Your search for individual service funds produced 109 results.
Bob Rhodes and Ralph Broad argue that social work and social care should return to the thinking set out in the Barclay report and renew their commitment to community.
Article 2011-06-12 15:51:00
Personal Budgets do not need to reinforce individualistic consumerism, they can be a route to a more collective approach where care is shared.
Article 2020-06-19 11:57:00
The Centre has produced a range of new publications on ISFs with TLAP, Community Catalysts and…
News 2018-02-28
Beyond Limits and NHS Plymouth are piloting an exciting model of service delivery to ensure that people with challenging behaviour do not end up in damaging institutions.
Article 2011-12-20 12:31:00
Darwin Care support people with learning disabilities and autism in Dorset and use ISFs.
Article 2024-03-10 11:22:00
A comprehensive guide to using Individual Service Funds (ISFs) to provide personalised support.
Paper 2018-02-27 23:04:00
An Individual Budget is an entitlement that is subject to some controls or conditionality.
Inspiration 2010-09-25 17:47:00
Brooke Bates explores the impact of austerity on women in the UK at the level of the individual and civil society.
Article 2016-09-26 11:24:00
Individual Service Funds - learning from Inclusion's 18 Years of Practice.
News 2014-06-04
Third-Party Personal Health Budgets or Individual Service Funds (ISFs) are a key tool for personalising care.
Article 2023-12-06 16:34:00
These slides summarise guidance on the use of Individual Service Funds (ISFs) and the future of commissioning for health and social care.
Slide 2015-10-04 09:49:00
iDirect share the experiences of 3 individuals they support who use individual service funds.
Paper 2023-05-15 11:52:00
New guidance published by Think Local Act Personal supports greater use of ISFs.
News 2015-06-18
Dorset have established a ground-breaking commissioning strategy enabling people with learning disabilities & mental health problems to manage their personal budgets.
Article 2017-03-21 15:24:00
An easy read guide to Individual Service Funds or ISFs. A great way to manage your support.
Paper 2020-06-20 17:20:00
The Seattle 2000 Declaration on 
Self-Determination and Individualized Funding.
Article 2023-01-19 15:27:00
Individual Service Funds (ISFs) have had a positive impact on people's lives.
Paper 2014-06-03 13:00:00
Simon Duffy outlines an alternative path for achieving meaningful integration between heath and social care.
Article 2016-08-02 18:30:00
This Easy Read guide explains how Individual Service Funds (ISFs) let people manage a personal budget without needing to use direct payments.
Paper 2017-03-21 15:17:00
An Individual Service Fund is a mechanism for controlling an individual budget using an organisation.
Inspiration 2010-07-10 12:01:00
Self Directed Futures' work with Bristol City Council commissioning team on their Individual Service Fund offer.
Article 2021-06-07 12:24:00
Calderdale Council have produced a guide for Individual Service Funds (ISFs) which describes their benefits to citizens in clear and accessible English.
Paper 2016-05-12 15:56:00
An overview of the development of Individual Service Funds (ISFs) - what they are and how they are developing
Slide 2019-11-01 21:35:00
Chris Watson of Self Directed Futures and Gary Kent of New Key and Jacqui Hendra of Devon County Council on ISFs.
Webinar 2020-06-16 17:04:00
Simon Duffy explores the reasons why ISFs are a helpful tool for achieving citizenship for people with learning disabilities and others who use social care services.
Slide 2016-04-08 15:08:00
This guide offers a commissioner's perspective on how to implement Individual Service Funds and widen self-directed support beyond Direct Payments.
Paper 2020-02-18 12:56:00
Martin Walker of TLAP suggests that in the midst of the severe funding crisis hitting social care the use of Individual Service Funds (ISFs) is at least one possible way forward.
Article 2016-08-09 13:37:00
Service providers can do much more to offer people flexible support and personal budgets.
Paper 2023-03-04 10:02:00
Please complete this quick survey on Individual Service Funds from the Housing and Support…
News 2015-03-23
Simon Duffy explores the Scottish roots of SDS or self-directed support.
Article 2014-06-16 14:52:00
It's Our Community in Sheffield explored how to reform health and social care from the grassroots.
Article 2023-06-06 11:44:00
The Centre has helped develop a range of resources to help change commissioning and improve…
News 2018-02-14
Simon Schwab outlines the principles that should underpin the reform of NDIS.
Article 2014-02-14 13:06:00
Integrated Personal Budgets bring together different resources to help people take control of all their supports.
Article 2023-12-14 16:23:00
Personalised Support is a system for providing support to people with complex and challenging needs to live their own life, on their own terms, but as active citizens.
Inspiration 2010-02-25 11:36:00
Tanya Moore provides an overview of the University of Hertfordshire's course on personalisation.
Inspiration 2012-08-29 12:21:00
People need Tapered Control, different levels of control, depending upon their needs and circumstances.
Inspiration 2009-05-01 16:24:00
This is a real but anonymised contract between a local authority and a service provider enabling the service provider to use Individual Service Funds (ISFs).
Article 2015-11-24 16:47:00
Simon Duffy pulls together some of the key data relevant to the Centre's submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry on adult social in England.
Article 2016-08-18 12:45:00
How individual service funds (ISFs) can lead to new ways of supporting people in their own communities.
Article 2020-06-23 11:12:00
Dr Simon Duffy sets out some key principles to guide local communities as they develop their response to the COVID-19 crisis.
Article 2020-04-02 15:44:00
Civitas Vera provide an insightful critique into the limitations of the market in policy and real life.
Article 2014-04-09 10:51:00
The Centre has been working with the Socialist Health Association (SHA) on a possible new policy for social care. This draft document is for discussion and is not SHA policy.
Article 2016-08-17 13:47:00
This essay describes how personal budgets should be implemented, focusing especially on people with more complex needs.
Article 2013-02-22 15:30:00
David Zigmond reflects on the enforced closure of his GP practice and imagines an intelligent dialogue with the forces of regulation.
Article 2019-04-25 15:52:00
This guide from Skills for Care was developed over several months by the South West Individual Service Fund Network and several Fellows of the Centre for Welfare Reform.
Paper 2020-12-14 16:53:00
Flexible approaches to support and contracting in health and social care services.
Project 2016-01-04 12:20:00
A summary of concerns about the design of Australia's important National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
Article 2012-10-26 10:33:00
Chris Watson briefly outlines the main legal features of an Individual Service Fund (ISF) and explores how community hubs or micro-enterprises might use them.
Article 2020-05-12 15:22:00
Showing service providers how to transform their current services to offer highly flexible…
News 2010-08-15
