What does it all mean for social care practice?

Martin Routledge June 2013

Looking forward in socialcare:

• Implementation in context of much reduced £ and wider reforms

• Continuing cultural and practical challenges – process, outcomes

• Integration, Health and Well-Being Boards – personalisation part of the solution?

• Making it work for all (all groups, all circumstances)

• Supporting a new workforce and new ways of working

• Beyond personal budgets – provider and market development, social capital, information, advice and advocacy

• Co-production - power of people using public services?

• Strong and relevant set of research projects

• Is anybody listening? - How to make sure the policy and delivery implications are incorporated into drivers for action and change

• Research on how deliver well and how do to this in context is important – some good examples today

• Important that research looks beyond personal budgets - “what helps deliver them well to all?” “what needs to happen as well?”

Thoughts from today

• Attention to those responsible for national and local delivery at least as important as influencing policy at this stage

• Need to effectively target and support organisations of commissioners, providers, professionals, educators – AND organisations of people using social care and family carer groups

• Need to support policy at key points – e.g. from the autumn regulations and guidance for Care Bill

• SSCR well placed to facilitate a strategic approach? Key link to Think Local Act Personal

Think Local Act Personal

• Cross sector partnership• Personalisation and

community based support• Describe what good looks

like• Identify barriers and

potential solutions• Gather and share

innovation• Support policy

development and implementation

Making it Real

• Information and advice• Active and supportive

communities• Flexible integrated

care and support• Workforce• Risk enablement• Personal budgets and

self-funding

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