Step 2
Identification of Lead Commissioner/Care Manager
Q10 Are all of the relevant agencies engaged/aware of what is needed?
Scottish Government (2010) Self-Directed Support: A National Strategy for Scotland
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/02/05133942/0
Enable (2009) Self-directed support: A guide for family carers of people with learning disabilities.
http://www.enable.org.uk/docs/being_in_charge_self_directed_support.pdf
Scottish Government/JIOT/COSLA (2010) Procurement of care and support services
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/324602/0104497.pdf
Scottish Government (2010) Getting It Right For Young Carers. The Young Carers Strategy for Scotland: 2010 – 2015. Summary http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/321549/0103378.pdf
Scottish Government/ Supporting People (2008) Lead Officers’ views – in their
own voices http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/216836/0058113.pdf
Stalker, K. O., Malloch, M., Barry, M. A. and Watson, J. A. (2008), Local area co-ordination: strengthening support for people with learning disabilities in Scotland. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 36: 215–219
National Learning Disability and Autistic Spectrum Disorder Database (2010)The eSAY project is working to get good statistical information about learning disability and autistic spectrum disorder in Scotland. This will help us to know how much progress has been made in implementing “The same as you?”. It will also help local and national agencies to better plan and develop services that meet people’s needs. http://www.scld.org.uk/scld-projects/esay
Understanding the Funding Maze: A Guide To Funding Sources For Community Care and Support Services. Joint Improvement Team (2006)
Understanding the Funding Maze [728Kb]
Watson, L., Tarpey, M., Alexander, K. and Humphreys, C. (2003) Supporting People: real change? Planning housing and support for marginal groups. Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
http://www.jrf.org.uk/publications/planning-local-housing-and-support-services-under-supporting-people
Emerson, E. and Hatton, C. (2008) People with Learning Disabilities in England CeDR Research Report 2008:1
This report, commissioned by Mencap, summarises information that is available from nationally representative data sources on the life experiences and services used by people with learning disabilities in England. These data sources include information on service activity collected by the Department of Health and other government departments, and information that can be extracted from large scale nationally representative surveys
http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/9515/1/CeDR_2008-1_People_with_Learning_Disabilities_in_England.pdf
