East Midlands News Headlines

• New TLAP National Self-directed Support Forum launched
  Posted on: 27/04/2012
  Making sure choice and control can work for all, and reviewing the implementation of personal budgets and direct payments is a current concern for those working in adult social care. This week, TLAP launched a new national self-directed support forum to tackle some of the very pressing challenges that are being raised.
• New research reveals benefits of building community capacity
  Posted on: 30/06/2011
  Newly released research from the London School of Economics shows community capacity building schemes can provide up to £1300 in savings per individual per year. The results of a study by Professor Martin Knapp of the Personal Social Services Research Unit reveal that schemes like time banks, befriending services and community navigator schemes have the potential to provide savings to the public purse over a short period of time.
• Care Funding Calculator has been updated
  Posted on: 13/12/2010
  A new version of Care Funding Calculator (CFC) is now available. Find out more here...
• Touchstone reports good news for social care assessors in Lincolnshire County Council
  Posted on: 24/11/2010
  The Touchstone Team telephoned 530 people in Lincolnshire who were assessed over the period 1 April - 31 August 2010 to find out how they rated their experience. Touchstone surveys are intended to find out what we get right but also how we can improve. Read the full report here.
• Reablement in the North East - sharing good practice
  Posted on: 22/10/2010
  The North East Region have just published details of their Excellence in Reablement Project, showing potential net savings of between £14.8m and £35.4m.