Becs Barker, Carr Gomm’s Operations Manager for Community Contacts, Involvement, Quality and Innovation, gave evidence on behalf of social care providers on whether Self-Directed Support (SDS) has achieved its ambitions in Scotland.
SDS was brought in as the primary way that people access social care in Scotland. Its intentions were to ensure that care and support is arranged, managed and delivered in a way that support choice and control for individuals. Over 10 years since SDS was introduced through the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013, the Scottish Parliament wants to understand its progress towards meeting this intention.
Becs took part in an informal engagement workstream for this post-legislative scrutiny and brought the experiences from social care providers to a Health, Sport and Social Care Committee evidence session.
Becs talks about the realities of accessing choice and control for people we support
Becs shares the challenges people face accessing support in rural areas.
Becs highlights what needs to change to realise the ambitions of SDS.
Carr Gomm believes that social care needs better resourcing to ensure that everyone can experience person-centred support which enables them to live their best possible life. Read about how we’re influencing change to make this happen.
