Think Local Act Personal have started to roll out Making it Real to Disabled People's User-Led Organisations (DPULO). We kicked off our first event in January with Shahana Ramsden and Sam Bennett facilitating and Edward Walton was there to represent Hampshire County Council .
The recent independent review of the Liverpool Care Pathway identified communication problems between clinicians and carers which can cause unhappiness and certainly obstacles to person-centred care.
Our partner organisation and host SCIE is producing a DH-funded accredited digital Guide on home care for older people with complex needs. The project, guided by an Advisory Group of people who use services, carers, providers and commissioners, will draw on published research evidence as well as practice examples.
Think Local Act Personal is running three twitter chats over the next few weeks to help us re-write our partnership agreement - part of our "Personalisation - What's Next?" project.
Today's seminar will address key themes surrounding implementation of personal health budgets and integration with social care, a key strand of TLAP's work which we are doing in association with partner NHS Confederation, and NHS England Personal Health Budgets Delivery Team.
People with autism should expect to access good quality care and support from health and social care services when needed in order to live a good life. This includes well integrated health and social care and consistent services wherever they live.
The NICE Collaborating Centre for Social Care (NCCSC), hosted by SCIE, has been commissioned by NICE to produce guidance on the coordinated transition between health and social care.
It is well established that poor process hampers the experience of Self-Directed Support and that people still report the experience of getting a personal budget as difficult and unwieldy.
We were delighted with the news that Sue Bott was awarded a CBE in the New Year's Honours list.
In her roles as CE of the National Centre for Independent Living, Director of Policy Development at Disability Rights UK, Trustee for In Control Partnerships and Signatory and Co-chair of TLAP, Sue has been an active member of the Disability Living movement and a key figure in helping to shape the social care policy landscape.