“Jerome tells providers to develop innovative services”
January 30, 2010
This week in Community Care Jeff Jerome, who is charged with helping Councils implement the three-year Putting People First Programme has said, “Councils must encourage adult care providers to develop innovative services, rather than see providers as recipients of contracts, as part of a cultural shift to help implement personalisation.”
This culture shift is vital if the Government target on personalisation of 30% of users and carers being on personal budgets by April 2011 is to be achieved. The option of the Local Authority Trading Company for former in-house provider services remains an attractive vehicle to facilitate change and adapt former in-house services. Freedom to trade will allow such trading companies to develop new Personal Assistance Agencies and transform day service models towards community responsive services. Fundemetally the model provides opportunity for Council former in-house services to adapt and remain competitive in the changing market place. For more information please see our information sheet on LATC’s on our home page.
CHS advise Councils on the LATC model
January 28, 2010
Following the successful implementation of the Essex LATC by CHS a number of like minded Councils are being assisted by CHS in developing the model. This will see new opportunity for in house adult social provider service arms and enable services to be adapted in meeting both efficiency requirements and the implementation of the Personalisation agenda. The LATC model continues to offer the best option for many provider arms to remain competitive and respond to the need to remodel the service base. For more information on the LATC model please visit our home page information sheet.