... of research on SDS in Scotland. Fraser Mitchell can be contacted at: f.mitchell57@btinternet.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Self‐directed support Individual budgets Personalization Transitions Disabled people Children (ages 16‐19 years) Realistic evaluation Social care...

... for, making the new arrangements work. It outlines where the current obstacles and threats to success lie. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Personalisation Joint Working Health and Well‐Being Individual Budgets 1FSTPOBMJTBUJPO BOE +PJOU 8PSLJOH 0EVMU 4PDJBM 4FSWJDFT 4VSWFZ Jim...

.... Alongside some of the difficulties of personalising support for people with multiple and complex needs are inspirational stories of innovative developments which have transformed the lives of people and their carers. KEYWORDS: COMPLEXITY; CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR; INDIVIDUAL BUDGETS; DIRECT PAYMENTS...

... by improvements in the components of the current system. How these improvements can be funded is also considered. KEYWORDS: PERSONALISATION; INDIVIDUAL BUDGETS; SOCIAL CARE; IN CONTROL; CARE MANAGEMENT CYCLE Contact details: Andrew.Reece@coventry.gov.uk Introduction Four years ago, during a series of workshops...

...Guy Daly; Annette Roebuck; Jennifer Dean; Fiona Goff; Martin Bollard; Clare Taylor This article presents the findings of an evaluation of the impact on service users of a local authority's individual budgets pilot. The local authority has pursued an outcomes‐focused approach to care planning...

.... 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. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Individual Budgets Direct Payments Personalisation In Control...

... 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...

...Melanie Henwood; Bob Hudson At a time when there is much debate about the nature of self‐directed support and the development of individual budgets, the role of the Independent Living Funds comes into question. This article reports on the findings of an independent review of the ILF undertaken...

..., and that self‐directed support makes much better use of the resources committed through public taxation. Finally, it contends that a rethink of the health and social care boundary will inevitably follow. Self‐Directed Support Individual Budgets Efficiency Social Care Personalisation overview...

...Martin Stevens This article presents plans to evaluate the individual budget pilots in England. The setting up of the 13 pilot projects is described, and the evaluation's questions and approaches are outlined. The article outlines some of the central challenges being encountered as the pilots get...

...‐Determination Citizenship Individual Budgets overview In Control: The Story so Far Helen Sanderson PARTNER, IN CONTROL, AND HELEN SANDERSON ASSOCIATES Simon Duffy DIRECTOR, IN CONTROL Carl Poll PARTNER, IN CONTROL, AND KNOW WHAT I MEAN Chris Hatton PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE...

...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. ©...