TLAP 2016 Partnership Meeting

We’re the TLAP Partnership Co-chairs

Martin Yates’ story

I have nearly 30 years experience of arranging my own support and now employ four Personal Assistants, who enable me to live a full and active life, including spending time with my mum and Sammy my pet dog. I also spend time working with TLAP.

Policy Department of Health white paper –new direction – personalised approach. Putting People First Concordat with the Local Government Association (LGA), Association of Directors of Adult Social Services & NHS. Think Local Act Personal

What is Think Local Act Personal? National Partnership of more than 50 organisations committed to supporting personalisation and community based support across health and social care. Partnership spans central and local government, NHS, provider sector, people with care and support needs, carers and family members via National Co-production Advisory Group.  

Core team Lynda Tarpey Director Policy Advisors

Policy Advisors head up work around Community Capacity Building, Quality, Information and Advice, Personal Budgets, Integration, Co-production and the Making it Real programme in-line with Care Act guidance.

National Co-production Advisory Group

NCAG has been described as the ‘beating heart’ of TLAP NCAG has been described as the ‘beating heart’ of TLAP. Core group and flexible group members total 40.

TLAP in action

TLAP works to: 1. Create national action by shaping policy as we did with the Care Act. 2. Affect local practice through outreach and uniting with partners to share best practice. 3. Produce outcomes that help improve peoples’ lives through greater independence, choice and citizenship.

A knowledge exchange

TLAP is uniquely placed to bring together: commissioners (ADASS); People who use services and carers (NCAG members); providers (National Care Forum, Shared Lives Plus); Regulators (CQC); Standard setters (NICE, SCIE, Skills for Care) and latterly organisations involved in integrating the health and social care sectors (NHS England Integrated Personal Commissioning Programme).

An enabling framework

TLAP produces practical tools and resources which we cascade, promote & help implement through the Partnership.

A model of co-production

A collective endeavour

One of the strengths of the Partnership is that it unites organisations that have the same or similar messages about personalised, community based-support in health and social care. The result is an amplified message that carries more impact. Many things have changed and improved for people who use services and their carers but, and it is a big but, we still have more to do!