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Putting People First

 

What is the programme? | What does it mean for individuals? | What does it mean for organisations? | When will it start? | Where can you get more information?

Please also check out the other PPF pages by following the links on the left.

 

The Programme

What is it?

The Gloucestershire Putting People First (PPF) is an Adult Social Care programme. It seeks to give adults, older people and those with disabilities and mental health difficulties choice over the type and nature of care service they receive.  

Individuals will now decide what sort of services they will need to make their lives better; they then will be given an allocated sum of money to purchase those services. They will no longer be expected to fit into existing services. 

 

What does it means for Individuals?

  • Having more choice and greater control in your life
  • Making sure you get the right help at the right time
  • Access to good quality support when you need it
  • Access to good quality services which fits with their lives
  • Being an active part of the community
  • Better support for carers
  • You knowing exactly how much you will have available to spend
  • Support that is tailor-made to meet your needs
  • A range of excellent, quality services provided by highly skilled staff
  • Easy access to information, advice, support and advocacy.

 

Opportunities for VCS Organisations/Groups

  • to diversify your service or focus on the service that you deliver best
  • to be much more aware of your service users needs and deliver the services they are requesting for when and how they need it
  • to increase the number of service users you deliver service to
  • to make a wider community be aware of the services you deliver
  • to rethink your financial systems and processes
  • to improve your networking with other groups

 

When will it start?

The Government laid out ‘Putting People First’ in December 2007. Personal Budgets were introduced on 1st April 2010. The Government wants councils to have made good progress on the personalisation delivery by 2011.

 

Where can we get more information and support?

Manager Glos VCS Assembly Team
Jess Mace, 01452 522600 or

VCS Putting People First Organizational Development Worker
Rachel Hankins, 01452 522600 or

Involvement & Events Co-ordinator, Gloucestershire Council County (GCC)
Philip Amos, 01452 425079 or Philip.amos@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Development Manager, Carers Gloucestershire
Jacky Martel, 01452 386283 or jmartel@carersgloucestershire.org.uk

Development Worker, Gloucestershire Older Persons Association (GOPA)
Pat Puddaphat, 01452 313999 or ppf@gopa.org.uk

Assistant Chief Executive, Gloucestershire Rural Community Council (GRCC)
Barbara Piranty, 01452 528491 or barbarap@grcc.or.uk