In Control would like to introduce you to the new members of our
free Stay Connected network.
Through our free Stay Connected Network, you can share
in our experience and knowledge helping you to keep in touch
with the latest developments in personalisation across the health,
adult social care, children's services and education sectors.
Membership is designed for:
- Councils (adult social care and children's services)
- Clinical Commissioning Groups and health organisations
- Service providers (private and voluntary sector)
- The education sector
- Charities
- Community organisations
- Social enterprises
- User-led organisations
- Family groups and community interest companies
Benefits include priority access to our popular and often
oversubscribed webinars about key topics on personalisation and
personal budgets; opportunities to present webinars, or nominate a
topic; use of In Control's 'Working with' logo; and access to the
latest information and news on personalisation.
And, your organisation will gain the benefit of our extensive
networks, popular news articles and social media channels to raise
the profile of your organisation - just like these new members:
Alexander Venture Consulting
http://www.a-v-c.co.uk/
Growth consultancy support to social care service providers win
more contracts and tenders. Alexander Venture Consulting takes a
different approach, taking the time to listen carefully to your
ideas and your ambitions for your company rather than having
pre-packaged 'solutions'. They aim to work closely with you on how
to create engaging new business proposals designed to increase your
revenues, improve your profits and reduce the time required.
BidRightBiz
www.bidright.org.uk
BigRightBiz is an independent consultancy service working for
the not for profit sector including charities, community groups,
social enterprises and other non governmental organisations
(NGO's), local authorities and other statutory bodies as well as
partnerships and consortia. BidRightBiz is passionate about
supporting organisations, large and small, working with
disadvantage and excluded individuals and groups. BidRightBiz's
work focuses on supporting organisations to access funding and
developments opportunities including applying for funding,
identifying funding, getting your organisation ready for funding
and business planning and analytics.
Connect in the North
www.citn.org.uk
Connect in the North is a centre of inclusive Living led by
people with learning difficulties. The aim is to support people
with learning difficulties to have control over their own lives and
gain equal power in the world they live in. Connect in the North
focuses on listening to people with learning difficulties and
supporting them to feel 'heard'; supporting them by taking on work
that they need help with; speaking out for those with learning
difficulties; helping them to change their lives; and supporting
them to feel proud and in control.
Creative Lifestyle Solutions CIC
http://www.clscreativelifestylesolutions.com
CLS CIC is a brokerage support service for learning disabled
young adults to develop their own person-centred plans and set up
their own support networks. CLS CIC also offer information and
advice on managing your community care needs, including information
on recruiting, training, and paying your own support staff, housing
and employment options, and accessing social activities. CLS CIC
aims to encourage and support the development of community
enterprises that offer people with a LD and their Carers access to
gainful employment opportunities.
Creative Support
www.creativesupport.co.uk
Creative Support is a highly experienced not for profit provider
of care and support services for people with a learning disability,
mental health needs, complex physical disabilities, older people,
people who display challenging behaviour, and other needs including
sensory impairment, dementia, autistic spectrum conditions, end of
life care, etc. Our contracts include outreach and floating support
services, homecare, supported living, supported housing,
residential care, community domiciliary care services, extra care
schemes, day services, social inclusion services and
advice/advocacy services.
We currently provide these services across the South East and
London, North West, North East and Midlands and Yorkshire and
Humber. Our Executive and Senior Management Teams are all highly
qualified health and social care professionals, many of them
possess specific expertise in the fields of learning disabilities,
older people, mental health, autism or other needs.
Future Directions CIC
www.futuredirectionscic.co.uk
Future Directions CIC are a community interest community who
provide support to people with learning disabilities and complex
needs.
We are built on and driven by the principles of personalisation;
we truly believe that services users (and their families) should
have complete choice and control over how their support is
delivered, and we work with each individual to develop a package of
support that is unique to them. We support individuals to actively
participate in the recruitment of their own support staff, ensuring
that they have consistent support that is tailored to their
individual needs and wishes.
Halton Speak Out
hampsonmal@aol.com
NOTE: website currently under construction
Self advocacy group working with children/young people and
adults with a learning disability.
Peterborough City Council
http://www.peterborough.gov.uk/Default.aspx
nickolas.blake@peterborough.gov.uk
Working to improve lives in Peterborough. Visit the Council's
website for more information about services available or email the
contact above.
Purple Patch Arts
www.purplepatcharts.org
A not-for-profit organisation offering education and
health and wellbeing programmes to adults with learning
disabilities across the Yorkshire region. The aim of this
organisation is to support people with learning disabilities to
have lives that are fulfilling, to support people to build their
confidence, communication and self-advocacy skills and through
activities, 'inspire creative adventure' and use the arts as a way
to make things accessible.
Quality of Life Partnership
www.informationnow.org.uk
Information Now is the information and advice website for people
over 50 living in Newcastle, their families and carers. We want to
help you stay informed, make choices, be independent and have an
excellent quality of life.
Regard
http://www.regard.co.uk/
The Regard Partnership was formed in 1994 by John Webster and
John Farragher who recognised the need for community based services
for people with learning disabilities and mental health needs.
Since the first home opened in Kent, Regard has grown into one of
the top providers or person centred care within the Learning
Disability and Mental Health arenas. We now provide supported
living and residential services in over 120 locations and have a
specialist school and children's services as well as day resource
centres (OWL). We still work hard to maintain the original ethos
and drive to provide a service based on the individual
Shohreh Shadlou
shohrehs419@hotmail.co.uk
A qualified social worker based on Birmingham.
Solihull Care Limited
www.solihullcare.co.uk
Solihull Care Limited has been operational since October 1998
and is an Industrial and Provident Society with charitable status
operating on a 'not for profit basis providing Residential care
with nursing and Domiciliary care services. The choice of services
ranges from domiciliary, day
care and respite to residential care at their
flagship Solihull care home, Swallows Meadow Court. Solihull
Care pride themselves on their warm, friendly environment and work
tirelessly to ensure that their residents are well cared for, happy
and comfortable.
Solo Support Services
www.solosupportservices.co.uk
Third party or direct payment support services filling the gap
in third party arrangements. Solo Support Services aims to bring a
fresh and innovative approach to the facilitation of personal
health budgets and individual budgets.
Trafford Centre for Independent Living
www.traffordcil.co.uk
A direct payment user led organisation, Traford Centre for
Independent Living delivers a range of services,
including:
Advocacy, Brokerage, Information, Learning, Life
coaching, Managed Accounts and Personal Assistant services across
Trafford and the North West. Trafford Centre for Independent Living
is a disabled people's user-led organisation, set up using the
expertise of disabled people to provide tailored support to people
with impairments to live full, enjoyable and independent lives.
Find out more:
Visit our Stay Connected pages to find out more including
how your organisation can join.
Last Updated : 25 March 2014. Page Author: marijke.hirst.