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Putting service users in control — [personalisation in social care user-led organisations (ULOs)]
Author(s)	Bob Hudson
Journal title	Community Care, issue 1710, 21 February 2008
Pages	pp 34-35
Source	http://www.communitycare.co.uk
Keywords	Services ; Community care ; Consumer ; Literature reviews.
Annotation	The success of personalisation in social care will depend in part on the strength of user-led organisations (ULOs). This article reviews research which looked at the effectiveness and sustainability of ULOs, and the factors inhibiting or facilitating OLUs. The research described is 'Mapping the capacity and potential for user-led organisations in England: a summary of the main findings from a national research study commissioned by the Department of Health', carried out by Sue Maynard Campbell, Alice Maynard and Maggie Winchcombe. This article outlines the study's main conclusions on current availability of ULOs, success factors, barriers to success, and future development. The research is available in a range of formats at www.tinyurl.com/3dtvoq .(RH).
Accession Number	CPA-080229203 A
Classmark	I: PA: WY: 64A *
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