We can use this feedback as a starting Give everyone the chance to say what point for a ULO to build on. they think about their local care services public, private and voluntary The key issues that appear in the sector what is working well and what – feedback from this are: is not so good Give people the chance to check how • Support to Self Help/ smaller care services are planned and run user-led groups. Potential here to link groups together through a self Feedback what people have said • help cooperative/network about services so that things can change for the better. Options for employment of The LINk does not provide any carers and support workers E.g services like peer support and training Care Cooperatives but provides a voice for local people to influence all types of care in their area. Lack of available care in LINk’s have additional powers to go areas into organisations to review issues identified by their members. They do Effective communication of not work on single cases but where information: A directory of there are reported to be common directories!! experiences. Pooling and managing personal Partnership Boards: budgets are generally funded by Peer support/Expert Patient authorities and enable people to influence local authority Local area representatives to commissioning and practice, raise address rural or area specific awareness of issues like Hate Crime, issues Accessibility and provide networking between related organisations. They Transport are generally divided into different areas of interest: Being listened too and feeling Local Implementation Group- for valued. mental health Making a difference through Learning Disability Partnership Board involvement. Physical and Sensory Impairment What will a ULO do that is different Partnership Board to LINk, Partnership boards, forums, They do not provide services but the new involvement contract, how enable dialogue between public bodies will it work together? and service users. In some areas the ULO’s chair the partnership boards. The Local Involvement Networks (LINk):
We can use this feedback as a starting point for a ULO to build on. The key issues that appear in the feedback from this are: Support to Self Help/ smaller user-led groups. Potential here to link groups together through a self help cooperative/network Options for employment of carers and support workers E.g Care Cooperatives Lack of available care in areas Effective communication of information: A directory of directories!! Pooling and managing personal budgets Peer support/Expert Patient Local area representatives to address rural or area specific issues Transport Being listened too and feeling valued. Making a difference through involvement. What will a ULO do that is different to LINk, Partnership boards, forums, the new involvement contract, how will it work together? The Local Involvement Networks (LINk): Give everyone the chance to say what they think about their local care services public, private and voluntary sector – what is working well and what is not so good • Give people the chance to check how care services are planned and run • Feedback what people have said about services so that things can change for the better. The LINk does not provide any services like peer support and training but provides a voice for local people to influence all types of care in their area. LINk’s have additional powers to go into organisations to review issues identified by their members. They do not work on single cases but where there are reported to be common experiences. Partnership Boards: are generally funded by authorities and enable people to influence local authority commissioning and practice, raise awareness of issues like Hate Crime, Accessibility and provide networking between related organisations. They are generally divided into different areas of interest: Local Implementation Group- for mental health Learning Disability Partnership Board Physical and Sensory Impairment Partnership Board They do not provide services but enable dialogue between public bodies and service users. In some areas the ULO’s chair the partnership boards.
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