Personalisation Self-Assessment Tool - Executive SummaryPutting People First laid out the vision for change for social care, and stated the shared commitment of the sector leadership to achieving this. This vision is of a new social care system that helps people stay healthy and recover quickly from illness - through a focus on prevention, early intervention and enablement, and high quality personally tailored services for those who need on-going social care support. The driving force for delivery of this will be the expectations of disabled and older people, of this generation, and those of the future. What is it?This tool is for local councils with social services responsibilities with partners (such as mental health trusts). It aims to help them better understand what is required to transform social care systems from current models to a 'self-directed support' model that will support the delivery of the personalisation agenda. It draws on the learning so far from experience of implementing direct payments, the Individual Budget Pilot Programme and In Control. It aims to:
This exercise fits alongside the Personalisation Toolkit which provides guidance and examples for councils embarking on transformation of their services to deliver personalisation. You can find this at www.toolkit.personalisation.org.uk. Together with the toolkit this self-assessment tool forms an early part of the programme of support referred to in the Local Authority Circular Transforming Social Care that followed Putting People First. It also points to a range of other sources of support and expertise, including the wealth of information and knowledge available through In Control.For similar tools relating to other aspects of transformation see www.readiness-tools.com and the Joint Improvement Partnership. Completion of this tool is entirely voluntary - but we hope you find it useful. Please use the link below to get started. |
