An Evaluation of the Introduction of Facilitated Person‐Centred Planning with People with Learning Disabilities Leaving a Hospital Setting: Sharing the Knowledge

Abstract

This article considers some of the issues raised by an evaluation of facilitated person‐centred planning (PCP) for six people with severe and complex learning disabilities residing in a long‐stay hospital. The hospital is earmarked for closure, and all six are to be resettled. Using a realist approach, evaluators explored such questions as whether the views of people with severe learning disabilities had been accessed, what makes PCP person‐centred and who should participate in a plan. These questions raised awareness of the effect of timescales and a selective training programme in relation to PCP, and the impact this has had on effective person‐centred planning.