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Best value reviews of learning disability services for adults: a framework for applying person centred principles
- Authors:
- POXTON Richard, GREIG Rob, GIRAUD-SAUNDERS Alison
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 15p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This framework has been produced for people who are responsible for designing and leading the implementation of Best Value reviews within the learning disability service area. The lives of people with learning disabilities cannot be compartmentalised. Where they live, what they do during their days, what relationships they develop and so on are all inter-linked. It is thus not possible to consider the effectiveness of services concerned with one aspect of their lives without considering others. The framework therefore proposes that reviews should be conducted on the basis of a “whole system approach”, adopting an across the board response to identified needs. The essence of the framework is about how to apply a person centred approach to a review of services. This has the potential to result in more creative outcomes than a traditional service-based review - as such approaches often take the performance of existing service structures as their starting point. Above all, Best Value is about ensuring that fundamental questions are asked about the appropriateness of services, how they are delivered and whether they are meeting needs effectively. This framework offers the potential to do this.
Short breaks pathfinder evaluation: interim report: end of phase one
- Authors:
- GREIG Rob, et al
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 25p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This evaluation report describes what has been happening in the Pathfinder sites and also explain why and for whom those things might have been happening. It then draws conclusions as to what that might mean for transferability of the learning to other situations and settings. The research consisted of a review of relevant national documentation, and discussions with other key national stakeholders and series of interviews, meetings and interactions with stakeholders from the 21 Pathfinder sites. Descriptions of the process and methodology used for the work, a summary of the initial ‘emerging theories of change’ that have arisen from the analysis of the data obtained, and a short comment on other issues and themes arising from the initial fieldwork and analysis. This report includes sections on: the effectiveness of parent participation in developing innovative short breaks; how involving children and young people is leading to more accessible and child focused short breaks; emerging inclusion and increase of ordinary community facilities; effectiveness of partnership working, where it exists; and a ‘softening’ of the process of accessing short breaks leading to a more open service available to more families.