Putting People First - Shaping your future, choosing your care

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

Session 4 - The Local Authority

For this session we would like information on the implications personalisation will have for Local Authorities. We would like to hear from all aspects of Local Authority provision including housing, transport, leisure, and community safety. We want to explore the impact on culture, workforce and systems.

Submitted evidence

Carers Together's response to the Commission  757kb - This paper suggests that local authorities need to being together all parties to explore what it working and what isn't; be open and adaptable to change; ensure that all partners are equally included and that service users and carers are at the core of changes and plans; support people before their needs become substantial and critical; ensure individual choice and control is at the core of all actions and ensure those who want to continue to get traditional services and support can do so.

Mike Chivers, Unison, Hampshire feedback  34kb, Co-production  2mb, Direct Payments in Scotland  176kb and UNISON Briefing on Individual Budgets in social care  101kb - These documents present the position of Unison and views of its members on personalisation, including views on the impact on the workforce and ways of working.

Nick Coe, Recreation & Hertiage Equality & Diversity Case Studies  62kb, The Winchester VIP reading group  37kb - Provides some examples of contributions Hampshire County Library and Information  Service has made towards community cohesion and wellbeing.

Bill Drake, Putting People First  47kb - Offers support for the views of Jane Duncan on the future for day services provision in Hampshire.

Jane Duncan, Hampshire County Council Day Services  99kb - This paper looks at in-house provision of day services for older people, argues for the retention of some type of service - particularly for those with dementia- and suggests that services could be altered in order to provide better prevention and personalisation.

Ms G.S.Dyson, Commission response  2mb - Suggests various changes to make a kinder world for older people, such as seats in shops and more benches in parks.

Barbara Evans, Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP) in Hampshire - These documents describe a method of parnership working that considers the whole lives of people with mental health issues and may be extended to facilitate self-help for other adults who need social care. Feedback from staff and people who use services  70kb, WRAP leaflet  272kb, WRAP stakeholder event  182kb, WRAP newsletter  282kb, Jaynie Oram's experiences of WRAP  23kb.

Hampshire Centre for Independent Living's response to the Commission  29kb - This paper argues that a change in the Law is required to change the power relationship between clients and the local authority and hence meet the rights of people to self-determination. It suggests that local authorities need to ensure the ready availability of expert social care advice and recommendation to the public whilst those who consider themselves as needing care identify and confirm those needs and institute the means of meeting them.

Highways & Transport Policy and Passenger Transport Group, The Personalisation of HCC Transport Services  108kb - Describes current provision for people in need of care and support and looks at issues in relation to further improvement of transport services to meet the personalisation agenda.

in Control, Report on in Control's Second Phase, Evaluation and Learning 2005-7  2mb - The issues raised apply to all four sessions. For the final session on Local Authority Change, see especially Part 1 and Part 2, Chapter 7.

SCIL, Personalisation and the partnership role of User-Led Organisations  79kb - Argues that the Personalisation Agenda cannot be successful without the expertise and experience of Disabled People’s Organisations.

Turning Point's response to the Commission  1mb - This paper looks at the implications personalisation of care may have on the workforce, processes and procedures.