Kate designed and delivered a training module for Adult Social Care staff which has allowed us to respond effectively to the evolving Personalisation agenda. Kate’s inclusive approach was crucial in developing a meaningful programme when the national picture was not yet fully formed
Kate is passionate about improving choice and control for service users in Housing, Health and other social care organisations and is seen as an expert in this field.
Her experience was influential during a major project designed to identify and share good practice in this area. The project included working with the 13 Individual Budget pilot sites, Communities and Local Government, the Care Services Improvement Partnership, the Department of Health and the Housing Corporation.
Key Personalisation and choice work includes:
- Kate has been commissioned by the Department of Health to draft a paper titled ‘Practical advice for the current moment’ designed to help people cut through the confusion around Personalisation and choice.
- Kate delivered a workshop on Personalisation and its impact on assistive technology at the National Telecare Conference in London in December 2010. An article on the subject was subsequently published in their professional journal.
- In December 2010 Sitra published a paper written by Kate called “Personalisation and Housing Support: Where we are now”