Think Local Act Personal (TLAP)

⭐ Think Local Act Personal and the National Co-production Advisory Group are thrilled to be working with the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) to develop their new vision for co-production, setting out clear ambitions for how people across the organisation work alongside people with lived experience. ✍ This collaborative project will produce a living and breathing plan – one that highlights good practice, identifies key values, and provides practical steps for embedding co-production into ADASS’s work every day. 🙌 By modelling good practice and investing in this work, ADASS aims to demonstrate how co-production can be embedded in social care leadership, encouraging wider culture change across the sector. ➡️ Read more: https://lnkd.in/dqfX3dqm

🚨 New report on paying speakers with lived experience The voices of people who draw on care and support are vital in shaping social care. Their insights bring depth, challenge assumptions, and help create care and support that works for everyone. Yet, too often, they're missing from events. Fair payment and recognition are crucial to making sure people can contribute, but many event organisers struggle with uncertainty around tax, benefits, and payment options. Our latest report tackles these challenges and sets out practical ways to recognise and reward speakers fairly, building on our previous work with #SocialCareFuture. Explore this new report and please share it with anybody you know who is involved in organising events. Together, we can make sure everyone's voice is heard and valued. https://lnkd.in/eadVnQJR

Have we lost sight of what plans are really meant to do? In his latest blog, Martin Walker explores how planning in social care has become too rigid, and why we need to reset and bring back the creativity and flexibility that personalisation is meant to offer. Read on https://lnkd.in/eZthVam2

Are you starting to plan your events for this year? Want to make sure they’re inclusive, insightful, and centred on lived experience? Putting lived experience at the heart of health and social care events isn’t just the right thing to do, it leads to richer discussions, stronger ideas, and better outcomes for people who draw on care and support. We’ve teamed up with #SocialCareFuture and In Control Partnerships to develop resources that can help you: - Understand the key barriers that can stop people with lived experience from fully participating, so you can plan events that work for everyone. - Make sure your events are accessible, impactful, and designed to amplify the voices of people with lived experience. If you’re organising events in health and social care, these are must-reads. https://lnkd.in/dCdMDkM7

1. Generative AI tools must be designed and used to deliver better social care, which gives people more choice and control over their lives. 2. Where Generative AI tools are used in social care, their design and use must be aligned with the core principles of equity, dignity, justice and safety. 3. Generative AI tools created for use in social care must be co-produced with people who will use them – people who draw on care and support, people who provide unpaid care for family and friends and care workers. 4. Where Generative AI tools are used in social care, their design and use must be aligned with the legal frameworks governing social care, including the Care Act 2014, the Mental Capacity Act etc. 5. There must be clear mechanisms for ensuring that these principles are adhered to, and for holding people to account when they are not. ... we've developed 22 principles in total, too many to fit in a LinkedIn post! Explore the full list here https://bit.ly/3QgYHw5

Terms like care plans, person-centred plans, and care and support plans get thrown around. But sometimes it feels like these plans aren't as flexible as they should be. In this new blog, Martin Walker reflects on the role of plans in care and support, believing that they should be living and evolving, rather than rigid blueprints. What if care and support plans could be more personal and adaptable, enabling people to build a good life their way? Read Martin's full blog for more thoughts on why we might need to reset the way we think about planning in care and support. https://lnkd.in/eZthVam2

Generative AI is already here. It's being used every day. But do you know how? What does it mean for your personal information? Could it help people get the right support more quickly? How do we make sure it reflects what matters to people? What role should AI play in making decisions about care and support? That's right, there are lots of big questions that need to be answered. Our new report sets out key principles, practical challenges, and the actions needed to ensure there are clear rules and regulations for the responsible use of Generative AI in care and support. https://lnkd.in/eU5u_dky

While Generative AI tools are already being introduced in care and support, there's still uncertainty around the rules and protections that should guide their use. To make sure Generative AI works in the interest of people who draw on care and support, we've identified 5 areas for urgent action that need to be taken now by Government and regulators.

Generative Artificial Intelligence could play a role in making care and support more personalised, but it must be implemented with people at the centre of decision-making. That’s why we’ve been talking to people who draw on care and support, and people who provide unpaid care to family or friends, to understand their hopes and concerns for Generative AI. This new report: - Sets out a series of principles to inform policy and practice - Identifies practical issues that need addressing - Highlights areas requiring urgent action from Government and regulators Developed in partnership with the University of Oxford, the Digital Care Hub, and Casson Consulting, this report is a must-read for everyone as Generative AI becomes a bigger part of our everyday lives. https://bit.ly/3QgYHw5

Race Equality Week might be over, but the work isn’t. Creating real change means keeping these discussions going. Not just for a week, but always. In this blog, Dr Clenton Farquharson CBE explores why the language we use matters and how we can move beyond rhetoric to real, lasting change. In care and support this means listening, reflecting, and acting in ways that include and empower people. How do we ensure our actions match our values? How do we create a culture of equity, not just talk about it? Read what Clenton has to say https://lnkd.in/dNSyaHhY