General Information on Personalisation

This part of the network has general reports that have been written about personalisation in social care.

• Progress in the delivery of Personal Budgets 2010
  In March 2010 ADASS and the LGA conducted a survey of councils to measure the progress on the roll out of personal budgets. The results of the survey, along with information from council quarterly self...
• Working together for change: using person-centred information for commissioning
  The Department of Health worked with a group of councils, providers, community organisations and people using services to test and refine a method for collating and analysing person-centred information...
• Contracting for personalised outcomes: learning from emerging practice
  Contracting for personalised outcomes draws on learning from six local authorities who have begun to reshape their contracts, processes, range of budget holding options and relationships with the provider...
• Commissioning for Support Planning and Brokerage: a resource tool
  This tool is designed to help councils, local people and other key stakeholders to identify what brokerage resources are available in their community, to recognise where there might be gaps and to determine...
• Making it Personal
  This is a link to a report from DEMOS which advocates a simple yet transformational approach to public services - self-directed services
• Personalisation through Participation
  This is a link to a DEMOS report in which Charles Leadbeater examines the possible impacts of 'personalisation' - a big idea with the potential to transform the public sector
• Social Care transformation: Elected Member Briefing
  This short briefing paper for Elected Members explains Putting People First and outlines key tasks to be undertaken. It has been produced by the Department of Health, Local Government Association, IDeA...
• Supporting Micromarket Development: A Practical Guide for Local Authorities
  The Department of Health has funded a three-year NAAPS project to test a business model designed to support and stimulate the development of a range of micro care and support services in order to provide...
• Putting People First milestones - briefing for CQC staff
  This document has been produced for CQC staff who carry out local performance assessments of councils. It forms part of the CQC commissioner assessment guide for 2009/10. It sets out the the Putting...