The ALLIANCE has been invited to lead on engagement work with members and people across Scotland to inform the Advisory Panel of the Independent Review of Adult Social Care. From October-November 2020 the ALLIANCE plan to capture insight from partners, organisations and people who access social care services, using this person centred focus to help shape and inform the independent review.
To achieve this, the ALLIANCE has designed the People at the Centre (Social Care Review) Engagement Programme, which aims to:
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Hear the voices of people and organisations across Scotland on the needs, rights and preferences of people who use services, their families and their carers.
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Design and deliver an inclusive and diverse programme of engagement and communication activity that ensures people are supported to participate and their voices are heard.
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Capture learning and feedback on current experiences from people, unpaid carers and third sector organisations – particularly focused around identified care groups.
The ALLIANCE will be delivering this programme of activity in three ways:
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Delivering a series of digital engagement events with groups of organisations representing the interests of people who receive, or commission for themselves, social care and support.
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Holding an ‘open call’ for individuals, families and carers to comment on their experiences of accessing social care and support and what they would like to change or improve.
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There is a facilitation pack for organisations to use for local or targeted events during the consultation period to access the views of individuals, clients, service users and carers.
For more information about the Terms of Reference of the independent review, watch the interview with Derek Feeley on the ALLIANCE YouTube.
