Person-centred planning in social care: A scoping review

An exploration of the relevance of person-centred planning in social care.

Relevant to debates about individual budgets, self-directed support and In Control, this report explores why and how person-centred planning has spread from learning difficulties services to influence the whole of adult social care.

The study:

• describes how person-centred planning began, discusses the existing evidence and explains why many practitioners find it an effective way to support people with social care needs;
• reviews the claims for person-centred planning in the context of current policy and service developments;
• explores issues relating to service users, their families, frontline staff and implementation of the approach;
• identifies barriers to person-centred planning and possible ways to overcome them.