...Rita Brewis This article outlines the work being taken forward by In Control, an independent social enterprise and charity, with a range of innovative PCTs and local authorities, to explore how the concept of personalisation may be applied in health. The programme has been called Staying in Control...

... of processes and systems, rather than on what really matters, the transformation of the lives of disabled people. Like in Control, Putting People First locates the problem in ‘resource allocation’ and proposes that councils develop new systems to improve this. An alternative view is that the transformation...

...Melanie Henwood; Bob Hudson The adult social care system will increasingly be characterised by ‘personalisation’. Maximising choice, control and power over the support services that people access is to be achieved principally by development of personal budgets. Already there are signs...

... edge of policy and practice in supporting independent living such as have been promoted under the auspices of In Control. There is much that can be done to improve the operation of the ILF and the experience which people have of using it, and the report made multiple recommendations for change. However...

...Caroline Tomlinson This is a personal account of how a family moved from being passive recipients of care to being ‘in control’. Anticipating the expansion of such schemes with the forthcoming White Paper, the account explains the mechanics of an individual budget enabling self‐directed care. ©...