Think Local Act Personal's Social Care Jargon Buster wins award for fighting 'goobledegook'

The Social Care Jargon Buster has won an award from the Plain English Campaign for how it describes complicated social care words in plain, simple language.

Developed by Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) with the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) and released in July this year, the jargon buster lists 52 of the most commonly used words and phrases in social care and what they mean. The definitions were developed and tested with people who use services, carers and family members and those who work in social care to ensure they were easy to understand.

Each year, the Plain English Campaign presents awards for the best and worst examples of plain English.

TLAP co-chairs Marjory Broughton and Clenton Farquharson say:

"We are thrilled the social care jargon buster has been recognised for genuinely making an effort to provide clear information about the different and confusing words used in social care. Many people who use care and support services and their carers are overwhelmed by these words and phrases. The jargon buster is a small but important contribution to creating better information about social care."

SCIE's Chair, Lord Michael Bichard, says:

"It's important people know what works. So we tell them simply with our written work, eLearning materials, Social Care TV and social media channels."

We are very grateful for the contributions towards this work by the project steering group, including representatives from the National Co-production Advisory Group, ADASS, Age UK, Carers Trust, the Department of Health, Indepedent Age, Local Government Association, Royal College of General Practitioners, SCOPE and Voiceability.