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This research report from IDeA/Shared Intelligence explores the nature of partnership working between directors of public health, adults' services and children's services.

This project is exploring how the Local Area Coordination approach can support the development of Personalisation and self directed support. Local Area Coordination (LAC), developed in Australia in 1988, offers a way to build individual, family and community self sufficiency so that disabled and older people can choose to live with their families, or in their local community without compromising their quality of life.

The attached matrix is a resource to show where boroughs are involved in pilot or project work with the DH Regional team This list is not exhaustive list and should be used as a guide only.

The North East Autism consortium (NEAC) will drive forward the modern commissioning of care and support services for people with Autistic Spectrum Disorders and Asperger syndrome. This will be achieved in two ways:Via the delivery of the actions plans of the 4 sub regional Autism Service Development Groups (ASDG) developed from stakeholder events in 2008, which will lead to the creation of modern, cost effective and individualised services for people living in our region.

This project will develop quality standards for non regulated services to provide a regional framework and a consistent approach for commissioners, service users, family carers and care managers to monitor service improvements and maximise efficiencies. The Quality Standards Framework will complement all Councils monitoring and reviewing functions with a strong focus on service user and carer involvement and personalised outcomes as core determinants of quality, reliability and effectiveness.

The aim of thie project is the development of a set of minimum regional quality standards for regulated services which exceed national minimum standards and complement the work of the Care Quality Commission. These standards will provide a regional framework and a consistent approach for commissioners, providers, service users, family carers and care managers to monitor individual outcomes; check service improvements and maximise efficiencies.

Rob has a history of schizophrenia. This case study shares how he uses personalisation money to develop social skills.

Ian lives in Kent. He employs Maureen as a personal assistant using his personal budget.

Paula's epileptic seizures were preventing her living the life she wanted. This case study looks at how personalisation can allow important changes in people's lives to happen.

This study explores actual and hypothetical scenarios involving encounters with social workers, and looks at where service users feel professional boundaries should lie.