“Understandable and down to earth!”
“Good atmosphere, really helped me to understand the issues”. This was some of the feedback from our “Employing A Personal Assistant” event […]
Big variations in the take-up of personal budgets across councils
Massive variations in personal budget take-up persist between councils and regions, the latest official figures show. While 29.2% of adult care users […]
Employing a Personal Assistant Event
Find out what it is really like to employ a Personal Care Assistant; hear from Personal Assistants themselves; learn what support is […]
Active issue 01 now online!
The first issue of our new newsletter, Active, is now available to download. Click the image below to download it as a […]
“Entertaining and informative!”
“Had a really good time, nice family environment.” “A great idea, a good way to engage” These are just some of the […]
Call for the overhaul of personal budgets for older people
Personal budgets must be overhauled to ensure older people, particularly those with dementia, can benefit from them, according to the Association of […]
What do you think of the new Disability Living Allowance?
Leonard Cheshire Disability Campaigns is urging disabled people to respond to the government consultation on the new Personal Independence Payment (PIP) The […]
Pie, Peas and Personalisation!
We have organised an evening of games and activites (all based on personalisation and independent living) as a way of welcoming new […]
Update on Personal Health Budgets
In Control recently organised an excellent webinar on Personal Health Budgets (PHB’s)Personal health Budgets flyer . The key messages were: A PHB […]
Joint meeting with the PFG
Active independence and the Personalisation Forum Group met yesterday to explore ways in which we can work together as user led organisations. The […]