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It is now a requisite for all Social Services Care departments to offer those requiring home assistance due to disability or illness, a Direct Payments alternative. The direct payment covers the cost of hiring your own carers and living more independently in the community.

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1.	Direct Choices - What councils need to make direct payments happen for people with learning disabilities A new publication developed by Values into Action on behalf of the Department of Health for local authorities. Through best practice examples, it provides help and advice on encouraging and supporting people with learning disabilities to take up direct payments.
2.	Introduction to direct payments Direct Payments are cash payments made in lieu of social service provisions, to individuals who have been assessed as needing services.
3.	Increased choice for people who receive direct payments People who are eligible for direct payments - cash in lieu of social services- can use them to pay close relatives who don't live in their household to provide them with care, Health Minister Stephen Ladyman clarified today.
4.	FIRST SUCCESSFUL BIDS TO DIRECT PAYMENTS DEVELOPMENT FUND ANNOUNCED Health Minister, Stephen Ladyman, today announced the results of the first bidding round to the Direct Payments Development Fund.
5.	Successsful bids to the second round Health Minister Stephen Ladyman, today allocated funding of £4.5 million to 44 charities to create and boost schemes encouraging people to take up direct payments (cash in lieu of social services).
6.	Download the Easy Guide graphics Graphics files from the multimedia pack used by local councils and voluntary organisations to promote the Direct Payments scheme
7.	FAQ Question and answers about reforms to the NHS finance system.
8.	Milburn Signals End To Lottery Care Health Secretary, Alan Milburn, used his first major speech today to set out the government's determination to end the post code lottery of care standards in social services.
9.	Government response to the Health Select Committee third report of session 2001 - 02 on delayed discharges: Cmd 5645 This Command Paper sets out the Government 's response to the Health Select Committee 's Third Report of the Session 2001-02 on Delayed Discharges.
10.	GMS 2 December 2003 – Letter to PCT directors of finance: Calculation of aspiration payments for the Quality and Outcomes Framework Letter to PCT directors of finance: calculation of aspiration payments for the Quality and Outcomes Framework.
11.	Examples of freedoms and flexibilities Examples of freedoms and flexibilities clarified through the LPSA process.
12.	Pay and contractual arrangements for NHS Chief Executives and Directors As with other NHS staff groups, the system of pay and contract for Chief Executives and Directors is being modernised.
13.	Department of Health: Technical Working Group on Personal Social Services Statistics Statistics and surveys produced by the Department of Health for England Source: www.advisorybodies.doh.gov.uk
14.	Speech by Stephen Ladyman MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Community, 9 August 2004: Better Living for Older People Conference Details of speech by Stephen Ladyman MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Community, 9 August 2004: Better Living for Older People Conference
15.	Module Four: Objectives, Indicators and Targets for Social Services Objectives for Social Services
16.	Department of Health What are the Key Thresholds (formerly known as the Key Performance Indicators)? Given the tightening of this performance indicator, the Victoria Climbie indicator audit assessment has been removed from the key threshold set. The social services star rating appears in the Comprehensive Performance Assessment report card, alongside assessments of other council services. Source: www.performance.doh.gov.uk
17.	D P&G: Policy A to Z - articles beginning with D
18.	Department of Health: Technical Working Group on Personal Social Services Statistics Statistics and surveys produced by the Department of Health for England Source: www.advisorybodies.doh.gov.uk
19.	Department of Health - : Vpst - northeast On this page you will find:
20.	Landmark Bill For Carers To Be Introduced For the first time, carers will be able to receive services in their own right, underproposed new legislation unveiled today.

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Direct Choices - What councils need to make direct payments happen for people with learning disabilities

A new publication developed by Values into Action on behalf of the Department of Health for local authorities. Through best practice examples, it provides help and advice on encouraging and supporting people with learning disabilities to take up direct payments.

Introduction to direct payments

Direct Payments are cash payments made in lieu of social service provisions, to individuals who have been assessed as needing services.

Increased choice for people who receive direct payments

People who are eligible for direct payments - cash in lieu of social services- can use them to pay close relatives who don't live in their household to provide them with care, Health Minister Stephen Ladyman clarified today.

FIRST SUCCESSFUL BIDS TO DIRECT PAYMENTS DEVELOPMENT FUND ANNOUNCED

Health Minister, Stephen Ladyman, today announced the results of the first bidding round to the Direct Payments Development Fund.

Successsful bids to the second round

Health Minister Stephen Ladyman, today allocated funding of £4.5 million to 44 charities to create and boost schemes encouraging people to take up direct payments (cash in lieu of social services).

Download the Easy Guide graphics

Graphics files from the multimedia pack used by local councils and voluntary organisations to promote the Direct Payments scheme

FAQ

Question and answers about reforms to the NHS finance system.

Milburn Signals End To Lottery Care

Health Secretary, Alan Milburn, used his first major speech today to set out the government's determination to end the post code lottery of care standards in social services.

Government response to the Health Select Committee third report of session 2001 - 02 on delayed discharges: Cmd 5645

This Command Paper sets out the Government 's response to the Health Select Committee 's Third Report of the Session 2001-02 on Delayed Discharges.

10.

GMS 2 December 2003 – Letter to PCT directors of finance: Calculation of aspiration payments for the Quality and Outcomes Framework

Letter to PCT directors of finance: calculation of aspiration payments for the Quality and Outcomes Framework.

11.

Examples of freedoms and flexibilities

Examples of freedoms and flexibilities clarified through the LPSA process.

12.

Pay and contractual arrangements for NHS Chief Executives and Directors

As with other NHS staff groups, the system of pay and contract for Chief Executives and Directors is being modernised.

13.

Department of Health: Technical Working Group on Personal Social Services Statistics

Statistics and surveys produced by the Department of Health for England

Source: www.advisorybodies.doh.gov.uk

14.

Speech by Stephen Ladyman MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Community, 9 August 2004: Better Living for Older People Conference

Details of speech by Stephen Ladyman MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Community, 9 August 2004: Better Living for Older People Conference

15.

Module Four: Objectives, Indicators and Targets for Social Services

Objectives for Social Services

16.

Department of Health

What are the Key Thresholds (formerly known as the Key Performance Indicators)? Given the tightening of this performance indicator, the Victoria Climbie indicator audit assessment has been removed from the key threshold set. The social services star rating appears in the Comprehensive Performance Assessment report card, alongside assessments of other council services.

Source: www.performance.doh.gov.uk

17.

D

P&G: Policy A to Z - articles beginning with D

18.

Department of Health: Technical Working Group on Personal Social Services Statistics

Statistics and surveys produced by the Department of Health for England

Source: www.advisorybodies.doh.gov.uk

19.

Department of Health - : Vpst - northeast

On this page you will find:

20.

Landmark Bill For Carers To Be Introduced

For the first time, carers will be able to receive services in their own right, underproposed new legislation unveiled today.

Direct Payments DisabilityUK

It is now a requisite for all Social Services Care departments to offer those requiring home assistance due to disability or illness, a Direct Payments alternative. The direct payment covers the cost of hiring your own carers and living more independently in the community.

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