Report: Peer Support – What Is It and Does It Work?
Peer support has great potential to boost person centred care and is greatly valued by people who take part in it says Nesta and National Voices as they launch the
Read MorePeer support has great potential to boost person centred care and is greatly valued by people who take part in it says Nesta and National Voices as they launch the
Read MoreMajor changes to the way people’s needs are assessed to decide if they need a package of care and support in Wales have been unveiled by Health and Social Services
Read MoreOutside the Box have two new reports to share from ‘Getting There’: a project which aimed to help smaller, user-led providers be more ready for the implementation of Self-directed support
Read MoreScotland’s Chief Statistician today published ‘Free Personal and Nursing Care, Scotland 2013-14’. This statistics release presents information on the number of people benefiting from free personal care and free nursing
Read MoreThe Scottish Government has launched a new version of the Self-directed Support (SDS) website. Self-directed Support allows people, their carers and their families to make informed choices on what their
Read MoreDisabled people in Wales who receive direct payments for their care needs will be able to form co-operatives to take control, own and manage the services they need to support
Read MoreThink Personal Act Local (TLAP) together with National Voices have published a new report called, ‘My life, my support, my choice – A narrative for person-centred coordinated care and support
Read MoreA new website providing guidance to social care providers on self-directed support is now live. Providers and Personalisation has been working with providers from across Scotland to develop a national
Read MoreAuthorities today named the first eight sites where projects will take place to blend health and social care funding for individuals, allowing them to take control of how it is
Read More25% of older people needing help with basic tasks still cannot choose when they eat, when to take a bath or shower or what time to go to bed according
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