Personalisation
What is Personalisation?
The aim of Personalisation is to tailor health and social care services to the needs of the service user, as opposed to the situation where the individual has to fit into the system.
Personalisation is the process of enabling people to be more in control of the services they receive. Every person who receives support, whether funded by social services or by themselves, will have choice and control over the shape of that support.
Independent living is one of the goals of personalisation. It does not mean living on your own or doing things alone, but rather it means
"having choice and control over the assistance and/or equipment needed to go about your daily life having equal access to housing, transport and mobility, health, employment and education and training opportunities" (Office of Disability Issues 2008).
Personalised support can take a number of forms, ranging from total control where people may have the money themselves and control the whole process of recruiting support, to Individual Support Funds where people may choose to leave the money with the funder but still have a full say in the support provided and how it is provided.
The Bradford approach to implementing Personalisation is 'your life your choice'. Based on self-directed assessment and support it provides customers with individual accounts that they can spend on the services they require to provide the care they need.
For more information click on the links below:
Department of Health Personalisation Links
Bradford Voluntary and Community Sector Personalisation Project
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