The general definition to know if the assessment method can be recorded on SSNAP highlights two criteria that have to be met:
An acceptable cognitive/mood assessment in SSNAP (in the same way as in clinical practice in general) is one that has published/peer-reviewed evidence of validity in clinical use (ideally specifically in stroke), and that it’s clinical use in the trust has been approved by an appropriate body – most typically the clinical service governance group. If these two criteria are met, then it would be considered acceptable as a ‘standardised measure’.