Making progress with Putting people first: self-directed support

Authors:
ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF ADULT SOCIAL SERVICES, IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Publisher:
Association of Directors of Adult Social Services
Publication year:
2009
Pagination:
11p.
Place of publication:
London

Putting People First made the commitment that person-centred planning and self-directed support will become mainstream so that packages of support can be tailored to people’s individual needs and aspirations. It stated that personal budgets would become the normal way of doing this for everyone eligible for publicly funded adult social care. This paper brings together current thinking around the concepts and processes involved in self-directed support. The paper discusses how councils are approaching the issues and challenges associated with implementing personal budgets. It tackles some common areas of confusion and misinterpretation. It aims to assist councils with their progress in meeting the government’s objective that by 2011 all councils will have made significant steps towards redesign and reshaping their adult social care services in line with Putting People First, including the offer of personal budgets to all eligible people.

Subject terms:
personalisation, self-directed support, social care provision, adult social care, commissioning;
Location(s):
England
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