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Think Local Act Personal @tlap.bsky.social · 20h

Do you want care and support work better for more people? So do we, but we can only make it happen with your help.

Follow us, visit our website, sign up to our mailing list. By connecting with us, you tap into:
– Co-produced resources
– Events and workshops
– Lived experience insights

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Think Local Act Personal @tlap.bsky.social · 1d

“You are made to feel guilty… like a naughty school child.”

Direct Payment rules shouldn’t leave families feeling this way. Oversight must support, not punish.

👉 Learn how to improve practice in our webinar:
Making Direct Payments work with finite resources
📅 Tue 28th Oct
🔗 buff.ly/AyJ3Wtc

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Think Local Act Personal @tlap.bsky.social · 2d

One person changing how they speak can shift a conversation. Many people changing how they speak can shift a culture.

Visit our Language Hub to explore how we can all do better, hear from people with lived experience, and take simple steps to change the conversation for good. buff.ly/ArrGvma

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Think Local Act Personal @tlap.bsky.social · 5d

We shared this for World Suicide Prevention Day. But it matters every day.

Take a moment to read this very personal blog from @coproisaac.bsky.social
buff.ly/G9xzAo3

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Think Local Act Personal @tlap.bsky.social · 6d

Have a read of this month's Care Talk!

@lizleach.bsky.social talks about how wellbeing, identity, and community can reshape support for people living with dementia.

@coproisaac.bsky.social tells us about how co-production can transform care and support, and his journey to an OBE.

Latest Issue - Care Talk

CLICK HERE to download the 2025 October Edition of Care Talk as a PDF

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Think Local Act Personal @tlap.bsky.social · 6d

Autumn event season is here! And we want to see people with lived experience centre stage.

Too often their voices are missing because events aren’t set up to support them, or they weren’t invited.

These resources will help bring lived experience to the heart of your events buff.ly/oGVINIR

Think Local Act Personal @tlap.bsky.social · 7d

💥 3 big questions that we'll be discussing at our next Direct Payments webinar later this month 💥 Book your place at buff.ly/AyJ3Wtc

Think Local Act Personal @tlap.bsky.social · 13d

Current policy sees dementia as a disease to be managed, rather than seeing the person and what makes life meaningful.

We're proud to share a hopeful vision for dementia that is grounded in stories from people who want to be recognised, connected, and do things that matter to them. buff.ly/dHbF9LK

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Think Local Act Personal @tlap.bsky.social · 13d

Thanks so much for sharing, @commcats.bsky.social! Looking forward to our webinar in collaboration with you folks too in November.

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Think Local Act Personal @tlap.bsky.social · 14d

How can Creative Support Planning help you get the most out of Direct Payments? Three mums share what works:

✨ Person-centred planning
✨ Finding the right PAs
✨ Roles in the community

📅 Join our webinar on this topic next Tuesday – sign up is free:
👉 buff.ly/AyJ3Wtc

#DirectPayments #SocialCare

Think Local Act Personal @tlap.bsky.social · 14d

Imagine decisions about people who work in adult social care being made without hearing from the people who live it every day.

If you work in social care, you know the challenges better than anyone.

Complete the adult social care workforce survey today buff.ly/UMNPhGy

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Think Local Act Personal @tlap.bsky.social · 16d

Are person-centred thinking tools the missing link in creative support planning? 🧠

Join us on Tuesday 30 July to hear how a manager in Sheffield is helping her team explore these powerful tools to improve Direct Payments.

📅 Sign up: thinklocalactpersonal.org.uk/DirectPaymentEvents

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Think Local Act Personal @tlap.bsky.social · 20d

"The most important thing is having independence, choice and control over the care that Joshua and I receive, everyone should have that right." Jacqui Darlington

#CareCantWait @adass.bsky.social

Please read Jacqui and Joshua's story. buff.ly/EhQco9z

Think Local Act Personal @tlap.bsky.social · 22d

▶️ WATCH NOW: Why is creativity so vital for Direct Payments to work well?

💬 EXPLORE FURTHER: Join us for our 'Creative support planning and Direct Payments' webinar on Tuesday, 30th September. Book your place now: buff.ly/yaZ2I8S

Think Local Act Personal @tlap.bsky.social · 22d

When care and support is well-led you notice the difference in the confidence it gives people, the trust it builds, and the culture it creates.

We talked to people to understand what it really feels like when a service or organisation is well-led.

Explore our findings buff.ly/7icq6Ez

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Think Local Act Personal @tlap.bsky.social · 23d

Nottinghamshire County Council is developing a new Adult Social Care Strategy. To shape it, they want to hear directly from people who draw on care and support, and from family and friend carers.

If you're in Nottinghamshire, you can have your say. See how at bit.ly/3VVxdyR

Listening, learning, and shaping care and support in Nottinghamshire - TLAP

We're working with Nottinghamshire County Council to develop a new strategy for adult social care. This is part of our wider commitment to supporting local areas to embed co-production and to make sur...

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Think Local Act Personal @tlap.bsky.social · 26d

Have you seen our new programme of Reinvigorating Direct Payments events? Here’s what we’ve got coming up for 2025… and you can book now at buff.ly/7rqrXIR.

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Think Local Act Personal @tlap.bsky.social · 27d

Following #WorldSuicidePreventionDay, we're proud to share this important and personal blog from @coproisaac.bsky.social, Co-chair of National Co-Production Advisory Group.

Read it here thinklocalactpersonal.org.uk/blog/reachin... @samaritans.bsky.social

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Think Local Act Personal @tlap.bsky.social · 29d

🚨 NEW: National events + webinars to reinvigorate Direct Payments

From Sept 2025, TLAP + DHSC are running a new series for councils, social workers and support orgs, and people who draw on care and support. See the programme & book: buff.ly/7rqrXIR

#DirectPayments #SocialCare

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Think Local Act Personal @tlap.bsky.social · 29d

It's time for real, positive change in adult social care. By sharing your experiences, challenges, and ideas, you can help shape a stronger future.

If you work in a care-related role, complete the adult social care workforce survey today 👉 bit.ly/3HjKU7g @skillsforcare.bsky.social

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Think Local Act Personal @tlap.bsky.social · Sep 4

Good care and support doesn’t just happen. It starts with good leadership. But what does it mean for a service or organisation to be well-led?

We looked at research evidence and spoke to people to find out.

Explore all the evidence we gathered here buff.ly/ei1CjHl

Think Local Act Personal @tlap.bsky.social · Sep 3

What does is really mean to experience ‘well-led’ care and support❓

We worked with the Care Quality Commission to explore this question, drawing on the perspectives of people with lived experience and people working in health and social care.

Explore our findings 👉 buff.ly/ei1CjHl

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Think Local Act Personal @tlap.bsky.social · Sep 2

📢 Commissioners in adult social care

@skillsforcare.bsky.social is hosting free, in-person exchange roadshows this September and October.

Connect with people who draw on care and support, service providers, and fellow commissioners to explore how commissioning can work better. bit.ly/4mF1pts

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Think Local Act Personal @tlap.bsky.social · Sep 1

Here’s a glimpse of what’s coming up:

📑 Evidence review on what it means to experience ‘well-led’ care and support
🗺️ Principles that align with the theme of 'well-led' within the CQC Assessment Framework
💻 A series of webinars to help you unlock the potential of Direct Payments

Think Local Act Personal @tlap.bsky.social · Sep 1

We know people working in care and support want to do right by the people they support. But it isn’t easy to find the time and resources to learn and improve.

That’s why we share tools and insights, so you don’t have to start from scratch.

Sound useful? Sign up to our mailing list buff.ly/R1A5fxN

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