Updated: 11/04/2011

Think Local, Act Personal (opens new window) - the sector-wide statement of intent that makes the link between the government's new vision for social care and Putting People First - has now been finalised as the way forward for personalisation and community-based support.

This document was originally released for comment at the National Children's and Adult Social Services conference in November 2010. It asserts that councils, health bodies and providers need to work more collaboratively to personalise and integrate service delivery across health and adult social care; and make vital public funding go further. It also recognises the contribution that individuals, families, carers and communities make in providing care and support - both to those who are publicly funded and those who either pay for themselves or rely on family carers.

Twenty-four leading national organisations, including umbrella bodies that represent a large number of providers from the private, independent, voluntary and community sectors are among the first to endorse the document.

You can download an easy read version here (opens new window) and the press release here. We welcome your endorsement, so please email us at thinklocalactpersonal@scie.org.uk

A number of tools and materials will continue to be published alongside this agreement and further announcements will follow soon about the setting up of a formal Think Local, Act Personal partnership to take the work forward:

• Personal budgets - checking the results
  Authors Simon Stockton and Martin Cattermole This paper considers emerging approaches to developing outcome-based performance measures within social care. It highlights and promotes sector-led developments...
• Enabling risk, ensuring safety - self-directed support and personal budgets
  Authors Social Care Institute for Excellence This paper looks at how frontline staff can be confident and equipped to support people who use services to assess and evaluate their own risks.
• Practical Approaches to improving lives of disabled and older people through building stronger communities
  Authors Catherine Wilton and Martin Routledge. This paper gives practical advice and examples on improving the lives of disabled and older people through building stronger communities. Social care...
• Practical Approaches to Market Shaping and Provider Development
  Author Dr Sam Bennett. This briefing explores what is meant by market shaping and proposes a simple framework for understanding and planning market development for councils and their partners. It sets...
• National Market Development Forum
  The National Market Development Forum includes commissioners and providers from across the public, private and voluntary sectors. Its purpose is to explore some of the challenges of market development...
• Practical Approaches to Co-Production
  Author Shahana Ramsden This document has been co-produced with the TASC Co-production group and a range of partners who have shared their insights to highlight different aspects of co-production. Good...
• Practical Approaches to Personalisation and Safeguarding
  Author Bernadette Simpson This briefing paper sets out how personalisation of support and more effective safeguarding can be mutually supportive. It shows how self-directed support can help to prevent...
• A Vision for Adult Social Care: Capable Communities and Active Citizens
  Future plans for adult social care services have been published by the Department of Health, A Vision for Adult Social Care: Capable Communities and Active Citizens. This is in addition to launching a...

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