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Tag Archives: Local Councils
Adult Social Care Choice Framework (Department of Health)
Posted on May 18, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
Summary The adult social care choice framework explains the choices people who live in England have in relation to the care and support paid for by their council. Section headings cover: Choices about care and support. Rights to choose services … Continue reading →
Posted in Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), National, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care: Choice Framework, Care and Support on NHS Choices, Care Bill [HL] 2013-14: Progress of the Bill - Timeline., Care Homes, Caregiver Support, Carer Support, Carers Direct, Choice, Choice Framework, Choice Framework for Adult Social Care, Choosing a Care Home, Complaint and Redress, Direct Payment, Direct Payments, Information and Advice, Information and Support for Carers, Informed Choice, Local Councils, Personal Budgets, Personal Budgets (PBs), Residential Care Homes, Social Care, User Complaints
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Making It Real (Think Local Act Personal)
Posted on May 10, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
Summary Making it Real encourages organisations involved in the provision (and commissioning) of social care services to get real about improving people’s lives. Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) reached the first anniversary of their Making it Real programme this month … Continue reading →
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Ace of Spades Community Gardening Company, Active and Supportive Communities, Ageing Well, BME Communities, Brokerage Hubs, Building Community Capacity, Butterfly Approach, Care Homes as Brokerage Hubs, Care Integration, Carers and Confidentiality, Carers Trust, Catherine Wilton, City Bridge Trust, Community Catalysts, Community Catalysts and Walsall Council, Community Mapping, Companions, Contented Dementia Trust, Cross Sector Working, Cross-Boundary Care Pathway Redesign, Crossroads Care Bexley, Crossroads Care Cambridgeshire, Crossroads Care Cambridgeshire (CCC), DemenShare: Social Media Resource, Dementia Adventure, Dementia Care Matters, Dementia Friends, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Supportive Communities, EDUCATErs group (Early Dementia User’s Co-operative Aiming To Educate), Gill Phillips, Good Care Group, Health and Social Care Integration, Helen Sanderson Associates, Home Instead Senior Care Wimbledon and Kingston, Information and Advice, Integration of Health and Social Care, JackDawe, Local and Community Level Well-Being, Local Authorities, Local Authority and Social Care, Local Councils, Local Government Association, Making it Real, Making it Real for Carers, Making it Real for People with Dementia, Multi-Agency Working, My Home Life, National Co-Production Advisory Group, Nottingham City Council’s Dementia Service, Nottingham On Call, Nutshell Communications, One Page Profile, Optalis, Partnership Working, Peer Support Networks, People Hub, Personal Budgets, Personal Budgets (PBs), Personal Health Budgets (PHBs), Plymouth Dementia Action Alliance, Putting People First, Reading Museum, Reminiscence Services, Risk Enablement, Risk Management, Self-Funders, Self-Funding, Skills for Care, Social Media, Stockport Borough Council, Stockport Council and Borough Care Ltd, Streetly Dementia Support, Suffolk Lodge Care Home: Wokingham, Supportive Communities, Think Local Act Personal, TLAP: Think Local Act Personal, UKHCA, Walsall, Walsall MBC, Whose Shoes?, Whose Shoes? Interactive E-resource, WhoseShoes?®: Making It Real, Wokingham, Worcestershire Carers Pathway, Wren Hall
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Social Care in England Faces £800m Further Cut (BBC News)
Posted on May 8, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
Summary Social care in England faces bleak future according to council chiefs. Research by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services suggests that a further £800m is likely to be cut from the £16bn budget this year. Read more: BBC News: Social care in England ‘has … Continue reading →
Posted in ADASS, BBC News, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, National, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), BBC Health News, Care Costs: Cap and Means Test, Dilnot Commission Report on Funding of Care and Support, Draft Care and Support Bill, Local Authorities (LAs), Local Councils, Local Government Association: LGA, Means Test, Queen's Speech 2013, Social Care, Social Care Funding
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Making it Real for People with Dementia (TLAP)
Posted on May 5, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
Summary The “Making it Real for People with Dementia” report has been written by Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) to explain how the Making it Real Programme can work to help people living with dementia, their families and carers. This document has been developed by a … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Dementia Action Alliance, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Survey Suggests Adult Social Care Worsening Under Cut-Backs (BBC News)
Posted on December 3, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
Summary More than 85% of respondents to a survey by Age UK and the College of Social Work said that care for vulnerable older people has been suffering because of funding cuts. This survey of 200 social workers suggests that the impact … Continue reading →
Posted in Age UK, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, National, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Adult Social Care Services, Adult Social Care Survey, Avoidable Rehospitalisations, BBC Health News, College of Social Work, Councils, Dignified Care, Dignity, Dignity and Respect, Emergency Admissions, Emergency Readmissions, Emergency Readmissions to Hospital, Local Authorities, Local Councils, Re-Admission NHS Hospitals, Social Work, Social Workers
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Six Further Smart Guides on Engagement (NHS Networks)
Posted on June 4, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
Summary There are now ten booklets in the “Smart guides to engagement” series. This series of slim guides has been written for persons working in or with clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). These readable guides provide straightforward advice on all aspects of patient and public engagement. … Continue reading →
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, Guidelines, National, NHS, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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