CHILDREN AND ADULTS LEARNING AND CARING Personalisation and

CHILDREN AND ADULTS – LEARNING AND CARING Personalisation and Self-Directed Support Michael Hood Self Directed Support Operations Manager

CHILDREN AND ADULTS – LEARNING AND CARING The ‘Putting People First’ concordat “Across Government, the shared ambition is to put people first through a radical reform of public services, enabling people to live their own lives as they wish, confident that services are of high quality, are safe and promote their own individual needs for independence, well-being and dignity”. Department of Health

CHILDREN AND ADULTS – LEARNING AND CARING Self-Directed Support What is it about? Description: “A change to the way the social care system operates to give you (the citizen) the choice, control and power over the support you receive” Do. H ‘Overview of Putting People First’

CHILDREN AND ADULTS – LEARNING AND CARING The ‘Putting People First’ Concordat

CHILDREN AND ADULTS – LEARNING AND CARING Overview Personalisation The process by which state provided services can be adapted to suit you (the citizen). In social care this means everyone having choice and control over the shape of their support along with a greater emphasis on prevention and early intervention

CHILDREN AND ADULTS – LEARNING AND CARING Overview Personalisation Self-directed Support A change to the way the social care system operates to give you the citizen choice control and power over the support you receive

CHILDREN AND ADULTS – LEARNING AND CARING Overview Personalisation Self-directed Support Individual Budgets A clear up-front allocation of money that can combine several funding sources that you, the citizen, can use to plan and deliver support, from the public, private or voluntary sector

CHILDREN AND ADULTS – LEARNING AND CARING Overview Personalisation Self-directed Support Individual Budgets Personal Budgets Like an individual budget but solely made up of social care funding

CHILDREN AND ADULTS – LEARNING AND CARING Overview Personalisation Self-directed Support Individual Budgets Personal Budgets Direct Payments A cash payment paid directly to you the citizen so you can acquire your own support, rather than having it delivered by the council. One of a range of options for people getting individual or personal budgets – other choices involve you having someone else manage your support for you.

CHILDREN AND ADULTS – LEARNING AND CARING Support Planning Seven Points to Support Planning 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. What is Important to me Outcome I want to achieve Living Safely and taking risk How will my outcomes be achieved How will I stay in control and what will I do in a crisis How I want to receive my personal budget Cost of my arrangements

CHILDREN AND ADULTS – LEARNING AND CARING What is a Personal Budget? Delivery Managed budget by Social Care Professions Or Direct Payment

CHILDREN AND ADULTS – LEARNING AND CARING What is a Direct Payment • A cash payment in place of service arranged by the social service department • Available since the community care act 1996 • In 2001 The Health and Social Care Act 2001 placed council under a duty to offer the option for all those eligible

CHILDREN AND ADULTS – LEARNING AND CARING How can it be used • The aim of a direct payment is to promote independence by offering maximum flexibility, choice and control • Those who opt to receive a direct payment must use the money to meet their agreed outcomes in a legal way and not bring the local authority into disrepute User Responsibility • Operate through a separate account • Meet all responsibilities as an employer • Meet all responsibilities to HMRC, Public Liability Insurers • Keep and make available accurate records • Pay any assessed contribution

CHILDREN AND ADULTS – LEARNING AND CARING Self-Directed Support Want to Know More? http: //www. dh. gov. uk/en/Publicat ionsandstatistics/Publications/Publ ications. Policy. And. Guidance/DH_081 118 http: //www. scie. org. uk/publi cations/report 20. asp

CHILDREN AND ADULTS – LEARNING AND CARING Self-Directed Support Want to Know More? Useful Websites www. in-control. org. uk/home www. personalisation. org. uk www. scie. org. uk/adults/personalis ation. asp www. thinklocalactpersonal. org. uk

CHILDREN AND ADULTS – LEARNING AND CARING Thank You QUESTIONS