The 12 Days of Self Directed Support
For Christmas 2023, we are sharing our #12DaysOfSelfDirectedSupport with twelve top tips for Self Directing your Social Care and Health support. You can reference this as a complete tool kit for Self Directing your own support or you can select the sections which apply to your own personal circumstances. Day 1: Your Rights For people […]
Say goodbye to linear commissioning processes which lead to cycles of breakdown, crisis and trauma
Say hello to the flexible shape of Self Directed Support The majority of commissioning for Adult Health and Social Care is still focused on fixed and outdated service models which are determined and designed by profit-making service providers; squeezing individual and often complex needs into a broken system which is no longer fit for purpose. […]
Carers Week 2021: Leah’s story
Leah’s story Here, Leah shares some of her story about caring for her three sons under the age of 18 who are all diagnosed with Autism and a range of other needs. Tell us about the people who you care for. How old are they? What sort of things do they need help/care with? I […]
The three layers of Community
What do we mean, when we talk about ‘Community’? The word ‘community’ can mean different things to different people. We can talk about community as a group of people with a shared interest or set of beliefs such as a sports club or a faith community. We can describe community as a geographic area in […]
The potential and momentum of meaningful connections
How can we understand the potential and momentum of meaningful connections? We connect with the world around us via People, Places and Opportunities. People who receive Health and Social Care service-based support often have limited networks which mainly consist of paid workers, professionals who are in their life on the basis of their label or […]