 
Active Lives in Kent
Method(s) Used
Name of person who posted the project:Dominic Potter
Location of project:United Kingdom
Date when the project started:2000
Date when the project ended/project ongoing:
Background to project:Active Lives Kent County Council's 10 year vision for Adult Social Care in Kent.Kent Social Services was one of the first to set out a vision in this way (2000), and the latest version (2007) has been endorsed by the Kent Primary Care Trusts (PCTs), the 12 district councils, Kent Police, Kent Fire and Rescue Service and the voluntary sector. Purpose of project:In developing the original Active Lives, KCC consulted service users and wanted to take this a step further and fully involve the public. KCC organised a major campaign to engage people through a range of activitiesProject activities:Workshops with over 200 disabled peopleA major survey at the Kent County Show - over 300 people participated in this. The survey was also available online and received a further 200 responses. At one point the Active Lives web page was the second most popular one within Kent Adult Social Services (KASS) Presentations to numerous local groups including District Partnership Groups for people with learning disabilities and District Older People Forums. These groups ranged from 20 to 50 people Workshops involving partners (PCT, Maidstone Health Trust) across Kent and with specific client groups (people with learning disabilities, mental health problems, etc). At each of these workshops there were at least 50 people who were users of KCC services Workshops with carers - carers were part of many of the other groups mentioned, however a specific workshop reached about 35 carers Project results:There were a small group of 10 people who met physically - as well as virtual input from other people and comments from user/disabled organisations such as Centre for Independent Living Kent.The final version was agreed and approved by the Editorial Board. Drafted and finalised by an Editorial Board of members of the public who were self selected - if anyone was interested they were part of the Editorial Board - before being presented to management team and Members. Contact details:Kent County CouncilCounty Hall Maidstone Kent ME14 1XQ 08458 247 247 county.hall@kent.gov.uk |
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