Walsall Choice Guidance - 2. Promoting independence

The Care Act states that we need to consider promoting independence and reducing the needs a person has at every opportunity. The Act emphasises:

The importance of preventing or delaying the development of needs for care and support and the importance of reducing needs that already exist. At every interaction with a person, a local authority should consider whether or how the person’s needs could be reduced or other needs could be delayed from arising. Effective interventions at the right time can stop needs from escalating, and help people maintain their independence for longer

Wherever possible we will aim to minimise the need for commissioned services by offering alternative options that would meet needs.