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Local commissioning
Added: 05/07/2010
Updated: 10/08/2010
A robust commissioning strategy is essential to meet the needs of service users. The strategy and plans must be shared and endorsed with local partners and service users and carers
Sub-topics of Local commissioning
- Shaping and developing the market
- Co-producing commissioning
- Outcome focussed reviews
- Provider development
- Home care / Residential care
Case studies
- Personal Experiences of Putting People First: West Midlands Kevin's story
Kevin, who has learning difficulties and his Care Co-Ordinator, Dawn share their experiences of PPF. Kevin likes his personal budget as it has given him the freedom to live in his own flat. Kevin's... - Personal Experiences of Putting People First: West Midlands
Paula's epileptic seizures were preventing her living the life she wanted. This case study looks at how personalisation can allow important changes in people's lives to happen. Paula's story I have... - Personal Experiences of Putting People First: South West
Rob has a history of schizophrenia. This case study shares how he uses personalisation money to develop social skills. We also hear from Ahmed, who talks about Rob's supported accomodation. Rob's story... - Personal Experiences of Putting People First: London
Rob has a history of schizophrenia. This case study shares how he uses personalisation money to develop social skills. We also hear from Ahmed, who talks about Rob's supported accomodation. Rob's story...
Links
- DCLG information about Best Value, CPA, and other Performance Management topics
Communities and local governments website. - Contracting for personalised outcomes: learning from emerging practice
This report provides a summary of the contractual models of six local authorities, and an account of key messages for commissioners and providers. - Association for Real Change (ARC) website
ARC - is a membership organisation, which supports providers of services to people with a learning disability to promote real change.
Resources
- Exploring the Electronic Market for Social Care in the North East
This project assessed the viability of the electronic social market place for the North East. The project undertook an appraisal of the present state of the local market in two specific areas of the... - Leading together better
This research report from IDeA/Shared Intelligence explores the nature of partnership working between directors of public health, adults' services and children's services. - Commissioning for personalisation: a framework for local authority commissioners
This framework explores refocuses existing and emerging perspectives on commissioning for health and wellbeing through the lens of personalisation. - Commissioners and providers together: the citizen at the centre
This discussion paper considers the role of commissioners and providers in realising the vision of self-directed support. - Provider Development Programme: Helping providers and commissioners to respond to the personalisation agenda
People should have more control to choose support that suits their needs and fits with their lives, rather than the other way around. The Putting People First consortium is working with provider organisations... - Professional boundaries in social work: a qualitative study
This study explores actual and hypothetical scenarios involving encounters with social workers, and looks at where service users feel professional boundaries should lie. - Supporting People Cost Benefit Analysis
An in-depth analysis of the benefits of the SP programme to highlight learning for Personalisation in the North East. This project will undertake an in-depth regional analysis of the benefits of the...