Provider Blueprint

This shows how ‘organisations can work in person-centred ways to deliver personalised services. This includes providing support to people who have personal budgets, but also goes well beyond social care. The blueprint is based on work done in partnership with people with support needs, their carers and families by over 30 provider organisations and 12 councils across England.

Review of Charity Law

http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/news/review-charity-law

Positive Risk Management and Autism Spectrum Disorders: ESPA course on 18th October. Click here for more details.

Skills for Care

Skills for Care’s work in support of the Autism Strategy. Skills for Care have worked with Skills for Health and the National Autistic Society to produce material to support the generic health and social care workforce to provide a better service to people with autism. We are publishing the first two (of a planned three) documents in the; “Better health and social care outcomes for people with autism” series, which comprises;

1. The Autism skills and knowledge list - the actual list.
2. Implementing the ‘autism skills and knowledge list’ through staff training and development - A guide to using the list for those who plan, commission and deliver workforce development for workers in generic health and social care services.
3. Getting it right for people with autism - a report on the research behind and the process used to develop the ‘autism skills and knowledge list’. (which will be available by Mid June 2011)

 All the documents are free from:

http://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/developing_skills/autism/autism_skills_and_knowledge_list.aspxand http://www.skillsforhealth.org.uk/service-area/autism where there will soon be links to other autism resources.

Please do get in touch with Marie Lovell (marie.lovell@skillsforcare.org.uk) if you have any comments, suggestions or queries.

NICE diagnostic guidance for children and young people with autism

Progress for Providers- A Collaborative Approach

Inclusion North Bulletin No 2

Boom in personal assistants drives adult sector growth

Extracts from the Statutory Guidance for local authorities and NHS organisations to support the implementation of the Autism Strategy

Personal Assistant Training Course starts 7th September

VONNE's NETS(work)

New Capital Growth Fund opens for health and social care social enterprises. Click here for more details.

Inclusion Web: An evaluative tool for assessing how inclusive people’s lives are and helping staff teams to review and change practice.