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Putting people in control of their care

More than 1,000 people in Sheffield are now benefiting from an innovative scheme which puts people in control of their own social care.

Self Directed Support is a new way of allocating money to people receiving social care. People have a personal budget which means they can decide which services best meet their needs. Since Sheffield began to pilot the scheme in March 2008, 1,356 people have received a budget.

Now Sheffield City Council is as acknowledging the success of Self Directed Support so far and is making sure that it is more widely available.

Currently just less than eight per cent of the total number of people receiving support from adults’ services have a personal budget. Self Directed Support will be available to all new and existing service users from August this year.

Leslie Smith has seen huge changes for the better in her son, Christopher, since he was given a personal budget. Aged 20, Christopher has ADHD, epilepsy, an undiagnosed genetic condition and is also on the autistic spectrum. The family became concerned about Christopher’s long term prospects when the time came for him to leave school a year ago.

Initially sceptical about personal budgets because of the process she had to go through, Leslie now believes it has been life changing for Christopher and built his confidence. He is now given sums of money for his health care, his social care, and his education and training, and can choose how he spends his money.

Leslie says: "Christopher’s adult life is now fantastic – he is at college and really enjoying it. He has a great time, and I now know that when we’re not here he will be OK."

Councillor Steve Ayris, Sheffield City Council Cabinet Member for Independent and Healthy Living, says: "We want to make sure that everyone receiving adult social care has as much control over their life as possible. People are already using their personal budgets to arrange very individual and innovative types of support that work for them. We hope that many more people will take advantage of the flexibility offered by this system."

Bus Vision for South Rotherham and Sheffield

The South Rotherham and Sheffield Bus Vision is being developed by South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive in partnership with Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council and with Sheffield City Council and they would like to hear views from local residents, businesses and the travelling public about our specific proposals.

Their main aim is to improve access to jobs, schools, hospitals and leisure activities to cope with the growing demand created by future investment and new job opportunities. The plans also include introducing a simplified ‘smartcard’ fare system across the network.
These new developments will enable bus services to run across South Rotherham and Sheffield more efficiently, making bus travel a much more attractive, accessible and more enjoyable experience for everyone.

They want to ensure that we get these measures right, and would like to give you the opportunity to read this information and provide your feedback. Feedback can be given online at http://www.busvision.co.uk/

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