C.E. Jottings

How the world of adult social care is a construct of lies.

Another telling-it-like-it-is posting from the always worth-reading, Mark Neary: “A daily battle to hold on to my sanity - "Syb Ill. Bas Well. Man Well” (The reference is to the great British TV comedy "Fawlty Towers", featuring John Cleese.) I recommend the read. Try this for a taster: "So much of the social care world is based on lies. The promotion of Choice when there isn’t any. The push for supported living as a beacon of independence when lots of... Read more →

Is Personalisation failing? The founder of 'In Control' thinks so.

Is Personalisation failing? Professor Simon Duffy, the founder of "In Control" thinks so. ("Personalisation was supposed to empower vulnerable citizens. It has failed." Guardian 30 January 2014. Some of the Comments are interesting, too.) Intended as a more flexible and efficient system with people having more control to create solutions built around their own lives, Simon Duffy says Personalisation has become in too many cases, an excuse for abandonment or the new bureaucracy or an excuse to cut costs Worth... Read more →

Personalisation - must reads

The Social Business, Rob Greenland's blog is, it says, "The UK's most influential social business blog". Not a modest, nor an idle claim as Rob's regular readers will agree. Me? I just love the tagline in the Header: "Make it your business to change the world". Well, anyone with an involvement in delivering or advocating CE is surely doing that! Rob has recently been posting on Personalisation. In my view, his three posts on the subject are essential reading: Personalisaton,... Read more →