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• Kites, cars and wide-screen tvs: personalisation is going to be very popular

  By Sally Gillen Revolution is one of those words frequently misused. And in social care it's no different. Initiatives, schemes and new programmes are often hyped-up as revolutionary - usually by those who have designed them - when they are really... Posted Sep 26 2008, 04:58 PM by The Social Work Blog Filed under: personalisation, individual budgets, personal assistants, Sally Gillen

• Registration of personal assistants - the great divide

  The General Social Care Council has announced that it will consult on whether personal assistants employed by direct payment recipients in England should be registered . This is a very difficult area with many in the service user movement likely to suggest... Posted Jul 02 2008, 11:23 AM by The Social Work Blog Filed under: Mithran Samuel, direct payments, Criminal Records Bureau, General Social Care Council, personal assistants, Skills for Care