Quality Matters - even when no one is looking
TLAP’s Clenton Farquharson marks his first Quality Matters board meeting as Chair with his personal view on what quality in adult social care means to him.
Working together: the long term plan for social work and mental health
The NHS Long Term Plan has set out an ambitious vision for the development of our health and care services over the next 10 years. Its success is dependent upon positive, transparent and collaborative relationships between social care, public health, housing and other services dedicated to happier, healthier, more independent lives. Mark Trewin explains what this means for mental health and social work services...
Navigating the high seas of care and support
Navigating the high seas of care and support. Head of Think Local Act Personal Caroline Speirs explains how her organisation's work with the Social Care Institute for Excellence and Shared Lives Plus on a new Social Care Innovation Network could chart a course to new and better services.
We deserve positive adult social care experiences
Martin Walker, policy advisor at Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) explains his organisation's involvement in a new NICE quality standard for adult social care. He believes involving recipients of care in shaping the services they need is crucial.
NCASC 2018: How conversations can help us assess and plan care and support
“One of the underpinning elements of the new ‘Making it Real’ framework, is that all forms of support are based on conversations around what matters most to people” says Jim Thomas, Programme Head at Skills for Care. In his latest …
Why 'Making it Real' matters so much to me
Tim Parkin, Senior Policy Advisor at Think Local Act Personal (TLAP), has spent much of his working life close to - well - policy! Over the years, he's striven to understand, explain and implement many approaches and strategies designed to …
Introducing Asset Based Areas (and ten ways to make them happen!)
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Care and support, Communities, Information sharing, Innovation
In July, we heard from Martin Farran, York Council’s Director of Health, Housing and Adult Social Care about his city’s journey towards an ‘asset based place’ model, where a local population’s strengths, skills and community hubs are harnessed to provide …
Ten years on - what can we make of personal budgets?
It is ten years since the Government committed to a strategy to transform the way support is planned through personal budgets. Colin Slasberg, an independent consultant in social care - and familiar to readers of Chief Social Worker for Adults Lyn …
New Making it Real guide for supported housing launches
We're not a terribly newsy site here at the Social Care News blog but we are always happy to share information which is both positive and useful. The launch of a new guide supporting the provision of supported housing in the …
Consultation on personalised care and support planning tool closes 9 November
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Care and support, Consultations and surveys, Information sharing
In a follow up to Dr Sam Bennett's blog of 30 September, just a brief reminder that our good friends at Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) are seeking your views on their latest online resource to support personalised care and …