...Ed Mitchell Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the practical implications of a recent High Court ruling about the legality of a council's response to concerns that direct payments were being misused. Design/methodology/approach This is a review of a reported High Court decision...

... ombudsman Direct payments Assessment needs John Dow s legal column Continuing Health Care The Plot Thickens John Dow Contact details: John.Dow@Wales.gsi.gov.uk ABSTRACT As promised in the previous article (Continuing Health Care the story so far this article considers some specific issues...

... and their carers. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Complexity Challenging Behaviour Individual Budgets Direct Payments Personalisation In‐Control Self‐Directed Support knowledge base .HHSLQJ LW 3HUVRQDO 6XSSRUWLQJ 3HRSOH ZLWK &RPSOH[ DQG 0XOWLSOH 1HHGV Melanie Henwood MELANIE HENWOOD...

...John Dow This article summarises the proposals for new legislation in the Health Bill 2009, and takes a closer look at the proposal for piloting direct payments for health care. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Direct Payments Personalisation John Dow s Legal Column +HDOWK...

... s support needs. It is clear that the Total Transformation to which many aspire will not be achieved overnight, but equally this is an area of policy change which cannot simply be left to the enthusiasts. KEYWORDS: INDIVIDUAL BUDGETS; DIRECT PAYMENTS; PERSONALISATION; IN CONTROL; SELF-DIRECTED...

... as championing the positive opportunities promoted by the policy. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Disabled People Older People Self‐Directed Support Direct Payments Individual Budgets Social Policy topical theme Self-Directed Support: Watching out for the Pitfalls Ray Jones VISITING...

..., in the longer term the case is made that the ILF should not have an ongoing and separate existence, and there is a presumption of full incorporation within individualised budgets. KEYWORDS: INDEPENDENT LIVING; INDIVIDUAL BUDGETS; DIRECT PAYMENTS; IN CONTROL; SELF-DIRECTED SUPPORT Contact details: melanie...

...Iain Speed The national direct payment scheme has been introduced to give disabled people more personal control over care and support needs. I have cerebral palsy, and have been a user of direct payments for just under ten years. On the whole, the scheme has given me far more independence...

...John Dow The White Paper (DoH, 2006) stated that the Government wanted more people to enjoy the benefits of direct payments. This article looks at the Government's proposals for extending direct payments to those who lack capacity. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Direct Payments...

... by the In Control programme. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Citizenship Self‐Determination User Involvement Direct Payments Empowerment feature In Control Simon Duffy VALUING PEOPLE SUPPORT TEAM, NATIONAL COORDINATOR OF IN CONTROL ABSTRACT This paper argues that human services should move...

...John Dow The legal column looks at the new duty to make direct payments and the associated regulations and guidance, and considers the implications in relation to Best Value, mental capacity and employer's liability. John Direct Payments Dow s legal column ABSTRACT The legal column looks at the new...

...Janet Leece; Caroline Babb; David Leece This paper presents the findings from an evaluation of a direct payment pilot project for parents of disabled children in Staffordshire. The study found that, for a variety of reasons, parents accessing direct payments did not report any greater benefits than...

...Clare Evans Service users in Wiltshire have had the opportunity of demonstrating how they could undertake a user‐controlled Best Value review including showing the variety of ways they chose to evaluate the service ‐ in this case Direct Payments. Using the Best Value framework of the four Cs...