News Headlines

  • Best Practice in Direct Payment Support
    Posted on: 20/04/2012
    Best Practice in Direct Payment Support: A guide for commissioners was originally funded by the London Joint Improvement Partnership and describes how to commission really good direct payments support by showcasing examples of innovative practice.
  • Personalisation: lessons from social care report
    Posted on: 19/04/2012
    The twin challenges of quality and funding loom large over the adult social care sector. Age UK has argued that the future sustainability of long term care will require a rise in public spending from 0.5 percent to 0.9% percent of GDP: an extra £2-3 billion a year from 2015.
  • A Practical Guide to Delivering Personalisation
    Posted on: 16/04/2012
    This is a blog by Helen Sanderson and Jaimee Lewis. We explore "true personalisation" of health and social care; and the contribution that person-centred practice can make to delivering it.
  • A plea to councils: give personalisation a chance
    Posted on: 16/04/2012
    Fears are growing that hard-pressed councils are diverting personalisation funds to prop up statutory services.
  • Accessing social care for people with dementia
    Posted on: 11/04/2012
    Many people have been facing particular difficulties in getting necessary local services. Luke Bishop talks to carers about how they have been dealing with these.
  • Personalisation and digital story-telling
    Posted on: 10/04/2012
    David Lettice, social worker, on personalisation and digital story-telling.
  • Find out more about Personal Health budgets
    Posted on: 27/03/2012
    The March update of the personal health budget newsletter is now available to download. Catch up with the important news from the personal health budget pilots
  • What any new manager needs to know in social care
    Posted on: 08/03/2012
    Personalisation is central to social care management standards according to the revised Management Induction Standards released by Skills for Care.
  • Role of Individual Service Funds in delivering personal budgets
    Posted on: 08/03/2012
    A new report considers the important role Individual Service Funds can play in making choice and control work for people with the most complex needs.
  • Listen to partner views through our weekly blogs
    Posted on: 10/02/2012
    Introducing the Think Local, Act Personal 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.