1. www.mycareinbirmingham.org.uk (built using Quickheart)
Beverley Stevens Project Manager
Business Change
Adults and Communities
Birmingham City Council

2. My Care in Birmingham
Represents part of the Transformation in social care
From clients of Social Services to citizens with choice and control
From looking after welfare to wellbeing (all your life)
From relying on “experts” to enabling you as citizens
Freedom from dependence on social care to independence and freedom to choose
“Safety net” for meeting needs to a springboard to meet your goals

3. What is My Care in Birmingham?
A self service website designed for everyone in Birmingham (with internet access)
First part now online, with access to over 70 pages and links to information and advice on Adult Social Care, future development will include:
Support for needs assessment by social workers
Accessibility issues to be addressed
Capability to leave feedback (available now), will feed into future development

4. What does it enable me to do?
Today: enquire about services, read information and advice, get signposting to services for everyone so that you can choose services more easily
Coming soon:
Define social care and support needs
Establish an Indicative Budget and Plan how to spend it on support to meet your assessed needs
Engage with service providers for the care and support you need

5. What makes up My Care in Birmingham?
In 3 parts:
Information and Advice
Needs Assessment and Resource Allocation System (RAS)
Planning and Marketplace

6. My Care in Birmingham: Information & Advice
The next 5 slides represent the part of the My Care in Birmingham website now available, containing information and advice on Adult Social Care in Birmingham.

12. My Care in Birmingham: Needs Assessment and RAS (Resource Allocation System)
The next slide shows the supporting assessment tool home page which is currently in development.