Think Local Act Personal
@tlap.bsky.social
We’re a network of people and organisations working to make health and social care more personalised, so that everybody can live life their way. thinklocalactpersonal.org.uk
🧩 3 new(ish!) resources to support personalisation in practice:
📘 Preparing for Adulthood
🎓 Direct Payments e-learning
💃 I Just Want to Be Able to Dance
See more highlights →
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#SocialCare #Personalisation #CoProduction
📘 Preparing for Adulthood
🎓 Direct Payments e-learning
💃 I Just Want to Be Able to Dance
See more highlights →
🔗 buff.ly/okvhtEK
#SocialCare #Personalisation #CoProduction
November 14, 2025 at 10:51 AM
🧩 3 new(ish!) resources to support personalisation in practice:
📘 Preparing for Adulthood
🎓 Direct Payments e-learning
💃 I Just Want to Be Able to Dance
See more highlights →
🔗 buff.ly/okvhtEK
#SocialCare #Personalisation #CoProduction
📘 Preparing for Adulthood
🎓 Direct Payments e-learning
💃 I Just Want to Be Able to Dance
See more highlights →
🔗 buff.ly/okvhtEK
#SocialCare #Personalisation #CoProduction
“Direct Payments are great – but there’s nothing to buy.”
That’s what people tell us when councils tie them to supplier lists, ban ordinary purchases, or demand excessive oversight.
Here are 3 tips to fix it ⬇️
Join our webinar Direct Payments: but there’s nothing to buy!? 🔗 buff.ly/EcfP0ce
That’s what people tell us when councils tie them to supplier lists, ban ordinary purchases, or demand excessive oversight.
Here are 3 tips to fix it ⬇️
Join our webinar Direct Payments: but there’s nothing to buy!? 🔗 buff.ly/EcfP0ce
November 12, 2025 at 8:51 AM
“Direct Payments are great – but there’s nothing to buy.”
That’s what people tell us when councils tie them to supplier lists, ban ordinary purchases, or demand excessive oversight.
Here are 3 tips to fix it ⬇️
Join our webinar Direct Payments: but there’s nothing to buy!? 🔗 buff.ly/EcfP0ce
That’s what people tell us when councils tie them to supplier lists, ban ordinary purchases, or demand excessive oversight.
Here are 3 tips to fix it ⬇️
Join our webinar Direct Payments: but there’s nothing to buy!? 🔗 buff.ly/EcfP0ce
Are Direct Payments helping people to live good lives?
Or are we still counting hours on a spreadsheet?
Rich Amos explores in his latest blog, as he shares his honest reflections on what’s working well, what isn’t, and why leadership, trust, and culture matter just as much as policy buff.ly/uOM9XqF
Or are we still counting hours on a spreadsheet?
Rich Amos explores in his latest blog, as he shares his honest reflections on what’s working well, what isn’t, and why leadership, trust, and culture matter just as much as policy buff.ly/uOM9XqF
November 11, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Are Direct Payments helping people to live good lives?
Or are we still counting hours on a spreadsheet?
Rich Amos explores in his latest blog, as he shares his honest reflections on what’s working well, what isn’t, and why leadership, trust, and culture matter just as much as policy buff.ly/uOM9XqF
Or are we still counting hours on a spreadsheet?
Rich Amos explores in his latest blog, as he shares his honest reflections on what’s working well, what isn’t, and why leadership, trust, and culture matter just as much as policy buff.ly/uOM9XqF
Reposted by Think Local Act Personal
Yesterday in Parliament I met Jennifer from Think Local Act Personal to discuss digital exclusion at the Mind the Gap event. We explored why inclusive design matters and how co-producing with people who draw on care is vital to tackle barriers early.
November 6, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Yesterday in Parliament I met Jennifer from Think Local Act Personal to discuss digital exclusion at the Mind the Gap event. We explored why inclusive design matters and how co-producing with people who draw on care is vital to tackle barriers early.
We had a great time at the Mind the Gap event, hosted by @centreforcare.bsky.social & Steve Darling MP.
The Mind the Gap board game is a clever way to explore the barriers people face to accessing digital services.
Social care can thrive in a digital world, but only if we bring everyone with us.
The Mind the Gap board game is a clever way to explore the barriers people face to accessing digital services.
Social care can thrive in a digital world, but only if we bring everyone with us.
November 7, 2025 at 10:51 AM
We had a great time at the Mind the Gap event, hosted by @centreforcare.bsky.social & Steve Darling MP.
The Mind the Gap board game is a clever way to explore the barriers people face to accessing digital services.
Social care can thrive in a digital world, but only if we bring everyone with us.
The Mind the Gap board game is a clever way to explore the barriers people face to accessing digital services.
Social care can thrive in a digital world, but only if we bring everyone with us.
For Direct Payments to work as intended, we need to start asking the right questions.
It really comes down to one thing — is the support helping people live good lives?
That shift in thinking changes everything.
Rich Amos discusses this, and more, in his latest blog buff.ly/uOM9XqF
It really comes down to one thing — is the support helping people live good lives?
That shift in thinking changes everything.
Rich Amos discusses this, and more, in his latest blog buff.ly/uOM9XqF
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
For Direct Payments to work as intended, we need to start asking the right questions.
It really comes down to one thing — is the support helping people live good lives?
That shift in thinking changes everything.
Rich Amos discusses this, and more, in his latest blog buff.ly/uOM9XqF
It really comes down to one thing — is the support helping people live good lives?
That shift in thinking changes everything.
Rich Amos discusses this, and more, in his latest blog buff.ly/uOM9XqF
Sometimes, in the middle of a busy day, there is value in pausing to read something that might reconnect you to why you do what you do.
This blog from Isaac Samuels OBE is one of those reads. And it might just give you a moment of perspective and hope.
Read it here buff.ly/jb8s4VK
This blog from Isaac Samuels OBE is one of those reads. And it might just give you a moment of perspective and hope.
Read it here buff.ly/jb8s4VK
November 5, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Sometimes, in the middle of a busy day, there is value in pausing to read something that might reconnect you to why you do what you do.
This blog from Isaac Samuels OBE is one of those reads. And it might just give you a moment of perspective and hope.
Read it here buff.ly/jb8s4VK
This blog from Isaac Samuels OBE is one of those reads. And it might just give you a moment of perspective and hope.
Read it here buff.ly/jb8s4VK
Ahead of our webinar on "Direct Payments and the care and support market", Kate talks about the experience of trying to find things for her daughter, Maddy, to do with her personal budget.
Join the webinar on Tue 25 Nov.
Link: buff.ly/XPq3Qpf
Join the webinar on Tue 25 Nov.
Link: buff.ly/XPq3Qpf
November 4, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Ahead of our webinar on "Direct Payments and the care and support market", Kate talks about the experience of trying to find things for her daughter, Maddy, to do with her personal budget.
Join the webinar on Tue 25 Nov.
Link: buff.ly/XPq3Qpf
Join the webinar on Tue 25 Nov.
Link: buff.ly/XPq3Qpf
🧠 3 ways to keep innovation in care ethical and human
🚫 Not just about gadgets.
✅ Start with values, inclusion, and what really matters to people.
📊 From AI to data to workforce leadership, our latest carousel shares lessons we’ve learned this year.
🔗 Reports + highlights: buff.ly/okvhtEK
🚫 Not just about gadgets.
✅ Start with values, inclusion, and what really matters to people.
📊 From AI to data to workforce leadership, our latest carousel shares lessons we’ve learned this year.
🔗 Reports + highlights: buff.ly/okvhtEK
October 31, 2025 at 10:51 AM
🧠 3 ways to keep innovation in care ethical and human
🚫 Not just about gadgets.
✅ Start with values, inclusion, and what really matters to people.
📊 From AI to data to workforce leadership, our latest carousel shares lessons we’ve learned this year.
🔗 Reports + highlights: buff.ly/okvhtEK
🚫 Not just about gadgets.
✅ Start with values, inclusion, and what really matters to people.
📊 From AI to data to workforce leadership, our latest carousel shares lessons we’ve learned this year.
🔗 Reports + highlights: buff.ly/okvhtEK
💥 3 big questions that we'll be discussing at our next Direct Payments webinar on 25th November 💥 This time: "Direct Payments – but there's nothing to buy!"
Book your place at buff.ly/AyJ3Wtc
Book your place at buff.ly/AyJ3Wtc
October 30, 2025 at 10:51 AM
💥 3 big questions that we'll be discussing at our next Direct Payments webinar on 25th November 💥 This time: "Direct Payments – but there's nothing to buy!"
Book your place at buff.ly/AyJ3Wtc
Book your place at buff.ly/AyJ3Wtc
Yesterday @coproisaac.bsky.social collected their OBE. Congratulations, Isaac!
Isaac reminds us that this honour isn't just about personal achievement, as they share this recognition with people with multiple disadvantages and lived experiences of injustice.
Read their reflections bit.ly/3LaUr25
Isaac reminds us that this honour isn't just about personal achievement, as they share this recognition with people with multiple disadvantages and lived experiences of injustice.
Read their reflections bit.ly/3LaUr25
October 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Yesterday @coproisaac.bsky.social collected their OBE. Congratulations, Isaac!
Isaac reminds us that this honour isn't just about personal achievement, as they share this recognition with people with multiple disadvantages and lived experiences of injustice.
Read their reflections bit.ly/3LaUr25
Isaac reminds us that this honour isn't just about personal achievement, as they share this recognition with people with multiple disadvantages and lived experiences of injustice.
Read their reflections bit.ly/3LaUr25
WEBINAR | TOMORROW: Making Direct Payments work with finite resources
🗓️ 28 Oct
🕰️ 12:30–1:30
🎟️ Free – open to all
🔗 buff.ly/PtXVzIC
#DirectPayments #SocialCare #ChoiceAndControl
🗓️ 28 Oct
🕰️ 12:30–1:30
🎟️ Free – open to all
🔗 buff.ly/PtXVzIC
#DirectPayments #SocialCare #ChoiceAndControl
October 27, 2025 at 7:51 AM
WEBINAR | TOMORROW: Making Direct Payments work with finite resources
🗓️ 28 Oct
🕰️ 12:30–1:30
🎟️ Free – open to all
🔗 buff.ly/PtXVzIC
#DirectPayments #SocialCare #ChoiceAndControl
🗓️ 28 Oct
🕰️ 12:30–1:30
🎟️ Free – open to all
🔗 buff.ly/PtXVzIC
#DirectPayments #SocialCare #ChoiceAndControl
It’s a simple wish, but it speaks volumes. It says everything about what good dementia care and support should be about: enabling people to keep doing the things that make life worth living.
We looked more closely at the importance of wellbeing for people living with dementia.
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buff.ly/dHbF9LK
We looked more closely at the importance of wellbeing for people living with dementia.
👇
buff.ly/dHbF9LK
October 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
It’s a simple wish, but it speaks volumes. It says everything about what good dementia care and support should be about: enabling people to keep doing the things that make life worth living.
We looked more closely at the importance of wellbeing for people living with dementia.
👇
buff.ly/dHbF9LK
We looked more closely at the importance of wellbeing for people living with dementia.
👇
buff.ly/dHbF9LK
If we want genuine change, we must make it the norm that people with lived experience are present, heard, and valued in every conversation.
Are you making sure the right voices are in the room? Here's is some practical support to get you started.
🟣 buff.ly/oGVINIR
🟣 buff.ly/amhIAxz
Are you making sure the right voices are in the room? Here's is some practical support to get you started.
🟣 buff.ly/oGVINIR
🟣 buff.ly/amhIAxz
October 23, 2025 at 9:51 AM
If we want genuine change, we must make it the norm that people with lived experience are present, heard, and valued in every conversation.
Are you making sure the right voices are in the room? Here's is some practical support to get you started.
🟣 buff.ly/oGVINIR
🟣 buff.ly/amhIAxz
Are you making sure the right voices are in the room? Here's is some practical support to get you started.
🟣 buff.ly/oGVINIR
🟣 buff.ly/amhIAxz
Keep on banging that drum, Caroline – it needs to be heard! | Read Caroline's full blog on creative support planning and Direct Payments, here: buff.ly/sE60o7G
October 22, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Keep on banging that drum, Caroline – it needs to be heard! | Read Caroline's full blog on creative support planning and Direct Payments, here: buff.ly/sE60o7G
We’ve been working with the Care Quality Commission to explore leadership through the eyes of people who draw on care and support, family and friend carers, and people who work in care and support.
Spoiler: leadership isn’t just for those “at the top” it belongs to all of us. buff.ly/FxQfL22
Spoiler: leadership isn’t just for those “at the top” it belongs to all of us. buff.ly/FxQfL22
October 21, 2025 at 9:51 AM
We’ve been working with the Care Quality Commission to explore leadership through the eyes of people who draw on care and support, family and friend carers, and people who work in care and support.
Spoiler: leadership isn’t just for those “at the top” it belongs to all of us. buff.ly/FxQfL22
Spoiler: leadership isn’t just for those “at the top” it belongs to all of us. buff.ly/FxQfL22
The words we use shape how people are seen and how they see themselves. In conversations about disability, it helps to understand the difference between person-first and identity-first language.
Click here for a full explanation buff.ly/zWDCO8Z
And remember, always ask people how they identify.
Click here for a full explanation buff.ly/zWDCO8Z
And remember, always ask people how they identify.
October 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The words we use shape how people are seen and how they see themselves. In conversations about disability, it helps to understand the difference between person-first and identity-first language.
Click here for a full explanation buff.ly/zWDCO8Z
And remember, always ask people how they identify.
Click here for a full explanation buff.ly/zWDCO8Z
And remember, always ask people how they identify.
“How restrictive are your Direct Payments?"
We asked people to share their experiences. Here’s what they told us 👇
We asked people to share their experiences. Here’s what they told us 👇
October 16, 2025 at 6:51 AM
“How restrictive are your Direct Payments?"
We asked people to share their experiences. Here’s what they told us 👇
We asked people to share their experiences. Here’s what they told us 👇
What did we work on over the last financial year? Our new 24-25 Highlights Report shares work across five key areas – from co-production to innovation and inclusion in care and support: buff.ly/bUDEWVJ
#socialcare #coproduction #TLAP #careandsupport
#socialcare #coproduction #TLAP #careandsupport
October 15, 2025 at 9:51 AM
What did we work on over the last financial year? Our new 24-25 Highlights Report shares work across five key areas – from co-production to innovation and inclusion in care and support: buff.ly/bUDEWVJ
#socialcare #coproduction #TLAP #careandsupport
#socialcare #coproduction #TLAP #careandsupport
Paula Sardinha has found Direct Payments to be transformative – but there have been huge hurdles along the way.
After speaking at an event on Direct Payments in partnership with the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), Paula told us about her experiences:
After speaking at an event on Direct Payments in partnership with the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), Paula told us about her experiences:
Clearing the hurdles: Making Direct Payments work - TLAP
My experience with social care is a lot like taking part in a hurdle race.
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October 14, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Paula Sardinha has found Direct Payments to be transformative – but there have been huge hurdles along the way.
After speaking at an event on Direct Payments in partnership with the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), Paula told us about her experiences:
After speaking at an event on Direct Payments in partnership with the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), Paula told us about her experiences:
When you think of people living their lives, what images come to mind?
Time and again we see the same cliches. We know things aren't perfect. But if we only show one story, we won't inspire change.
Instead, let’s shock people with images of strength, connection, and imagination.
Time and again we see the same cliches. We know things aren't perfect. But if we only show one story, we won't inspire change.
Instead, let’s shock people with images of strength, connection, and imagination.
October 13, 2025 at 9:51 AM
When you think of people living their lives, what images come to mind?
Time and again we see the same cliches. We know things aren't perfect. But if we only show one story, we won't inspire change.
Instead, let’s shock people with images of strength, connection, and imagination.
Time and again we see the same cliches. We know things aren't perfect. But if we only show one story, we won't inspire change.
Instead, let’s shock people with images of strength, connection, and imagination.
What does good care and support look like? People who draw on care and support and those who work in it co-produced 86 statements that answer this question.
Organised into 6 themes, Making It Real is a shared vision of care and support that works for everyone. www.makingitreal.org.uk
Organised into 6 themes, Making It Real is a shared vision of care and support that works for everyone. www.makingitreal.org.uk
October 9, 2025 at 9:51 AM
What does good care and support look like? People who draw on care and support and those who work in it co-produced 86 statements that answer this question.
Organised into 6 themes, Making It Real is a shared vision of care and support that works for everyone. www.makingitreal.org.uk
Organised into 6 themes, Making It Real is a shared vision of care and support that works for everyone. www.makingitreal.org.uk
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
💜
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
💜
October 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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
💜
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
💜
“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
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
October 7, 2025 at 9:51 AM
“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
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
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
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
October 6, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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
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