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We’re a network of people and organisations working to make health and social care more personalised, so that everybody can live life their way. thinklocalactpersonal.org.uk

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Why Care Equity Matters: Learning from lived experience about barriers to care and support 🗓️⏰ 4 November, 11:00 AM Dr Clenton Farquharson CBE will take part in a webinar next week on SCIE’s ‘How care inequities shape social care experiences’ research. Register now.

zoom.usWelcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Why Care Equity Matters: Learning from lived experience about barriers to care and support. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about j...This webinar will explore findings from SCIE’s qualitative research  with Thinks Insight & Strategy, exploring how people experience inequities when seeking, accessing and receiving social care, with ...
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The Centre for Care at the University of Birmingham is set to pilot a new national survey of family and friend carers in England. It has been working with family and friend carers, as well as sector stakeholders, including TLAP, to co-design the refreshed survey.

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The second event, ‘Fixing the “Plumbing and Wiring” in Adult Social Care’ with #SocialCareFuture and the Time to Act Board, built on previous success that has influenced the next phase of the Care Quality Commission’s Local Authority assurance assessments.

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Both events made the need to renew our collective focus on the principles of choice and control clear. They also highlighted the sector’s determination to see this realised.

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The first event, ‘Relighting the fire of choice and control’ with The North West Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), In Control, and Community Catalysts, focused on service improvement in the North West.

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Individual Service Funds (ISFs) can be transformational for people who draw on care and support. However, they are not widely available, and the way they are delivered can vary greatly. TLAP has published a report to support local authorities to develop an offer around ISFs. Download it now.

thinklocalactpersonal.org.ukDeveloping an Individual Service Fund offer: a new report to support local authorities - Think Local Act PersonalThink Local Act Personal have published a new report to support local authorities to develop an offer around Individual Service Funds (ISFs).
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The #MakingItReal framework helped underpin Nottinghamshire's Big Conversation, bringing people's experiences and priorities into strategic planning for adult social care. Watch the video below to find out more about what TLAP and NCAG did and why we did it🎞️

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In this episode of Centre for Care’s Care Matters Podcast, Isaac Samuels OBE, SCIE Trustee and Co-chair of NCAG and the TLAP Board, and Dr Matthew Ford, PhD, Senior Research Analyst at SCIE, join Professor Kate Hamblin to discuss SCIE's latest inequities research. Click the link to listen🎙️

centreforcare.ac.ukCARE MATTERS Podcast: Podcast: Co-production with SCIE: embedding lived experience in research and the Care Equity Evidence HubProfessor Kate Hamblin, Dr Matthew Ford from the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) and Isaac Samuels OBE discuss why co-production is at the heart of SCIE's recent research and the developme...
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Yesterday, Jennifer Pearl, a member of NCAG, attended The Care Workers'​ Charity’s afternoon tea at the House of Lords. The event was an opportunity to celebrate the contribution care workers make to the lives of people who draw on care and support, their families, and their communities.

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The conversations throughout the afternoon centred on the opportunities and challenges facing the care workforce, and the importance of working together to ensure care workers are recognised, valued, and supported.

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The event focused on how digital tools, better data sharing and stronger collaboration can support more joined-up, preventative and person-centred care. It highlighted the importance of co-production and starting with people, not technology.

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Every two years, Nottinghamshire County Council holds a Big Conversation, where it asks people who draw on care and support and family carers to discuss their experiences of social care. TLAP and NCAG have been working with them and Our Voice to deliver the latest Big Conversation.

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Together we: ✅ Co-produced the approach and engagement programme ✅ Delivered bespoke facilitation training ✅ Spoke with voluntary organisations, providers and community groups ✅ Helped ensure lived experience remained at the heart of decision-making

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The Department of Health and Social Care's Adult Social Care Workforce Survey 2026 is now open. This is an opportunity to share your experiences and help shape the future of adult social care. Please consider taking part and sharing it with colleagues, members and networks: bit.ly/4xHbNHj

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Professional Care Workers’ Week, hosted by The Care Workers'​ Charity, is an opportunity to celebrate professional care workers. Tomorrow, Jennifer Pearl, a member of NCAG, will take part in a session titled ‘Care and Culture: The Care Workers' Charity Wellbeing Report Insights.’ Register now⏰

us06web.zoom.usWelcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Care and Culture: The Care Workers' Charity Wellbeing Report Insights. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.Join us as we present findings from The Care Workers' Charity's Wellbeing Report. This session will dig into what the data tells us about the state of wellbeing across the care workforce, and what it ...
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The voices of people who draw on care and support are vital in shaping social care, and a key part of making this happen is paying and rewarding people fairly when they contribute to events. If you want to ensure inclusive participation in your events, this report is essential reading📚.

thinklocalactpersonal.org.ukPayment or reward for speakers and event contributors - Think Local Act PersonalThis short report explores the challenges and solutions around paying and rewarding people with lived experience when they contribute to events.
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TLAP’s Care and Support Jargon Buster provides Plain English definitions of words and phrases used in health and social care. Within it, you will also find reflections from people who draw on care and support, and people who work in it, on language that doesn't belong in a more human approach.

thinklocalactpersonal.org.ukJargon Buster - Think Local Act PersonalThe Care and Support Jargon Buster provides Plain English definitions of words and phrases used in health and social care.
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It's not always clear how employment status should apply to Personal Assistants who provide care and support to people. That's why TLAP launched 'Personal Assistant employment status: A guide to support good practice'. The guide explores how employment status principles apply in practice.

thinklocalactpersonal.org.ukIntroducing 'Personal Assistant Employment Status: A guide to support good practice' - Think Local Act PersonalExplore how Personal Assistant employment status works in the context of care and support, whether self-funded or through the use of Direct Payments.
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TLAP and SCIE have responded to the launch of the Big Conversation on Care and the Prime Minister’s three social care announcements today. Read statements by Gerard Crofton-Martin, Interim Chief Executive at SCIE, and Dr Clenton Farquharson CBE, Associate Director of TLAP, on TLAP's website.

thinklocalactpersonal.org.ukSCIE and TLAP respond to Prime Minister’s three social care announcements - TLAPToday, 29 July 2026, the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) and Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) have responded to the launch of the Big Conversation
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Our Direct Payments promising practice briefing from North Somerset provided a clear message: change is possible with the right interventions. People reported improvements to their wellbeing, better guidance, and a supportive Direct Payments team that were available to help. More: buff.ly/IaSLYYX

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The conversations that change our lives are not always the ones we plan. They're the conversations around the kitchen table. Our latest blog explores why relational co-production is something that happens when we create space for honest, everyday conversations about what matters. buff.ly/fvJo2OR