NHS Continuing Healthcare to be available as a “Direct Payment” from April 2014
The Care and Support Minister, Norman Lamb, has announced that from April 2014 everyone eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare funding will be […]
News for Individual Employers from Skills for Care
Individual employer skills funding now available Individual employers (people who directly employ their care or support staff) are now able to apply […]
My New Life!
Following an eighteen month battle we finally supported a Disabled woman to get onto a Direct Payment and employ her own PAs. […]
An hour in the life of….. Someone needing agency care..
As Chair of Active Independence I talk to a lot of people who receive their care from a care agency. This about […]
A big THANK YOU from Brian!
Just to say a BIG thank you to everyone for contributing towards making our Christmas get-together so enjoyable. We are a special […]
Evaluation of Personal Health Budgets pilot
The final independent evaluation report about the pilot programme “Evaluation of the personal health budget pilot programme” has been published on 30 […]
Latest on ‘Care in Crisis’ campaign
In Age UK’s latest excellent briefings they call on the government to urgently look at implementing the recommendations from the Dilnot commission. This […]
Individual employer skills funding now available
Individual employers (people who directly employ their care or support staff) are now able to apply for grant funding directly from Skills […]
Update on all the latest policy and research
Skills for Care have produced their latest policy briefing which summarises all the latest research, rulings legislation and policies relating to health […]
PFG and AI start work on exciting new DPULO project!
The Personalisation Forum Group (a peer support group for people with poor mental health) has approached Active Independence to ask if we […]