I am a healthcare professional
The county-wide introduction of self directed support in 2010 represented a fundamental change in the way people requiring social care access and receive care. While assessment and eligibility criteria have not changed, the care services and solutions individuals may opt for can be very different from what they would previously have received.
These changes affect you as a healthcare professional. On the following pages you will find information specifically aimed to address questions you may have yourself or be asked, but you will also find valuable and relevant information on the other pages of this website, most notably:
- To understand how self directed support works, please consult the pages for people who use social care services. On these pages you will find an explanation of the planning process and what the criteria are a support plan needs to meet
- The pages for carers contain information about how the role of the carer may be affected by self directed support, and valuable information on what help is available for carers
- The pages for support brokers will help understand the function and responsibilities of new role.
