- Q1: Is the assessment linked to person centred planning and ongoing review?
- UPDATED/NEW: Sanderson, H.; Kennedy, J.; Ritchie, P. and Goodwin, G. (1998) People, plans and possibilities: exploring person centred planning [PDF, 775KB]. Edinburgh: Scottish Human Services
- UPDATED/NEW: Emerson, E. (2005) An evaluation of the impact of person centred planning. University of Lancaster, BILD
- Promoting person-centred care at the front line [PDF, 195KB]. Joseph Rowntree Foundation (2006)
- Guidance on single, shared assessment in community care. Scottish Government
- Guidance on single shared assessment of community care needs [PDF, 221KB]
- UPDATED/NEW: Independence, choice and risk: a guide to best practice in supported decision making. [PDF] Dept. of Health (2007)
- Q2: What are likely housing needs for this person? Is there a need for a housing commissioning process in parallel with a support services process for this person? Is individual tenancy a possible model? Will Care Commission registration be needed?
- UPDATED/NEW: Learning Disability Tool. [PDF]
- UPDATED/NEW: The Chartered Institute of Housing Scotland (2008) Scottish Housing Digest ֠Housing Policy at Your Fingertips.
Briefings for CIH in Scotland by Newhaven Research. It is produced every six months to keep CIH in Scotland members up to speed on major developments in housing and related policy areas across the UK. The digest is structured to give a broad overview followed by consideration of developments in other parts of the UK, then a look at developments in Scotland.
- Review of Residential Provision for People with Learning Disabilities: A Research Review [PDF, 427KB]. Hatton and Emerson (1996)
- UPDATED/NEW: Housing Support Services. April 2008
- UPDATED/NEW: Agreement on supporting people. Signed by the Scottish Ministers and the COSLA Presidential team on November 14, 2007.
- UPDATED/NEW: Fyson, R., Tarleton, B. and Ward, L. (2007)Support for living? The impact of the Supporting People programme on housing and support for adults with learning disabilities.
- Q3: Is this part of a wider strategic programme, e.g. hospital closure, local redevelopment?
- Emerson, E. (2005) Future Need and Demand for Supported Accommodation for People with Learning Disabilities in England. Housing, Care & Support (2005), 8(4), 17-22
- UPDATED/NEW: JIT Guidance on Commissioning including Joint Commissioning
- Demand forecasting [PPT, 632KB] PowerPoint presentation from Care Services Improvement Partnership
- UPDATED/NEW: Podcast item - Demand Forecasting
- UPDATED/NEW: Better Commissioning
Demand Forecasting This 15 minute video podcast examines what information commissioners need on which to forecast demand for future services. It looks at the work done to date by the Care Services Efficiency Delivery Programme's POPPI project and discusses how information can be sourced, interpreted and applied. Janet Crampton, National Programme Lead for Commissioning at CSIP, interviews Professor Andrew Kerslake of the Institute of Public Care (who worked with CSED on the POPPI
- UPDATED/NEW: The Extra Care Housing Toolkit. [PDF]
- UPDATED/NEW: Commissioning tools
- Changing Lives: Report of the 21st Century Social Work Review
- Delivering for Health
- UPDATED/NEW: JIT Capacity to Change
- UPDATED/NEW: Adults' Services Knowledge Review [PDF]. Commissioning person-centred, cost-effective, local support for people with learning disabilities. Social Care institute for Excellence (SCIE) Eric Emerson and Janet Robertson
- UPDATED/NEW: Policy and practice guidance for commissioners of health and social care services for people on the autism spectrum.
- UPDATED/NEW: A Catalyst for Change [PDF, 480KB] Department of Health document identifying elements of effective commissioning
- UPDATED/NEW: Fyson, R. and Ward, L. (2004)Making Valuing People Work: Strategies for Change in Services for People With Learning Disabilities. The Policy Press.
Report on research program undertaken by the Norah Fry Research to examine strategic changes that are occurring within learning disability services as a result of the 2001 Valuing People White Paper. Evidence-based examples of good practice for all those involved in planning strategic changes to, or implementing change within, services for people with learning disabilities.
- Q4: Has information been collated about existing local services?
- UPDATED/NEW: A follow up report of the same as you? review of services for people with learning disabilities - on day services
- The Scottish policy and legislative background to the development of commissioning social care services Joint Improvement Team, Scottish Government (2006)
- Q5: Have other similar needs been identified locally/in the area/regionally? Are there any relevant out of area placements?
- Scottish Government Guidance on Respite Care
- Delivering For Health Scottish Government (2005)
- UPDATED/NEW: On the Borderline: People with learning disabilities and/or autistic spectrum disorders in secure, forensic and other specialist settings
- UPDATED/NEW: Managed Care Networks: Report for the learning disabilities service working group [DOC, 288KB]
- LD Managed Care Network Web pages
- Commissioning, including Joint Commissioning (JointImprovement Team)
- Q6: Is there a timeline to inform prioritisation?
- JIT has developed a timing plan template to help you plan your timing for each of the 7 steps. You can download this via the right hand column on this page and you can print this out to keep on the individual's file.
- See, for example, the “Gant chart” shown in the "Guidelines to support the use of evidence in commissioning services for individuals with learning disabilities".
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