Shape the conversation around the future of commissioning.
Join us at 'Commissioning for the Future of Social Care' on 25th March.
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An event from Self-Directed Support Network and Citizen Network, sponsored by Think Local Act Personal.
The core aim of our new community of practice is simple but ambitious:
Support local areas to make real change at a local level, through a strong peer network that brings together diverse expertise, experience and perspectives.
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Asset-based commissioning starts by asking one question: what matters to people? It looks at the strengths, skills and relationships people and communities already have.
This hub brings together tools, examples and ideas so that you can make asset-based commissioning a reality
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If you’re working to make commissioning more human, but you sometimes feel like you're being pulled you away from your values, we built a space to help you reconnect with what matters.
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Have your say on fair pay in adult social care. The Easy Read version of the consultation from Department of Health and Social Care is open until Friday 6th March. Now is the time to have your say.
You can access the consultation here:
The Making It Real ‘I and We statements’ show how care and support can work for people. When organisations use them to shape their approach, the impact is real and people can be supported to contribute in ways that are meaningful.
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The Government is consulting on plans for a fair pay agreement in adult social care. This could also affect people who employ personal assistants or fund their own support.
The Easy Read consultation is open until 6 March. Now is the time to have your say. Find out how: buff.ly/GorI9te
💥 A bang-on quote from Citizen Network!
❓ Want to learn more about making it happen? We're sponsoring their 'Commissioning for the Future of Social Care' event on 25th March.
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Imagine the world of social care as a vast network of bridges, connecting individuals with the care and support they need. At the heart of each of these bridges lies a crucial element–trust–ensuring safe passage over turbulent waters.
Dr Clenton Farquharson CBE talks trust.
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We’re pleased to be supporting the Digital Care Hub on a new webinar series: Difficult Conversations: Care, Technology and Choice.
Across three sessions we’ll explore issues like privacy, consent and the balance between tech and human care.
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What does independence really mean when your health starts to change? In this blog, Jacqui Darlington shares her lived experience of reaching a breaking point. It's a powerful, honest reflection on care, independence and asking for support: buff.ly/5eJcHtX
A single word can help someone feel respected, or make them feel invisible.
The language used in policy shapes people's everyday lives.
Practical tips, examples, and reflections on language in health and social care are all on the TLAP Language Hub buff.ly/tPgV4GO #LanguageMatters
Remember the empty shelves in 2020? Direct Payments are the same: the money isn’t much use if there’s nothing meaningful to spend it on.
Community Catalysts set out 3 changes we need to make to bring real choice and control to life: buff.ly/9eEyCXd
Knowing your rights means having clear, accessible information and advice to understand your options, ask questions, and make choices that work for you.
That’s what Making It Real points us towards.
Making sure people have information that actually helps them live life their way. buff.ly/u0lNMvd
This week we kicked off a new Community of Practice bringing together four local areas to build meaningful co-production infrastructure – using Making It Real to move from theory to lived reality. Learn more:
This quote from Isaac is an important reminder that social care is about people showing up every day with integrity, courage, and love.
We're grateful to stand alongside people who quietly (and not so quietly) change lives.
Who do you feel proud to work alongside?
VIDEO | Jacqui talks about why having a Personal Assistant with a similar culture is important to her. Watch the full webinar here: buff.ly/tvqQv4X
What does 'good' really look like in adult social care? The Making It Real ‘I statements’ are one way of exploring that, through the words and experiences of people who draw on care and support.
They’re a powerful way to start conversations that can lead to real change. buff.ly/9ZUl2l0
If you’re trying to build public understanding and strengthen support for investment and reform in social care, these two resources are definitely worth bookmarking:
🟣 How to talk about social care (research)
🟣 5 tips to help you talk about adult social care
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"Underfunded, short-term care does not save money."
This is what Dr Clenton Farquharson CBE had to say when he was asked the question "In 2026, how do we make the economics of care fair for everyone?"
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Our partner @scie.org.uk has published a new report, Towards a National Care Service: raising national standards of care, which looks at how national standards could improve adult social care across England.
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It’s a day for real learning, honest conversations, and practical collaboration shaping what the next phase of reform should look like. Learn more and sign up at: buff.ly/GldLOPL
Delegates will hear directly from councils, providers, and people with lived experience who are demonstrating that values-led, relationship-based approaches deliver stronger outcomes and better value for money.
The event tackles one of the most urgent challenges in social care today: how to build trust-based, neighbourhood-focused care systems that are both person-centred and financially sustainable.
We're delighted to be sponsoring 'Commissioning for the Future of Social Care', a one-day national conference bringing together senior commissioners, providers, system leaders, and innovators who are reshaping how adult social care is designed, commissioned, and delivered.
The Government has launched a new Independent Disability Advisory Panel, bringing together ten people with lived experience of disability and long-term health conditions to help shape national health and disability policy.
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With the new Disability Advisory Panel and the Timms Review, both including people with lived experience, more policy decisions will be shaped by the people they affect.
Is the message getting through that lived experience is essential to making policy work? What do you think?
Direct payments can be life-changing — especially when traditional services don’t reflect people’s cultures, identities or lived realities.
This blog shares lived experience of how direct payments enable dignity, choice and truly culturally competent support:
We’re proud to share a hopeful vision for care and support that promotes the wellbeing of people living with dementia through community development, social innovation, and personalised support. As well as practical actions to make this vision a reality.
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This is what people living with dementia told us when we asked them what matters to their wellbeing.
At the heart of all of us lies the fundamental human desire to keep doing the things that give life meaning. Yet current UK policy still centres on the disease, not the person.
