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The Easy Read document below gives an overview of the Making it Real framework. More information is available on our Making it Real webpages.

Think Local, Act Personal has developed new advice and thinking around how to reduce bureaucracy by developing three linked papers:Adult Social Care Minimum Process Framework Improving Direct Payment Delivery Re-thinking Support Planning: Ideas for an Alternative Approach These three linked papers show that to achieve good results that make a difference to people's lives, there needs to be simplicity and clarity around the processes of Personal Budgets.

The document below gives an overview of the Making it Real framework. More information is available on our Making it Real webpages.

Personal Budgets: Taking Stock, Moving Forward provides an overview of the latest evidence in how the sector is progressing with the delivery of personal budgets. There has been some important progress made, with encouraging evidence showing improved outcomes for people.

The ADASS Personal Budgets Survey reveals councils progress in delivering personal budgets.

Social workers have a central role in developing and delivering personalised social care and support services. This new SCIE briefing examines how their role will change as services are transformed through the Putting People First programme.

This project supports the regional implementation of Objective 6 of the National Dementia StrategyThe project will seek to enhance the implementation of Objective 6 through the following high-level outcomes:Development of the market to ensure there is a range of services for people with dementia living at home and their carers that meet the needs, choices and aspirations of those who use them. Supporting existing providers to develop high quality services for people with Dementia Reducing the culture of risk aversion when working with people with dementia and reducing/removing stigma as a barrier to equality The project has the following objectives:To explore the experience, needs and desires of people with dementia and their carers based on a programme of engagement and a literature review of existing regional and national evidence.

This project aims to support local authorities to develop and enhance skills necessary to support effective communication regarding the transformation of Adult Social Care. The main input and facilitation for the project will come from communication and PR expertise.

The South East Integrated Local Area Workforce Strategy ProjectThe South East JIP is supporting the national Integrated Local Area Workforce Strategy (InLAWS) programme, through funding a sub-regional development project in the six Berkshire Unitary Local Authorities. The project will consider the potential for jointly developing InLAWS across Local Authority boundaries and will enable the six Local Authorities taking part to accelerate .

This project assessed the viability of the electronic social market place for the North East. The project undertook an appraisal of the present state of the local market in two specific areas of the region.