Our research project aimed to measure the success of person centred planning. It took place in four sites across England and included over 100 people.
We introduced person centred planning to each site and then measured if and how it was working. We wanted to find out:
- which organisations flourished and why
- what empowers front line staff
- what supports self advocates and families
- how to overcome difficulties
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The results show that person centred planning led to positive changes for individuals. Some changes were short-lived, but some continued beyond the end of the project.
People experienced ongoing positive changes in:
the size of their social networks
their circle of friends
their presence in the community
the extent and range of their daytime activities
People with a plan were more likely to have access to advocacy and health services. Overall, we found that person centred planning was beneficial for the people taking part in the study.
Person centred planning is effective in promoting community involvement, changing daytime activities, extending contact with families and friends and improving choice for people with learning disabilities.
A family member may be in a good position to identify the key levers for change and to argue against organisational barriers. This can take a huge emotional commitment and affect all aspects of their own lives.
Person centred planning can highlight unmet health needs.
Many services work in an institutional way and require high levels of strategic support to move towards person centred models. Health, social care and housing benefit services need to work closely together.
Better partnership working across education and social services will contribute to improved quality of life for young people entering adulthood.
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