of these reviews being used to force a full MDT as a mechanism to find the patient ineligible and stopping funding. I think both @luggy and @Palerider have experienced this and may be able to give advise on how best to prepare for the review.