Your search for individual service fund produced 305 results.
There's been a major breakthrough on PACE trial as the courts force Queen Mary University of…
News 2016-08-19
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
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
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
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
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
Advancing learning on self-directed support in Europe.
Project 2019-05-09 15:35:00
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
A New Zealand Initiative report on the positive progress of self-directed support in New Zealand.
Paper 2021-09-28 12:11:00
New publication raises doubts about the value of independent professional brokerage.
News 2009-11-06
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
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
The best support assumes and supports capacity and only provides more professionalised expertise where necessary.
Inspiration 2010-10-01 17:37:00
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
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
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
Jason Leman from the Neighbourhood Democracy Movement responds to the interim report…
News 2025-03-05
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
David Zigmond explores the historical parallels between today and the public health crises of the nineteenth-century and the lessons for the NHS.
Article 2020-05-12 14:53:00
Mencap, who are one of the most important organisations in England working with people with learning difficulties, have announced some big changes.
Article 2020-12-14 16:30:00
Resource Allocation Systems (RAS) have become too complex. Barnsley and The Centre for Welfare Reform are exploring a radically simplified version of the RAS.
Article 2011-05-22 15:23:00
This Briefing for MPs from Pat's Petition also provides a general overview of the series of cuts being imposed by the UK Government.
Article 2013-07-08 14:23:00
Simon Duffy explains what an Individual Service Fund is, why it it is useful and what a simple innovation it is.
Film 2014-05-15 14:02:00
How NDIS could be developed to promote, not hinder, social innovation.
Article 2014-06-26 22:15:00
Pete Richmond sets out what we can learn from Manavodaya a development organisation based in India and the UK, in relation to the idea of personalisation.
Article 2014-09-19 16:30:00
Simon Duffy wonders why progress to inclusion seems to have stalled and sets out the case for personalised support.
Article 2016-05-04 20:00:00
Gavin Barker on the issues of democratic accountability and the protections we should build into our welfare system.
Article 2017-11-10 11:33:00
The Centre for Welfare Reform supports the movement for a written constitution, based on radical democratic reform, strong human rights, peach and devolution.
Article 2018-04-16 13:04:00
David Zigmond asks the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care whether mental health can be advanced by procedures instead of relationships.
Article 2019-01-29 15:18:00
A map showing progress on Individual Service Funds (ISFs) in England.
Map 2019-05-29 13:58:00
The journey from institutional services to individualised housing and support.
Books 2019-09-16 12:02:00
Our health is damaged by isolation, inequality and powerlessness, so we must reconnect people by conscious community development
Article 2021-05-14 13:07:00
The People First movement leads the way in self-advocacy today, but there were also earlier developments which should not be forgotten.
Article 2021-09-15 11:39:00
How a large block contract was converted into individual service funds - report launch 7 March…
News 2012-03-05
A Resource Allocation System (RAS) is any set of rules that allows fair allocations to be made to people who need extra support.
Inspiration 2009-08-01 15:01:00
A research report by Sian Hoolahan of Choice Support describing the progress being made in Southwark using Individual Service Funds.
Paper 2012-03-02 16:06:00
Jim Elder-Woodward explores the injustice of social care charging in the UK and the double taxation of disabled people.
Article 2012-09-03 20:32:00
Simon Duffy explores how the principles of supported living have been corrupted and how we need to move to a focus on rights.
Article 2013-07-29 15:30:00
Simon Duffy explores the unfulfilled potential of personalisation.
Article 2014-02-13 16:04:00
Mark Harvey describes how understanding your own community gifts and assets will make you a better practitioner.
Article 2014-04-10 08:11:00
An anonymous account of the reality of social care for one man with complex disabilities in the United Kingdom.
Story 2016-08-04 09:09:00
Steven Rose wonders why Government policy to close ATUs and end the admission of people with learning disabilities to private hospitals has been so poor.
Article 2017-06-19 14:35:00
David Zigmond argues that more money alone won't restore the NHS to the values of its birth. The NHS needs more trust, freedom and cooperation.
Article 2019-11-29 14:53:00
Buurtzorg is a powerful social innovation, started in the Netherlands, which enables self-management and continuity of care.
Article 2020-02-24 14:43:00
How can we help people to take control in a system of self-directed support.
Article 2022-05-23 14:55:00
A vision for reforming the NDIS as a regenerative system of support co-designed with people with disabilities.
Paper 2023-08-27 10:00:00
A conversation about the growing depersonalisation of health and care and the dangers this poses.
Article 2024-09-03 13:12:00
Nan Carle’s career has pushed at the frontiers of social inclusion from multiple…
A policy proposal to reduce the growing numbers of women and children in prison - published by…
News 2011-03-23
Steven Rose, CEO of Choice Support and a fellow of The Centre wins Platinum Award for work on…
News 2015-06-19
