Relevant Documents

Paying for Long Term Care in England

The Putting People First Consortium, in conjunction with Solla, Age UK and Counsel and Care, has published a leaflet  explaining how to get trusted advice in relation to personal finances and paying for care. 

The leaflet can be accessed here. A covering letter from Jeff Jerome, National Director Social Care Transformation can be accessed here 

   

Putting People First : Workforce Study

The Putting People First Consortium has gathered preliminary information from some key authorities to document their progress in transforming their workforce to make it fit for purpose. The findings from this brief study are reported here along with Appendix A Team structures and Appendix B Job descriptions. The information may also be used to shape a more detailed future study.

Finance Systems and Putting People First

In order to support the development of finance systems appropriate for personalisation, the PPF Consortium has published a document setting out the core principles and requirements as a common standard that councils and IT providers can refer to. The document can be viewed here.

Progress in meeting the PPF Milestones 2010

Results of the second quarterly (Jan - March 2010) milestones self assessment

Progress in the delivery of Personal Budgets 2010

In March 2010 ADASS and the LGA conducted a survey of councils to measure the progress on the roll out of personal budgets. The results of the survey, along with information from council quarterly self assessment returns were presented by Jeff Jerome, National Director, Social Care Transformation, at the ADASS Spring Seminar. Please see links below

Letter from Jeff Jerome to DASS ( includes headline findings)

Slides summarising the results of the survey and milestone self assessments

Slides summarising some of the work in the National Delivery Support Plan

Results of the first quarterly (Oct - Dec 09) milestones self assessment.     

 

Personal Budgets:Council Commissioned Services

The Putting People First (Local Government) Consortium have published an advice note on personal budgets and council commissioned services here. See also Appendix A for opinion on the legal implications and the covering letter sent to DASS from Jeff Jerome.   

 

Research - IAA for people who fund their own social care.

ADASS, SCIE and JRT have commissioned research into the provision of information and advice for people who fund their own social care.  The first stage of this research is now available here.

 

Putting People First - Joint National Delivery Support Plan

This plan sets out, in summary, national level acivity being undertaken by the partners of the Transforming Adult Social Care delivery co-rodination group (DCG). The plan, and a spreadsheet containing information on publications being developed and those already published as part of the National Delivery Support Plan, are both updated bi-monthly. The plan and the publications list can be found on the Putting People First website at http://www.puttingpeoplefirst.org.uk/content.asp?contentid=258

 

Putting People First - Supporting Delivery 
Documents released at NCAS Conference '09
 

At NCAS Conference this week ADASS and partners released a series of documents aimed at supporting councils with the implementation of Putting People First. You can access the documents below.  

Common Resource Allocation Framework

Common resource Allocation Framework (& appendicies 1-3)

Personal needs questionnaire (appendix 4)

Questionnaire scoring sheet (appendix 5)

Financial Framework (appendix 6)

Spreadsheet tool with test data (appendix 6)

Spreadsheet tool blank (appendix 6)

System map (appendix 7)

Personalisation and the law: implementing PPF in the current legal framework
Implementing PPF in the current legal framework


Supplementary guidance: section 2 Local Government Act

Making progress with PPF: self-directed support
Self-directed support

Operating models: learning from early adopters
Operating models (& appendicies A-B)


Evaluation dashboard (appendix C)


Resource Allocation System monitoring tool template (appendix D) 

 

Much of the work of the National Director will be governed by the Department of Health publication Putting People First.

Progress measures for the delivery of Transforming Adult Social Care services - covering letter -  September 2009 

Progress measures for the delivery of Transforming Adult Social Care services - September 2009 

Personalisation briefing for commissioners

The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), in partnership with ADASS and the Putting People First team, has published a briefing on the implications of personalisation for commissioners. At a glance 06 Personalisation briefing for commissioners includes examples of how councils have revised their commissioning strategies to support personalisation. This is the first in a series of briefings on personalisation for different groups of professionals including housing providers, domiciliary care providers and personal assistants. For details visit: http://www.scie.org.uk/adults/personalisation.asp

 

Transforming Adult Social Care Delivery Support Architecture

May 2010

 

ADASS / LGA Putting People First survey National report

May 2009.

 

ADASS / LGA Putting People First survey Regional Reports

June 2009

North West

Yorkshire and Humberside

East

East Midlands

West Midlands

South West

Greater London

North East

South East

 

The Personalisation Agenda: Threats and Opportunities for Domiciliary Care Providers

Lucianne Sawyer CBE, August 2008

 

The principal duties of the National Director