Blogs and articles

Kate Sibthorp, a member of the National Co-production Advisory Group writes about how Making it Real is more relevant than ever as we cope with Coronavirus

My name is Sally Percival and I chair The National Co-production Advisory Group (NCAG) and co-chair The Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) partnership, but more importantly I care for my son and step daughter both of whom have significant disabilities and at the moment my partner who is immunosuppressed.

Keeping our communities going is more important than ever

Brendan Martin reflects on how the corona virus crisis is changing the nature of ‘neighbourhood care,’ as well as the way we are now needing to work.

How getting fit with GoodGym can help people in the community

Jade recently went to a meeting on personalisation in care at Essex County Council (ECC) and writes passionately about the changes she’d like to see in order to put good care and support into practice for people with direct payments.

Isaac Samuels, co-chair of the National Co-production Advisory Group explains how he can be helped to stay out of hospital and Natasha Burberry, TLAP policy advisory gives some hard facts and practical advice.

Does the regulation of personal assistants contribute to good care?

Vanessa Davey considers the issues about regulation of personal assistants

Anyone who has attended Shropshire Council’s sessions exploring direct payments knows that the call to, ‘think like a pirate', is meant to be a challenge to be brave and different. Our latest challenge is about our spoken and written language when we work with people who use council services.

Following a visit from the Royal Commission into Aged Care in Australia to TLAP, to explore how social care is for older people, Sanchi Murison reflects on what she learnt.

Words matter. Not a new thought, but it has to be said again and again. The words we choose can make something clear, or make it mysterious. They can help people understand, or confuse them more than ever. Words can invite the reader or listener ‘in’, or they can keep them ‘out’.

My name is Sally Percival, I co-chair The National Co-production Advisory Group (NCAG) and The Think Local Act Personal Partnership (TLAP) and I a member of The Coalition for Collaborative Care Co-production Team, but more importantly

As I ready myself for NCASC 2019 in beautiful Bournemouth I’ve been thinking a lot about conferences. I’ve been wondering whether it’s time to create a different environment for hosting the most important conversations we need to have - conversations about creating a new social care future.

With less than a week to go until NCASC19 there is much excitement amongst members of the National Co-production Advisory Group (NCAG) who will be bringing some sparkle with them.

‘Twas the night before NCASC, when all through Bournemouth not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The microphones were assembled at the venue with care, in hopes that a social care future soon would be there.

Martin Walker’s road trip looking for stories of success in support planning takes him to the South West, where he meets someone managing care and support independently.

In today’s confrontational environment, Sanchi Murison asks if adopting the principles of Making of Real and co-production might be a better way to work.

I’m Rob Price, I work for Shropshire Council’s Adult Social Care Financial Assessment Team, and it’s my job to determine what citizens pay towards the cost of their care packages. Yes, it usually goes down well when I say that in front of the recipients of our direct payments.

How can independent brokerage support people to achieve their goals? TLAP’s Martin Walker visits Imagineer in Halifax on his road trip searching for stories of success in support planning.