England
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Professional Gift Model
The Professional Gift Model remains the prevalent model for public services, whereby support is defined by professionals and given as a unilateral gift to needy people.
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Resource Allocation System (RAS)
A Resource Allocation System (RAS) is any set of rules that allows fair allocations to be made to people who need extra support.
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Individual Service Fund (ISF)
An Individual Service Fund is a useful way in which resources can be used flexibly to achieve personalised support.
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Decision-Making in Health
The focus for decision-making in healthcare needs to change depending upon the circumstances and the level of clinical evidence available.
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Self-Directed Support
Self-directed support is the 7 step process by which people obtain control over their support in order to achieve a better life for themselves.
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Smart Commissioning
In the past commissioners were told by central government that their job was to purchase services on behalf of citizens; this model turns that idea around.
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Tapered Control
People need Tapered Control, different levels of control, depending upon their needs and circumstances.
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Total Transformation
The process of transformation is complex and multi-layered, however it is possible to identify an underlying logic and phasing.
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Personalisation in Social Care
This article explores how the current reforms in social care are rooted in a radically different approach to social justice and welfare to those that preceded them.