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The way social care providers commission services for people with complex needs should be overhauled, according to Turning Point chief executive Victor Adebowale.

At a session on complex need and social care, Adebowale said: "We have to recognise the need for three yearly planning in the commissioning process rather than annually. For many people with a range of needs the reality is that services are delivered in a rigid budget-led way."

Adebowale also called for the voluntary sector to take on a wider role in the delivery of social care.

But Community Care editor Polly Neate told delegates that the main responsibility laid with local authorities. "In order to develop a coherent vision local authorities need to be empowered first," Neate said.