WAAG have invited Matt Pope to give a talk and to answer questions at their next committee meeting. You are cordially invited to come if you want to know more about "personalised" care services or current access matters in WBC area.

The following summary has been given to us by Matt

Putting People First is a completely new way of providing adult social care: it will transform the way services are provided across the country and local authorities, including Wokingham Borough Council, who are leading the transformation.

From the traditional system of care professionals allocating services and controlling budgets for service users, Putting People First will empower people with all levels of need to take control of their own care and support.

We are already setting the pace for this change with its preventative services and In Control pilot project that has put some of the principles of Putting People First into practice on a small scale.

Putting People First is about ‘personalising’ services and allowing individuals to make choices. With this freedom and choice comes a certain level of risk but we will not lose sight of the need to safeguard the most vulnerable individuals.

Matt Pope the ‘Putting People First Programme Manager’ based in community care dept of the council. He will tell us more about what this means in reality and how we are approaching its implementation in Wokingham

 

written by WAAG Secretary, 07/08/2008

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