Getting Started
Browse through a wide range of useful documents below.
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				The history of social care
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				An introduction to Self-Directed Support
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				How to get started with Self-Directed Support
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				Understanding mental health and Self-Directed Support
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				Understanding Fair Access to Care Services
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				Explaining Personal Budgets, Individual Budgets and Direct Payments
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				Understanding Personal Budgets for older people
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				Understanding Personal Health Budgets
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				Understanding Reablement
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				How a local authority allocates your money
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				Money - finding out how much you will get
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				What if I disagree with the Resource Allocation?
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				How to open a bank account
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				How to use a support provider
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				Understanding Person Centred Planning
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				How to get good outcomes from support planning
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				How to build better friendships and relationships
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				Short breaks - a new way of taking a break
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				How to use a trade off to get better support planning outcomes