Think Local Act PersonalThe National Sector Partnership for Personalised,

Community-Based Social Care

Clenton Farquharson Co-chair of Making it Real subgroup, National Co-production Advisory Group

Shahana Ramsden Making it Real Project Manager and Senior Co-production and Equalities Lead

• National and umbrella organisations committed to personalised community based social care

• Owned by the sector, people who use social care and carers

• We invite others to join us keeping personalisation real in tough times

The Partnership

• Starting from the outcomes and experiences important to people • Reviewing progress, identifying obstacles and working

with others to resolve these• Sharing innovative solutions widely• Working with government and other key bodies to

help make personalisation real

Our approach

1. Co-producing solutions with people and families2. Personalisation and personal budgets working for

all3. Helping the market, providers and the workforce

deliver personalisation 4. Information to help people take control5. Communities supporting each other6. Sustainable social care

Our priorities are

• Towards excellence in adult social care: council peer review and support, local accounts, narrative of progress, joint projects

• ADASS personalisation policy network: focus on Making it Real regional connections

• Government and linked bodies: White paper development and delivery, performance framework etc.

• Improvement organisations : SCIE, SfC etc.• Linked initiatives: children, health, Dementia Action

Alliance etc, My Home Life

Some key links

We share learning

Forthcoming work • Market facilitation and procurement scenarios to

help stakeholders in local social and health care communities rehearse key market issues outside the pressures of their own reality

• Protocol for market relations to describe key behaviours that we would like to see adopted by all key parties involved in the market .

• Material on the various quality assurance initiatives in use by both commissioners and providers alongside a statement of principles and responsibilities

Making it Real film

A set of 26 “I” statements developed by people who use services, carers and citizens supporting organisations to move towards more personalised and community based support

What is Making it Real?

What is it not? • Performance management –

TLAP is part of a voluntary movement for change

• ADASS, Local Government Group, Department of Health, major provider bodies and the Care Quality Commission support Making it Real

• We believe councils and organisations providing social care support will want to use Making it Real with local communities to show progress

Making it Real is a journey, not just a destination

National Co-production Advisory Group

Making it RealCommuni-

cations

Building Community

Capacity

Market Development

Self Directed Support

Think Local Act Personal Board

Think Local Act Personal Partnership

Co-production is at our heart

Co-producing Making it RealModelling the change we want to see• Chairing partnership and

sub groupsEnsuring Making it Real is accessible to all• Clarity of purpose / contentTesting the process• Making sure it works in

practice

Testing and roll out

18 Making it Real test sites – across a range of sectors: e.g.- Alzheimer's Society- Birmingham City Council- Action on Hearing Loss- Registered Nursing Home

Association- Stockport Council

How to become a Making it Real organisation?

Your commitments• Get Ready to make a

declaration• Use the 26 “I” statements to

co-produce three priorities• Board Level Declaration• Develop and upload action

plan• Review after 6 monthsRemember – public / visible commitment

Support from the TLAP Partnership AlignmentDiscussions about how existing frameworks can support delivery of Making it Real• Dementia Action Alliance• My Home Life : The Big Care Home Conversation• Progress for ProvidersEvents and support materials (being developed)• What Making it Real means for Carers • What Making it Real means for Older people • Top ten tips for co-production• Personal Assistants framework • Making it Real sites networking

• Yorkshire and Humber

• North West• Surrey• London• Leeds • Birmingham

Regional and local – self organised support

Questions for discussion

1. How could Making it Real be helpful for your organisation?

2. What else do you need to support implementation of Making it Real?

3. Are there any offers of support you can make to share learning?