An Evaluation of the Introduction of Facilitated Person‐Centred Planning with People with Learning Disabilities Leaving a Hospital Setting: Sharing the Knowledge

This article considers some of the issues raised by an evaluation of facilitated person‐centred planning (PCP) for six people with severe and complex learning disabilities residing in a long‐stay hospital. The hospital is earmarked for closure, and all six are to be resettled. Using a realist approach, evaluators explored such questions as whether the views of people with severe learning disabilities had been accessed, what makes PCP person‐centred and who should participate in a plan. These questions raised awareness of the effect of timescales and a selective training programme in relation to PCP, and the impact this has had on effective person‐centred planning.