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| | News | | | | | | The Think Local, Act Personal Partnership welcomes the Dilnot Commission's Fairer Care Funding report published earlier this month. We expect the government to provide the leadership the issue now needs and create a lasting settlement fit for the 21st century. |
| | | | 2,000 Personal budget holders and carers took part in the biggest national Personal Budget survey to date, giving us the clearest picture of how personal budgets are working and where the system can be improved. |
| | | | Prominent citizen leaders Sue Bott and Bill Davidson have been elected as co-chairs of the Think Local, Act Personal partnership - the consortium of 33 leading health and social care organisations working together to transform adult social care through personalisation and community-based support. |
| | | | A third of all people eligible for social care support are now receiving a personal budget, with half of those received by people over the age of 65, an ADASS survey of 153 English councils has found. |
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| | Latest Resources | | | | | | | Take a look at the latest resource from across the site including new sections Building Community Capacity and regional updates. |
| | | | | | Following up from the Dragons' den event on the 28th of January,which brought together eight organisations that had developed successful approaches to building community capacity, you can now find the full report of what happened along with other supporting material. Be sure to check out the video of the event which includes interviews with the Dragons' and see who participated in the event. |
| | | | | In the current financial environment, how can we make the case to funders to keep on supporting Social Capital initiatives? How can we prove that social capital creates better outcomes for people, and how can we measure these outcomes? Take a look at the Evidence and evaluation section on the website |
| | | | | Social Care Procurement - a briefing note that summarises EU procurement rules as they impact on social care |
| The National Market Development Forum - made up from representatives of the independent sector social care and housing providers and local authority commissioners - has identified the need to for clarity, consistency and simplicity when it comes to the legal side of procurement processes for care and support services. To meet that need, the Think Local, Act Personal Partnership has produced this briefing note to assist care providers, council commissioners and their partners to adopt efficient and streamlined procurement practices |
| | | | | Learning from the regions |
| Yorkshire and Humber joint improvement partnership has shared the learning from 25 projects that were split into two distinct categories personalisation and transformation. For more information visit the Yorkshire and Humber regional pages. |
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| | Becoming better connected | | | | | | It is now easier than ever before to stay up to date with what's happening now the Think Local, Act Personal Partnership has joined the conversation on Twitter and Facebook. This is part of the Partnerhsip's aim to make the information more accessible and reach as many people as we can. Check out the Facebook feeds on the Building Community Capacity home page and Think Local, Act Personal News page. You can share news stories and resources by 'liking' on Facebook or tweeting them to Twitter. |
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