Useful links
LinkAge Plus Community of Practice at IDeA – a forum for local authority colleagues to share ideas and knowledge.
Partnerships for Older People Projects (POPPs) – led by the Department of Health, POPPs is a programme where services target support towards people with broad ranging needs – from complex through to low level – to help them stay independent for longer within their own communities and avoid the need for higher intensity or institutionalised care in the future.
Individual budgets – cross government initiative led by the Department of Health designed to provide individuals who currently receive services greater choice and control over their support arrangements.