Written 01/03/10

The following item from the County Council is relevant to anyone in the village in receipt of social care as this is rolled out across South Cambridgeshire from this month:

A new approach to social care introduced by Cambridgeshire County Council and its NHS partners means individuals can now choose the help they need to meet their social care needs.

Self-Directed Support involves identifying and allocating a Personal Budget - an upfront allocation of funding for eligible individuals to plan how to meet their social care needs and to achieve their personal goals.

Help is available at every stage, from completing the initial assessment to producing a support plan to show how the money will be spent and managing the budget. This can be taken as a Direct Payment or left with the County Council to manage on behalf of the individual service user. Self-Directed Support is being introduced over a two-year period. By March 2011 all new and existing users of social care services who are eligible for support will have been moved over to the new system and will be more in control of the support and services they receive.

If you think you are eligible for social care support you should call Cambridgeshire Direct on 0345 045 5202.

More information about Self-Directed Support is available on the County Council website or by calling the number above.

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