Personal tools

Listed below are some hyperlinks to useful sites on personalisation, self-directed support and in Control, along with links to important documents relating to Putting People First:

• Putting People First Today - newsletters
  Northumberland Care Trust's Putting People First Today newsletter aims to give people using services, carers, councillors, and organisations up to date information on the Putting People First programme in Northumberland.

• Self-directed support and personal budgets - a guide for individuals and their families about a new way to organise your support

• Self-directed support and personal budgets - an easy read guide for individuals and their families about a new way to organise your support

• 'Putting People First - a shared vision and commitment to the transformation of adult social care'
  This ministerial agreement sets out a shared vision across government which will guide the transformation of adult social care across the country by 2011.

• Personalisation network  
  The personalisation network is a website where people involved in changing the adult social care system can get guidance and examples from across the country.

• Support planning 
  The support planning and review website is a place where people involved in changing the adult social care system can get guidance and examples from across the country on what to include in support plans for children and younger people, older people, people with mental ill health, a learning disability, or a physical impairment.

• in Control
  in Control works in partnership with both the public, the government and with charities and commercial companies providing information and guidance on personalisation of care.