Think Local, Act Personal Blog

Welcome to the TLAP blog - a place for members of the Think Local Act Personal Partnership to share with others what they have tried, learned and wish for as they tackle challenges in making a difference to people's lives through personalisation and community-based support.

We know that times are tough and that there are real barriers that need to be tackled to ensure that everyone - including people with the most complex needs - can benefit from increased choice and control of the care they use.

We will bring you a wealth of views and perspectives from people who use care and support, family carers, advocates, providers and those on the ground who are working to make change happen and those who are really committed to Making it Real.

Leave a comment and let your views be heard. Alternatively start your own disscusion in our forum.

Blogs

What does it take to build strong communities? By Catherine Wilton, TLAP Building Community Capacity Lead - 11/05/12

Rethinking Risk, By Sarah Carr, Senior Research Analyst, SCIE - 03/05/12

Bridging the gap: self-directed support and the current reality, By Bridget Warr, Chief Executive of UK Homecare Association - 27/04/12

How to commission really good direct payment support, By Simon Stockton, Director of Groundswell Partnership (opens new window) - 20/04/2012

Local Area Coordination and Asset-based Community Development: Tinker or Reform? The Choice for Social Care and Health Services, by Ralph Broad and Cormac Russell - 13/04/2012

Ensuring personalisation provides better outcomes for all by, Michael Turner and Hamza Anwar - 30/03/12

The NIHR School for Social Care Research: providing evidence to help improve adult social care in England. By Dr Michael Clark - 23/03/12

The power of people's stories. By Jaimee Lewis -16/03/12

Is community development work the future of social work? by Alex Fox - 08/03/12

Developing a new deal between local people, commissioners and providers by Sharon Allen - 02/03/12

Can we achieve better value for money and increased choice through market co-production? by Bill Mumford - 24/02/12

Can personalisation get social workers and service users working on the same side? by Sue Bott - 17/02/12

Safeguarding the future of social work with adults to ensure person-centred support/personalisation and co-production, by Peter Beresford - 10/02/12

In tough times we need something to aspire to, by Shahana Ramsden - 03/02/12

Personal budgets, what next? by Martin Routledge -27/01/12

What is co-production? by Clenton Farquharson -19/01/12