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Putting People First
PPF Communication Archive
Communication sent to over 4000 organisations, community groups, social care providers, partners and staff across Devon
Key articles:
Key articles relating to Improving People's Lives (formerly the government's agenda for Putting People First) produced for Devon County Council staff and other publications can be found below.Presentations and eBulletins are located under the heading Updates 2010-11.
And there is further information on Personal Budgets.
Devon Stories:
We have interviewed several people in Devon to bring together a collection of powerful stories. Their stories explain how we are improving people's experience of adult social care, giving more choice and control, and putting the people of Devon at the heart of the decision-making process. Read their Devon Stories online: www.devon.gov.uk/devonstories
2011 | Key articles extracted from publications |
 | Social Care Reablement: William's story  (285KB - pdf help)(Steller staff magazine) April 2011 |
 | Personal Brokerage: Jessie and Terance's stories (52KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) April 2011 |
 | Checking the results - a Personal Budget survey (112KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) April 2011 |
 | Contracting for community-based support and personal care - a new approach (98KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) April 2011 |
 | Our Community Equipment Retail Model is gaining pace (99KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) April 2011 |
 | Delivering Putting People First in the South West Devon County Council's examples of good practice and innovative projects in the south west include - Market Position Statement on page 17 and Public Information Strategy on page 28. Local authorities and their partners submitted examples relating to all aspects of the PPF Programme. In the document there are sections on Choice and Control, Engagement and Co-production, Early Intervention and Prevention, and Efficiencies and Sustainability. Pam Richards and Kim Carey SW Lead Director for Personalisation said: "We hope that this document will ensure that some of the learning and experience gained from implementing the transformation agenda over the past three years will be transferred when the regional programme is closed in March 2011". |
 | A new way forward for Putting People First Includes: |
 | Engagement across the Board (382KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) Feb/March 2011 |
 | Devon's new Community Directory - coming soon! (231KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) January 2011 |
2010 | Updates for 2010-11
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 | Personal Budgets: Tom’s story (177KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) December 2010 |
 | New-look Adult & Community Services (ACS) homepage (200KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) December 2010 |
 | Putting People First in Devon update (243KB - pdf help) (Devon Care Training magazine) Autumn / Winter issue 2010 |
 | Social Care Reablement Service prevents need for some longer care (288KB - pdf help) (Devon Talk magazine) Winter 2010 |
 | Big changes ahead for adult social care - Making it happen with Direct Payments - Linda's story (452KB - pdf help) Full article (Devon Talk magazine) Winter 2010 |
 | Big changes ahead for adult social care - Making it happen with Direct Payments - Linda's story (150KB - pdf help) Summary (West Devon Connect magazine) Winter 2010 |
 | Big changes ahead for adult social care - Making it happen with Direct Payments - Linda's story (69KB - pdf help) Summary (Torridge View magazine) Winter 2010 |
 | Big changes ahead for adult social care - Making it happen with Direct Payments - Linda's story (65KB - pdf help) Summary (North Devon Direct magazine) Winter 2010 |
 | Big changes ahead for adult social care - Making it happen with Direct Payments - Linda's story (159KB - pdf help) Summary (South Hams magazine) Winter 2010 |
 | Care Direct now taking Learning Disability calls (98KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) November 2010 |
 | Personal Budgets -coming soon! (255KB - pdf help) (Positive Devon Living magazine) October 2010 |
 | Public information literature update in November (Care Direct info and main leaflet 1.) (548KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) October 2010 |
 | Care is our Business - Provider Engagement conference and Market Position Statement (MPS) summary |
 | Getting Community Equipment Prescriptions up-and-running: an update (761KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) October 2010 |
 | Community Equipment Prescriptions – coming soon! (includes Dianne's Story) (210KB - pdf help) (2 pages) (Steller staff magazine) October 2010 |
 | Support for staff - helping to put people first (396KB - pdf help) (4 pages) (Steller staff magazine) September 2010 |
 | Two new services for autumn: Social Care Reablement and Rapid Response. ALSO Equipment events for retailers (138KB - pdf help) (2 pages) (Steller staff magazine) August 2010 |
 | Jenny’s story – Personal Budgets in action (87KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) August 2010 |
 | Advocacy – never more important than now (297KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) August 2010 |
 | Inform yourself with our indispensible PPF guides (240KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) August 2010 |
 | Our main public leaflet ‘Social Care for Adults Explained’ now gives extra publicity to Putting People First in Devon. Alternative formats are available. |
 | Care Direct Plus Adviser promotes creative thinking to colleagues. ALSO Four examples of Personal Budgets using Direct Payments (319KB - pdf help) (2 pages) (Steller staff magazine) July 2010 |
 | Personal Budgets Explained (134KB - pdf help) (2 pages) (Steller staff magazine) July 2010 |
 | Telecare takes-off (176KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) June 2010 |
 | Transfer Of Residential Care Homes. ALSO Update: Residential Services Review (80KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) June 2010 |
 | Devon puts people first - A shared vision for the transformation of adult social care (Village Green magazine) June 2010 |
 | The Putting People First Projects: The Who, What and Why (290KB - pdf help) (2 pages) (Steller staff magazine) May 2010 |
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 | Heads Up On Social Care Reablement Service (155KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) May 2010 |
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 | New Project - Contract Change (109KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) May 2010 |
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 | Transforming Community Equipment Services (133KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) May 2010 |
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 | Jennie Stephens explains how Devon is Putting People First (106KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) April 2010 |
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 | Devon Puts People First delivers benefits (246KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) April 2010 |
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 | Public Information what do the public think? (87KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) April 2010 |
 | A new vision for supporting older people (304KB - pdf help) (Devon Talk magazine) Spring 2010 |
 | Putting Devon's People First - Paul lives independently in his own flat (206KB - pdf help) (Devon Talk magazine) Spring 2010 |
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 | Personal Budgets – Paul - a case study (104KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) March 2010 |
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 | Personal Budgets – Paul - a case study (pt.2) (98KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) March 2010 |
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 | Recommendations give us thumbs up (70KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) March 2010 |
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 | Putting People First Service User and Carer Reference Groups |
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 | Developing local service markets (36KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) February 2010 |
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 | John Bolton visits ACS (0KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) February 2010 |
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 | Universal Services theme of Putting People First (68KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) January 2010 |
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 | Operational Staff Reference Group (62KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) January 2010 |
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 | Early Intervention & Prevention (91KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) January 2010 |
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 | Early Intervention & Prevention (cont'd) (91KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) January 2010 |
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2009 | |
 | Putting People First Milestones (216KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) December 2009 |
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 | Indicative budgets and the FACE tool (170KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) December 2009 |
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 | Telecare goes from strength to strength (124KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) December 2009 |
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 | Direct Payments - Choice & Control (127KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) November 2009 |
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 | Direct Payments Champions Network (141KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) November 2009 |
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 | Devon Puts People First (122KB - pdf help) (Steller staff magazine) September 2009 |