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Events:
Thursday 19th August 2010
DPF Forum meeting - Action Plan meeting
10:30am - 1:30pm in Function Hall, Carlisle Business Centre, BD8 8BD
To view the invite letter, click here
To view the draft agenda, click here
To view the draft action plan, click here
Thursday 2nd September 2010
Easier Access Event - Get involved & make a difference
Do you consider you are disabled, Deaf, have a sight or hearing loss, long term health problem, learning disability or do you use mental health services?
Would you like to get involved in improving life for yourself and other disabled people in Bradford?, click here
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Bradford & District Disabled People's Forum are campaign to see that pavement obstructions are removed from Bradford city streets.
Please click here and sign our petition, which will be presented & councillor at a full meeting of the council.
Direct payment for health care: a consultation on proposals for regulations and guidance
This consultation document seeks views on the Government’s proposals for piloting direct payments for health care. This is part of the wider pilot programme to explore personal health budgets announced in High Quality Care For All.
Personal health budgets are intended to help create a more personalised NHS, by giving people more control over their care. PCTs are already able to offer personal budgets that do not involve giving money directly to individuals. The Health Bill, which has now completed its main Parliamentary stages, would extend these options by providing power to allow direct payments, where the individual would be given the money to buy their own health care as agreed in a care-plan.
The consultation document describes how they intend to use the power in the Bill to make regulations to enable pilot sites to test direct payments.
To download the consultation document, click here
To respond to the consultation
This consultation will run from October 2009 to 8 January 2010
To respond to the consultation:
please complete the response template and return it or write to:
Personal Health Budgets Team, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall, London
SW1A 2NS
E-mail: personalhealthbudgets@dh.gsi.gov.uk
From 9 November 2009 there will be important changes to the Direct Payments scheme. New regulations will extend the scheme to people who lack the capacity to consent, and to people with mental health problems who are subject to mental health and certain criminal justice legislation. Guidance for councils on direct payments has been updated to reflect these changes. This leaflet sets out these changes and explains where you can find more information.
To download a summary of changes to Direct Payments, click here
Bradford People First are running a campaign & petition to enable people with learning Disabilites & disabilities to travel on buses before 9:30am Monday to Friday using there concessionary passes
To read more about the campaign, click here
To sign Bradford People first petition, click here
Consultation on proposals to change the way Social care is managed and funded, click here
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published it full key inspection report into Weaver Court Care home for adults (18-65 years) which provides for Alzheimer's/Dementia • Learning Disability • Learning Disability (Elderly) • Physical Disability • Sensory Impairment and is owned by Bradford District Care Trust (BDCT)
To view the CQC key inspection report on Weavor Court, click here
Free Low Energy Ligh Bulbs
BACC are participating in an energy efficiency scheme
To view the flyer &
eligibily criteria, click here
To find out about when and where they are being
distributed is taking place, click here
NICE Public Guidance March 09
Mananging Long -term sickness absence & incapacity for work,
click here
Bradford LINk
Do you care about how health and social care is delivered in your area? click here
Petition for Wheelchair-Accessible Taxis Click here |
