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Reviewing and Updating Person-Centred Plans as ABI Needs Change Over Time

Acquired brain injury support needs change over time as recovery, insight and risk evolve. This article explains how ABI services should review and update person-centred plans to remain safe, relevant...

Embedding Person-Centred Planning Into Day-to-Day ABI Support Practice

Person-centred planning only adds value when it shapes daily support. This article explains how acquired brain injury services can embed person-centred plans into routines, staff practice and supervision.

Commissioner and CQC Expectations for Person-Centred Planning in ABI

Commissioners and CQC place specific expectations on person-centred planning in acquired brain injury services. This article explains what inspectors look for, common gaps and how ABI providers can evidence compliance...

Recording and Evidencing Person-Centred Practice in ABI Services

Recording person-centred practice is critical in acquired brain injury services. This article explains how ABI providers can evidence person-centred planning and strengths-based support in ways commissioners and inspectors expect to...

Using Outcomes to Shape Person-Centred Plans in ABI Support

Outcomes give person-centred planning purpose in acquired brain injury services. This article explains how ABI providers can define, track and use outcomes to shape support while meeting commissioner and inspection...

Co-Producing Support Plans With Families and Advocates in ABI Services

Families and advocates often play a critical role in acquired brain injury support. This article explains how ABI services can co-produce support plans effectively, balance perspectives and meet commissioner and...

Balancing Risk and Choice in Person-Centred Planning for ABI

Balancing risk and choice is central to person-centred planning in acquired brain injury services. This article explains how ABI providers can support choice safely while meeting safeguarding, commissioning and inspection...

Involving People With ABI in Planning When Insight, Memory or Cognition Are Impaired

Meaningful involvement in planning can be complex when acquired brain injury affects insight, memory or cognition. This article explains how ABI services can support involvement safely, proportionately and in ways...

Strengths-Based Support in ABI: Moving Beyond Deficit-Led Planning

Strengths-based support in acquired brain injury services shifts the focus away from deficits and risk alone. This article explains how ABI providers can embed strengths-based planning in practice while maintaining...

What Person-Centred Planning Really Means in Acquired Brain Injury Services

Person-centred planning in acquired brain injury services requires more than choice-based paperwork. This article explains what genuinely person-centred planning looks like in ABI support, how it operates day to day,...