Policy and related documents

The following documents are all relevant to the promoting independence and wellbeing agenda:

• Our Health, Our Care, Our Say
  Published by Department of Health, 30th January 2006 This White Paper sets a new direction for the whole health and social care system. It confirms the vision set out in the Department of Health Green...
• Putting people first: A shared vision and commitment to the transformation of adult social care (HM Government 2007)
  This protocol outlines transformation required to support personalisation, encompassing joint strategic needs assessment, commissioning that stimulates quality provision, and locally agreed approaches...
• Lifetime Homes, Lifetime Neighbourhoods - National Strategy for Housing in an Ageing Society
  Housing LIN Policy Briefing 20 - This briefing provides a quick overview of the key issues raised in the Lifetime Homes, Lifetime Neighbourhoods: a national strategy for housing in an ageing society...
• Transforming Social Care LAC (DH) (2008)1
  Local Authority Circular setting out information about the transformation of social care in line with national policy. It contains details of the Social Care Reform grant to be used by Councils to redesign...
• NHS Next Stage Review: Our vision for primary and community care (Department of Health 2008)
  This looks at how PCTs can lead local change, with plans to reinvigorate practice-based commissioning (PBC), and outlines pilot schemes to test models for commissioning more integrated services from...
• PSA 17 - Tackle poverty and promote greater independence and wellbeing in later life
  Sets out Government expectations on how the wellbeing of older people in later life should be improved through action by Government departments and local authorities.
• Don't stop me now: preparing for an ageing population
  This report, published by the Audit Commission looks at the challenges and opportunities facing England as its population gets older. The report emphasises that councils have a local area leadership...

Other Reports and Guidance

• All Our Tomorrows
  A joint discussion document on the future of services for older people. ADSS and LGA.
• Chronic Disease Management: a compendium
  The Department of Health compendium that draws together evidence on how self care support models might be more widely transferred and used.
• Supporting People with Long Term Conditions
  An NHS and Social Care Model to support local innovation and integration, Department of Health, January 2005
• Unique Care: Chronic Disease Management
• A Sure Start to Later Life: Ending Inequalities for Older People
  The experience of exclusion is not unique to older people - it affects people of all ages. However, exclusion can be particularly acute in later life for three reasons. it is all too rare that people...