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Integrated Health and Social Care Pathways for Adults with Physical Disabilities

Integrated pathways are essential for adults with physical disabilities whose needs cross health and social care boundaries. This article explains how providers design joined-up pathways that meet commissioner and inspection...

Transitions and Life Stage Pathways in Physical Disability Services

Adults with physical disabilities experience significant change across life stages, from education and employment to ageing and increasing health needs. This article explains how providers design transition pathways that maintain...

Designing Flexible, Individualised Care Pathways in Physical Disability Services

Rigid care pathways often fail adults with physical disabilities. This article explores how providers design flexible, individualised pathways that adapt to changing needs while meeting commissioner requirements.

Crisis Prevention and Early Intervention Pathways in Physical Disability Services

Crisis prevention is a core requirement in physical disability services. This article explores how providers design early intervention pathways that reduce risk, avoid escalation and meet commissioner and inspection expectations.

Step-Up, Step-Down and Reablement Pathways in Physical Disability Services

Step-up and step-down pathways help physical disability services respond flexibly as needs change. This article explains how providers design reablement-led pathways that promote independence while managing risk and commissioner expectations.

Integrating Health and Social Care in Physical Disability Service Models

Physical disability services rarely succeed in isolation. This article explores how providers integrate health and social care inputs to deliver safe, coordinated support that meets commissioner and inspection expectations.

Risk Management in Physical Disability Services: Enabling Independence Safely

Risk management in physical disability services is not about avoidance — it is about enabling ordinary life safely. This article explores how providers design proportionate risk frameworks that satisfy commissioners,...

Commissioning Physical Disability Services: What Councils and ICBs Look For

Commissioners do not buy “care hours” for physical disability services — they buy risk-managed independence, continuity and outcomes. This article explains how councils and ICBs evaluate physical disability service models...

Building a Physical Disability Support Pathway: Referral, Assessment, Mobilisation, Review

Commissioners score physical disability bids higher when providers can show a consistent pathway from referral to review, with clear decision points and escalation. This article sets out a practical end-to-end...

Physical Disability Service Models in Adult Social Care: What Good Looks Like

Physical disability services fail when “care hours” are delivered without a clear pathway to independence, safety and participation. This guide sets out the core service models, what each is for,...