Putting people first: Equality and Diversity Matters 2

• People from black and minority backgrounds

• Supporting the PPF Milestones with the JIP / RIEP Adult Social Care Projects in the North East
• Supporting the Development of Providers for Personalisation in the North East
• Commissioning for personalisation: a framework for local authority commissioners
• North East Autism Consortium
• Supporting Social Care Change Management in the North East

Achieving transformation - Advocacy and support brokerage - Choice and control - Communication and accessible information - Effective partnerships with people using services, carers and other local citizens - Leadership - Partnerships with other key organisations - Partnerships with people - Peer support - Performance - Personal budgets - Provider development - Quality & Improvement - Self directed support - Shaping and developing the market - Stakeholder engagement - Support for dementia and carers - Supporting user led organisations - Workforce development and training - Working with people using services, carers and local citizens