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  1. Much More to Life than Services

    Bob Rhodes offers a vision for personalisation in social care that goes beyond the use of social care services and returns us to community and citizenship.

    Review 2011-01-04 10:48:00

  2. Citizenship & Professional Gift Models

    The Citizenship Model is a new paradigm for public services where support is treated as an entitlement which can be shaped and driven by the citizen instead of as a professionally.

    Inspiration 2010-11-01 17:10:00

  3. All Change for Social Care in England?

    Chris Moon-Willems, an independent specialist in care for older people, assesses the Government's plans to reform social care.

    Article 2012-07-25 14:38:00

  4. Personalisation in Mental Health

    A ground breaking model showing how mental health services might work in the future.

    News 2010-05-13

  5. Wolf Wolfensberger - A Tribute

    Wolf Wolfensberger, the father of normalisation died in February 2011. Nan Carle pays tribute to the man she describes and 'the definitive agent of change'.

    Article 2011-11-07 09:48:00

  6. Smart Commissioning

    In the past commissioners were told by central government that their job was to purchase services on behalf of citizens; this model turns that idea around.

    Inspiration 2009-06-01 15:52:00

  7. Are Institutions Still With Us?

    Sam Sly explores the problems that leave too many people with complex needs in long-term institutional care.

    Article 2012-05-11 13:53:00

  8. PFG Wins The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service

    The People Focused Group receive recognition for their peer support community in Doncaster.

    News 2022-06-02

  9. Are There No Limits for Markets?

    Civitas Vera provide an insightful critique into the limitations of the market in policy and real life.

    Article 2014-04-09 10:51:00

  10. How Unofficial Social Policy Drives Change

    Steven Rose argues that social policy for people with learning disabilities has largely been driven by collaborative values-based work, not official government policy.

    Article 2017-06-18 14:28:00

  11. Inviting Arts & Humanities into Social Services

    Gord Tulloch argues that community organisations supporting people with intellectual disabilities need to open themselves up to the fullness of human creativity.

    Article 2017-08-08 16:12:00

  12. Democratising the NHS

    Simon Duffy sets out why the latest wave of planned reforms to the NHS must be unacceptable and proposes a democratic alternative

    Article 2018-01-23 15:09:00

  13. Supporting and Developing the Workforce for ISFs

    This guide from Skills for Care was developed over several months by the South West Individual Service Fund Network and several Fellows of the Centre for Welfare Reform.

    Paper 2020-12-14 16:53:00

  14. Local Area Coordination and Prevention

    Nick Sinclair is the Director of the Local Area Coordination Network in England and Wales and describes here the innovation and its impact.

    Article 2021-05-04 14:41:00

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  16. Centre seeks Parliamentary Inquiry on Social Care

    The Centre for Welfare Reform and its allies are recommending the Parliamentary Select…

    News 2016-04-13

  17. Personalisation or Entitlements

    This article explores the challenge of making personalisation effective at supporting people's human rights and delivering real entitlements.

    Article 2012-07-20 17:39:00

  18. Policed Industrialisation of Healthcare

    David Zigmond reflects on the enforced closure of his GP practice and imagines an intelligent dialogue with the forces of regulation.

    Article 2019-04-25 15:52:00

  19. Personalised Support

    Flexible approaches to support and contracting in health and social care services.

    Project 2016-01-04 12:20:00

  20. Cuts - Yes, Minister

    Geoff Tudor imagines the discussions that led to plans to cut mobility allowance for people inside residential care homes.

    Article 2011-04-02 14:56:00

  21. Planning with Families

    Pippa Murray summarises the main things you need to do to help families plan for themselves and disabled family members.

    Article 2011-04-03 11:43:00

  22. Research shows impact of ISFs

    Better Lives - an evaluation of personalisation in Southwark published today.

    News 2014-11-20

  23. Localism: As If People Mattered

    Laird Ryan calls for localism to be brought back to the grassroots where it truly belongs.

    Article 2015-07-21 12:04:00

  24. Alternatives to ATUs

    Steven Rose explains why there are alternatives to ATUs and the private hospitals where too many people with disabilities remain incarcerated.

    Article 2017-07-17 15:25:00

  25. Social Care's Response to COVID-19

    Chris Watson shares his observations on how commissioners in health and social care have responsed to the COVID-19 crisis.

    Article 2020-06-01 16:20:00

  26. Building the Right Support...

    Why we are failing to provide the right support to people and what we can do to fix it.

    Article 2022-11-04 11:15:00

  27. Ecosystems of the Future

    No one organisation, leader or solution will make the changes we need, only cooperative interaction.

    Article 2023-10-28 10:50:00

  28. What is Happening in Social Care

    Jan Walmsley asked local people with learning disabilities and their families to share their experience of adult social care.

    Article 2016-08-17 11:35:00

  29. The Politics of Poverty

    Dr Simon Duffy explores ONS data on inequality and poverty and tries to get behind the myths and lies used to exploit the poorest in the UK.

    Article 2017-06-05 18:34:00

  30. Contracting for ISFs

    Chris Watson briefly outlines the main legal features of an Individual Service Fund (ISF) and explores how community hubs or micro-enterprises might use them.

    Article 2020-05-12 15:22:00

  31. 30 Years on Citizenship

    This article and film reviews the work of Simon Duffy on the topic of citizenship.

    Article 2022-08-02 12:33:00

  32. Personalised Support

    Showing service providers how to transform their current services to offer highly flexible…

    News 2010-08-15

  33. Social Policy Association Awards 2011

    The Social Policy Association awarded Simon Duffy - outstanding contribution by a…

    News 2011-07-05

  34. Major breakthrough on PACE trial

    There's been a major breakthrough on PACE trial as the courts force Queen Mary University of…

    News 2016-08-19

  35. West Lancashire Peer Support

    Les Scaife describes how the West Lancashire Peer Support Group was born and the work it continues to do.

    Article 2012-05-13 14:28:00

  36. The Welfare State and Community

    Cormac Russell argues that welfare reform in isolation of the enlargement of the commons is naive and counterproductive.

    Article 2017-01-16 10:11:00

  37. Industrialised Humanity

    David Zigmond reviews the film I, Daniel Blake and argues that it reveals, not only the cost of austerity, but also the industrialisation and automation of our relationships.

    Article 2017-05-26 12:08:00

  38. GaN Canny 2018

    Over 168 voluntary and community organisations from Gateshead and Newcastle responded to a survey by Newcastle CVS on austerity and the voluntary sector.

    Paper 2018-09-25 13:00:00

  39. The Long Shadow of Winterbourne

    The values of inclusion and person-centredness which must underpin support are being undermined by regulations that promote institutionalisation.

    Article 2019-02-19 16:51:00

  40. SKILLS Project

    Advancing learning on self-directed support in Europe.

    Project 2019-05-09 15:35:00

  41. Lobbying for Self-Directed Support

    Simon Duffy describes some of the strategies that can be used to shift systems towards the use of self-directed support.

    Article 2019-07-01 10:57:00

  42. The Power of Freedom

    A New Zealand Initiative report on the positive progress of self-directed support in New Zealand.

    Paper 2021-09-28 12:11:00

  43. Should We Ban Brokerage?

    New publication raises doubts about the value of independent professional brokerage.

    News 2009-11-06

  44. Real Welfare Reform

    Real welfare reform is about designing a welfare state that ensures everyone gets the support they need to live good and positive lives as active citizens.

    Article 2011-05-01 13:50:00

  45. NHS Values & Personalisation

    This short essay describes how to face some of the fears raised about the application of personalisation within the NHS.

    Article 2011-10-18 16:29:00

  46. Community Brokerage

    The best support assumes and supports capacity and only provides more professionalised expertise where necessary.

    Inspiration 2010-10-01 17:37:00

  47. 7 Steps of Self-Directed Support

    Self-directed support is the 7 step process by which people obtain control over their support in order to achieve a better life for themselves.

    Inspiration 2009-07-01 15:19:00

  48. Can You See What I See?

    Vinesh Kumar explains why the Avarind Eye Clinic has much to teach the NHS and western medicine in general.

    Article 2013-11-12 12:43:00

  49. Carla Uses an ISF

    Jenny Date describes how her daughter Carla uses an Individual Service Fund (ISF) so that she can have flexible support and a better life.

    Story 2016-01-18 16:19:00

  50. Disability Rights and Democracy

    Matt Rothschild explains how the US electoral system is corrupted by the power of money and corporations that threaten human and disability rights.

    Article 2017-07-10 09:25:00

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