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Philippa Lynch
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11 Jul 2017 - 08:46

null Care & Health Improvement Programme - regional job opportunities for the Transforming Care Programme

The Care & Health Improvement Programme are currently advertising a number of posts for the Transforming Care Programme. Please see the Local Government Association's job vacancies page for further information. About Transforming Care The LGA is working with key national organisations to support delivery of the Transforming Care programme, aimed at improving care and support for people... See more
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Philippa Lynch
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11 Jan 2017 - 14:58

null Transforming Care - Empowerment films – what empowerment means to me

Transforming Care is all about improving the lives of people with learning disability and/or autism who display behaviours that are described as challenging. We know that when people are empowered to live the way they choose and are involved in planning their support and care they have better lives. The Local Government Association leads the empowerment workstream for the Transforming Care... See more
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Philippa Lynch
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07 Nov 2016 - 10:44

null Heritage2health

Heritage2health is a coordinated approach to shared learning and understanding between health, social care, the creative industries, heritage and countryside sector. It seeks to bring these rich and diverse sectors together to develop shared solutions to empowering and improving wellbeing and participation of vulnerable groups. Heritage2health's focus is to work with people who consider... See more
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Philippa Lynch
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19 Sep 2016 - 13:45

null Local authorities invited to apply for share of £25 million housing and technology fund for people with learning disabilities

Housing and technology fund for people with learning disabilities Local authorities, working with their local partners, can apply for funds from a capital fund of up to £25 million for housing and technology to help drive sustainable housing solutions for people with learning disability in their area. Completed bids should be submitted by 5:00pm on 28 October 2016. The funding will allow the... See more
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Philippa Lynch
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27 May 2016 - 08:13

null Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) data available in LG Inform

The Department for Education has been working with the LG Inform team to add a range of published SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disability) data into the LG Inform database.   The data is drawn from key publications set out in SEN: An Analysis and is intended to support local areas' use of data and intelligence to measure progress and success. A list of the new metrics... See more
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Philippa Lynch
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20 Jan 2016 - 14:35

null Dementia Intelligence Network: Launch of the Dementia Profile and Catalogue

Public Health England's National Mental Health, Dementia and Neurology Intelligence Network announce the launch of the dementia profile and data catalogue   The dementia profile gives commissioners, local decision makers and health professionals access to local data and intelligence across the whole pathway of dementia care; from prevalence and diagnosis through to end of life. It will... See more
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Philippa Lynch
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22 Sep 2015 - 11:51

null NICE seeking your views on social care hot topics

The Health and Social Care Act 2012 sets out a responsibility for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to develop quality standards and guidelines for social care in England. All guidelines produced by NICE have a strong evidence base, drawing on existing guidance in each area. The standards take the form of concise sets of prioritised statements designed to drive... See more
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Philippa Lynch
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07 Aug 2014 - 13:19

null Adult Social Care Efficiency Tool launched by the Department of Health

The Department of Health have launched the Adult Social Care Efficiency Tool. The Adult Social Care Efficiency Tool enables councils to compare themselves with similar councils, or ‘statistical neighbours’, on a series of indicators that relate to efficiency. For the first time, statistical neighbours are specifically identified from the viewpoint of adult social care delivery, based on... See more
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