Active issue 02 now online!
The second issue of our new newsletter, Active, is now available to download. Click the image below to download it as a PDF.
Brian talks to Doncaster’s elected Mayor…
At a recent event for Alzheimer awareness week I had the pleasure of meeting Doncaster’s elected Mayor, Peter Davies. He spent quite […]
“All About Personal Budgets “event, Rotherham
We are holding an event in Rotherham on 12th June from 10.30 to 3.30 at My Place, St Anns roundabout: ” All […]
Tell the Care Quality Commission about your experiences of Home care
Over the coming months, CQC will be conducting over 250 unannounced inspections of home care services. There are two surveys – one for […]
“Care agencies don’t ‘care’ about people with Dementia”
At a recent training event run by Skills for Care on Dementia Awareness it was noted that NO domiciallry care agencies from […]
Think Local, Act Personal (TLAP) – latest resources
Best Practice in Direct Payment Support: A guide for commissioners is the latest resource to be launched by the TLAP Partnership. It […]
Does joining health and social care services work?
The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has published two briefings on the implications for greater collaboration between health and social services […]
Have your say!
Department of health are running a survey on peoples views about what care etc they receive if you have a long term […]
“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 […]