What people say about self direct
Delegates who attended our events said:
“Allows real depth discussions to enable you to get a good understanding of what your organisation needs to be doing” Phil Carpenter, Director, NORSACA, Nottingham Regional Society for Autistic Children and Adults
“Thanks for a great 2 days, really valuable and lots to think about” Neil Ternent, Deputy Director Operations, Mental Health Matters
“Great mix of formal and informal methods” Ruth Cartwright, Head of quality and improvement, Metropolitan Support Trust
“Good knowledge, knowledgeable trainers” Lydia Jones, Service Director, HAIL
“Gives a good insight into Individual Budgets and how it works” Frank Steaples, Team Manager, Key Ring Living Support Networks
“I left the workshop much more positive” Dan Davies, Director, Integracare
“Very informative and makes you want to change things quicker so people’s lives improve” Emma Daffey, Registered Manager,New Directions
“As well as being informative and uncompromisingly positive, to listen to people and their life experiences was invaluable” Biba Boele, Rochdale Council
“Gave me confidence to realise we’re thinking along the right lines and that we won’t get answers and how to, we just need to try things and be creative” Harriet Michael-Phillin, Service Manager, Support for Living
“Thank you for a well structured, informative and exceptionally
useful 2 days! Will be advising people at Regional Service Development Network to attend your future events” Jamie Anderson, Age Concern, Wirral
“I attended your two day ‘Helping Providers Change’ event. I found it really informative and will impact on my practice in my role as a Contracts Manager” Lynn Mounfield, ContractsManager (Adult Social Care), Brighton, Hove
“Good handouts, consolidated and learnt new and previous knowledge”
Nicky Banks, Home Manager, Outlook Care
“I think it would be very helpful for Independent Providers”
Diane Chalmers, Senior Home Care Manager, Royal Borough of Kingston
“I would recommend any group that assists organisations to focus on personalisation, this group was very effective”
Lee Elliot, Deputy Business Manager, Care UK
“Very useful to focus thoughts and begin to plan a way forward” Jackie Carré, CARE (Cottage andRural Enterprises Ltd),
North Yorkshire
“Made good links and have come away with some good ideas” Lisa Cole, Mental Health Matters, Middlesborough
“Really got me thinking about how direct payments could work in my organisation” Amy Redpath, Carer Relief Officer, North Tyneside Carers Centre
“Every aspect of the day was useful for me. It made all the background reading I have done re Individual Budgets more real to me” Nicola Barnes, Vitalise, Derby