1 May 2020

Meeting urgent demand with new models of care and individual service funds

Meeting urgent demand with new models of care and individual service funds
Institute of Public Care May 2020
  • There has been an explosion over the past few years in new types of locally based care, support and training delivered by personal assistants (both employed and self-employed), micro enterprises and umbrella organisations (who often act as matching and coordination agents for a fee).
  • This paper explores how these new models of care could be supported by local commissioners to meet additional demand using individual service funds.