Authorities 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
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25% 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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Ensuring that the health and wellbeing of Edinburgh’s half a million residents is protected is not a job that we take lightly. Edinburgh Council’s Health and Social Care department this
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A new survey looks at the experiences of personal budget holders and their carers; it’s based on the Personal Outcomes Evaluation Tool. Published by Think Local Act Personal, In Control
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A big survey of a controversial social care policy has shown more than 80% of its users say it has improved the quality of their lives. The poll of people
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One of my biggest criticisms of the way social care currently works, and where there is a conflict with the principles of independent living, is its distaste for leisure activities.
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Forty-eight leading health, care and housing organisations have partnered up to transform public service delivery to promote people’s independence and wellbeing by committing to Working together for personalised, community-based care
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With Think Local Act Personal now confirmed that it will continue transforming health and care through personalisation and community-based support, the Making it Real (MiR) workplan endeavours to improve outcomes,
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Leaders from health and social care pledged to improve quality of life in care homes at a summit opened yesterday by The Princess Royal, Patron of the College of Occupational
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Adult social care in England emphasises the service and support preferences of disabled and older people. Personal budgets play a central role in this development. Carers in England have also
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