Services for people with learning difficulties could be transformed by the inclusive partnership boards set up by the government through Valuing People one year ago. Valuing People stipulated that all councils in England had to establish a learning disability partnership board by the following October. The Department of Health pledged the boards would play a vital role in transforming antiquated learning difficulty services.Valuing People says the boards are "responsible for overseeing the interagency planning and commissioning of comprehensive, integrated and inclusive services that provide a genuine choice of service options in their local community".
Services for people with learning difficulties could be transformed by the inclusive partnership boards set up by the government through Valuing People one year ago. Valuing People stipulated that all councils in England had to establish a learning disability partnership board by the following October. The Department of Health pledged the boards would play a vital role in transforming antiquated learning difficulty services.Valuing People says the boards are "responsible for overseeing the interagency planning and commissioning of comprehensive, integrated and inclusive services that provide a genuine choice of service options in their local community".
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integrated services, interagency cooperation, joint commissioning, joint planning, local authorities, physical disabilities, social services, user participation, user views, commissioning, Department of Health;