Community Care Conference Individual Budgets and Personalised care
| April 30, 2008 |
Why attend this conference?This conference from Community Care will illustrate how you can implement personalised care in adult services. It will:
Evaluate individual budget pilots
Examine experiences of the self-assessment trials
Look at the consequences of decommissioning services
Explore the role of advocacy and brokerage
Key topics include:
Practical implementation of individual budgets
Personalising care for older people
Putting the individual in control
Telecare developments
Working with local authority partners to achieve excellent day opportunities
Personalisation, outcomes and service user involvement
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020 7347 3573
Chaired by:
Mark Ivory
Executive Editor, Community Care
Keynote Address:
Ivan Lewis MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Care Services, Department of Health
Speakers:
Melanie Henwood
Melanie Henwood Associates
John Dixon
West Sussex County Council and ADASS
Peter Beresford
Shaping Our Lives, Brunel University
Martin Routledge
Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP)
Wendy Lowder
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Janet Crampton
Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP)
Sue Bott
National Centre for Independent Living
Neil Woodbridge
Thurrock Council
Annie Stevenson & Elizabeth Mclennan
Help the Aged
Julia Winter
In control
Dr Kevin Doughty
Centre for Usable Home Technology
Andrew Reece
Coventry City Council
Simon Stevens
Enable Enterprises
Benefits of attending
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Learn about outcomes of individual budget pilots
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Examine the progress of self-assessment trials
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Understand the impact of commissioning new services and decommissioning others
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Explore the role of advocacy and brokerage
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Speak directly with the individual pilots sites about their experiences
Who should attend this event?
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Commissioning managers in social care
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Commissioning managers in health care
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Operational managers in social care
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Managers in health care
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Directors of adult social services
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Team leaders and senior practitioners from adult social services teams
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Managers from health and social care service providers in the statutory, voluntary and private sectors
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Sector professionals involved in child care proceedings
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Practitioners and senior practitioners
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Directors of public health
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Practice-based commissioners
…………PRICES:
£199 + VAT (Voluntary Sector, Charities and Not-For-Profit Sector) for bookings received by Wednesday 12th March 2008
£249 + VAT (Voluntary Sector, Charities and Not-For-Profit Sector)
£299 + VAT (NHS and Public Sector) for bookings received by 12th March 2008
£349 + VAT (NHS and Public Sector)
Documentation only £99 (zero VAT) per pack – paper format