Survey of Personal Budget holders in Lancashire
| Purpose | The purpose of the Survey was to gather peoples views and opinions regarding the process for Self Directed Support/Personal Budgets and to consider if personal budgets had improved their quality of life |
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| Subject |
Other topic |
| Commissioned by | Steve Sinnott - |
| Geographic area |
All of Lancashire |
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| Method |
Questionnaire - face-to-face Questionnaire - telephone |
| Consultation with |
Service users |
| Date | 01/04/2009 - 29/05/2009 |
| Undertaken by | Paula Jones - Social Worker Bhanu Reddy - Citizen Feedback Officer |
Results
| Number in sample | 40 |
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| Number of responses | 40 |
| Response rate | 100% |
| Key findings | 95% of people said they were given sufficient information in order to make a decision to proceed with a personal budget. 90% of people put their Support Plan together with their Social Care Worker. 63% reported the whole process had taken longer than 8 weeks (although the same percentage felt this was about right). 30% felt the process was complicated, 70% found it straightforward 95% felt that they were primarily leading the choices and decisions that were made throughout the process |
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Contact information
For more information about this research contact:
Contact Steve Sinnott - Independent Social Care Consultant