Nikki Dalgarno and Tricia Nicoll made a lasting impression with their thought provoking and emotional presentation at the 23rd Children’s Residential. Audio and slides from their presentation are now available. Nikki is a Partners in Policymaking graduate and Tricia is one of In Control’s associates. Both are mums and were invited to present at the Children’s Residential event this month to share their experiences of the challenges of the system and the resilience needed to

One of our Stay Connected members, Wiltshire Centre for Independent Living, has won a national GSK IMPACT award. And another, Brent Mind is reporting the success of ‘Nucleus’ their mental health brokerage service. Wiltshire CIL wins national award   More than 400 charities applied to be part of GSK’s flagship UK community investment pogramme and Wiltshire CIL is only one of 10 winners and have been recognised as standing out in their approach  in meeting

In Control’s helpline which offers information and advice to individuals, family members and organistions has seen a record number of enquiries these past few months. People across England, and also on an international level, have been getting in touch asking for help with issues such as lack of flexibility over use of personal budgets, charging policies and disputes, housing issues, use of ‘approved provider’ lists and carers rights to name just a few.   More

  In Control, Mott MacDonald and Pathfinder Champions have created a new personal budgets resource.   The resource ‘An offer of personal budgets by September 2014’ is the first document which will form a toolkit for children’s services. It has also been added as an appendix to the SEND Pathfinder March 2014 Personal Budgets Information Pack. Its development has been supported by the Department for Education.   An Offer of Personal Budgets by September 2014

  This blog post has been written by Andrew Tyson one of our long-standing associates. It is based on our response to the Department of Health’s consultation on the draft Care Act guidance. In Control produced a joint response to the guidance on behalf of the Inclusive Change Partnership which includes In Control, Inclusion North, Community Catalysts, Inclusive Neighbourhoods and Shared Lives Plus. Under the banner of ‘Inclusive Change’ these five organisations have joined together

Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) and National Voices have launched a new resource to describe what personalised, coordinated care and support should look like for people with mental health needs.   ‘No Assumptions – A Narrative for Personalised, Coordinated Care and Support in Mental Health’ describes the critical outcomes and success factors in the care, support and treatment of people who use mental health from their perspective.   The narrative will help NHS and council

Martin Routledge, In Control’s head of operations, has been seconded from In Control to become director of the Coalition for Collaborative Care (C4CC). The C4CC is a new group of individuals and organisations from the health, social care and voluntary sectors who want to make person-centred, coordinated care a reality for people living with long-term conditions. The C4CC will work directly with local communities to make the changes needed and will share learning and work

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has published a new paper ‘Towards whole person care’. This paper reviews the case for change in the English health and care system and considers how to move towards a ‘whole person care’ approach. It sets out broad themes that IPPR intends to return to in its wider work on creating a health and care system that is fit for the future.   The shadow secretary of state