Putting People First – Shaping your future, choosing your care

Commission of Inquiry into the future services for adults in need of support and care

Service User and Carer Reference Group - Terms of reference

Purpose

The purpose of the Group is to provide an additional opportunity for service users and carers to influence the new model for Adult Social Care.

The Group shall:

• Support the Department to utilise the evidence gathered through the Commission of Inquiry on Personalisation to inform the new model for Adult Social Care.
• Comment and give advice on the Department’s proposals for the new model.

Membership

Invitations shall be sent to

• Hampshire Centre for Independent Living (HCIL)
• Southampton Centre for Independent Living (SCIL)
• Carers Together
• Service users identified through the Hampshire Partnership Trust, Adult Mental Health Directorate
• Service users identified through the Learning Disability Partnership Board
• Service users and carers from the Older Person’s cluster
• The Local Involvement Network (LINk)

Where members have existing networks, they shall be encouraged to disseminate information and collect feedback through those networks.

Meetings

The Group shall meet once a month, throughout July, August and September 2008

Meetings shall be facilitated and administered by the Adult Services Department.