Blogs and articles

TLAP’s Policy Advisor Martin Walker shares how recent experience has forced him to reappraise his thinking about the contribution of social workers and good practice he has heard about first-hand.

Clenton Farquharson assesses how proposed social care reform matches up to what matters to him as a disabled person and direct payment user.

Abby Vella from West Midlands Association of Directors of Adult Social Services reflects on the importance of co-production.

Sally Percival, on what she’s learnt about co-production, lived experience and social care after 12 years as chair of NCAG.

As TLAP explores how to reduce bureaucracy in direct payment oversight, Philippa Russell reflects on the important role of families in encouraging take up of direct payments.

How Manor community, a provider, helped Joe live a purposeful life in a registered service.

Clenton Farquharson MBE, Chair of Think Local Act Personal (TLAP), reflects on what leadership means in social care as he is named winner of the Social Care Top 30, and how he wants to use this platform.

Co-production plays an important role in seeking to be more person-centred at Envivo Group.

How cycling transformed Caroline’s Waugh’s life and enabled her to become an advocate for co-production, and a disabled health champion – as well as a TV appearance in Saved and Remade.

Highlighting solutions for registered services that will help accelerate personalisation - what can Community Circles contribute?

Alex Fox, Vice Chair of the TLAP board, shares what he has learnt about asset-based areas as he moves to a new role.

Choice Support has committed to Making it Real. Dan Johnson and Sherri Hope, from Choice Support, and Elizabeth Deeves, from Bexley Council, discuss how this approach is supporting changes in social care commissioning.

Matthew Bick, makes the case for partnership and investment in the voluntary and community sectors, based on his experience with neighbourhood networks in Birmingham.

Jennifer Pearl talks about her experiences with care agencies and the care system that means she has to go to bed at 8pm.

Philippa Russell describes her family's experience and the challenges faced by social care in this powerful article.

Two TLAP partners feature in recent WHO guidance on community mental health services. This blog by Karyn Kirkpatrick from KeyRing and Alex Fox, from Shared Lives Plus reflects on what innovation means to them and how we can all learn from each other.

Learning about co-production as a new commissioner in a local authority. A blog testing the hypothesis that good commissioning is dependent on co-production.

Moving from a commissioner to a provider - what we can learn. Pip Cannons from Community Catalysts, in conversation with Alex Fox.

How Leicester City Council is changing its practice using Making it Real

How Covid enabled a council to try new options. TLAP hears from Central Bedfordshire Council