Consultation over 'radical' reforms to social services

The Welsh Government has put forward its proposals to overhaul social services here. They're designed to give more choice to service users, while also providing a more uniform provision across the country. A consultation will run until the beginning of June.

The proposed legislation would:

• Allow people more choice on where they get their care from - including the option not to get it from their local authority
• Introduce national eligibility criteria - which the Welsh Government claims would 'ensure people are assessed on what they need, rather than just on what services are available locally'
• Introduce portable assessments, which means people will be entitled to similar services if they move from one part of Wales to another without having their needs re-assessed if they haven't changed
• Require local authorities to provide information to carers on their rights and the services available to them in their local areas
• Create a national adoption service to better coordination and "improve outcomes" of adoption

Lisa Madigan has had arthritis since since she was a child. She tells our Health Correspondent Mariclare Carey-Jones about the care she currently receives, and what she thinks about the plans to give service users more of a say in decision-making.